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Where Does April Fools' Day Originate?
Apr 1, 2013 07:01 AM ET // Talal Al-Khatib
Figuring out the origins of the holiday can be as tricky as getting to the source of a joke. ->
How Valentines Took Off in the U.S.
Feb 12, 2013 02:35 PM ET // Jennifer Viegas
The tradition of sending paper valentines is traced to a young woman in the mid-1800s who decided to make them her business. ->
Cinco de Mayo: NOT Mexico's Independence Day
May 3, 2013 02:57 PM ET // Trace Dominguez
Cinco de Mayo marks Mexico's freedom from France -- but it's celebrated more in the U.S. than in Mexico!
Discovery's Couch Potato 2011 Gift Guide
Nov 23, 2011 01:56 PM ET // Trace Dominguez
This gift guide has a half-dozen gifts for your favorite couch potato that are worth sitting down over.
For the Spy on Your List: Gift Guide 2011
Nov 23, 2011 10:33 AM ET // Trace Dominguez
Gifts for the person on your list who loves gadgets and has an obsession with James Bond movies.
Giant Interactive Heart Beats in the City
Feb 10, 2012 09:31 AM ET // Alyssa Danigelis
A giant heart in New York City responds to your touch.
National Almond Buttercrunch Day: DNews Nuggets
Jun 29, 2012 12:07 PM ET // Trace Dominguez
Get out there celebrate by stuffing your face with toffee!
Scientists Have Weird Sex Too!
Feb 17, 2012 11:48 AM ET // Trace Dominguez
Scientists' strange sexual tendencies, the dark history of Valentine's Day and mysterious sounds. Time for This Week in Discovery News!
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The Big Number
-- Million: The value of jewels stolen from the hotel room of a Swiss luxury watchmaker and jeweller at the Cannes film festival
Big Quote
"I don't ever want to lose my kids."
-- Melissa Torrez who hopped in her car and gave chase after a man who had grabbed her 4-year-old daughter from her family's yard. The suspect was caught and charged with attempted kidnapping
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