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    The world's largest museum complex is being mapped room by room through a partnership with Google.

  • "Samurai: The Warrior Transformed," at National Geographic explores the nonmilitary roles of the samurai throughout Japan's history.

    Get Out: 'Samurai, the Warrior Transformed'

    The military history of Japan's samurai is book-ended not by violence, but by diplomacy and civil service. "Samurai: The Warrior Transformed," at National Geographic explores the nonmilitary roles of the samurai throughout Japan's history.

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    A prehistoric monster snake the length of a school bus that likely fed on supersize turtles and crocodiles has made its way to the Smithsonian Institution for an exhibit opening Friday.

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    The highly anticipated "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2" will open at the Smithsonian Institution's Imax theaters in the District and Northern Virginia in the coming days.

  • ** FILE ** Rebecca Miller, an animal keeper at the National Zoo, brushes the teeth of Summer the seal. The seals get their teeth brushed every day with a regular toothbrush and seafood-flavored toothpaste. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)

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