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		<title>8 Things You May Not Know About Picasso</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On the 40th anniversary of Pablo Picasso’s death, here’s a look at eight surprising facts about the prolific and influential artist.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/8-things-you-may-not-know-about-picasso</link>
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		<title>Ancient Egyptian Pigments Gets a Second Chance to Shine</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Once used to decorate pharaohs’ tombs, Egyptian blue might have modern applications in cutting-edge telecommunication technologies.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/ancient-egyptian-pigments-gets-a-second-chance-to-shine</link>
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		<title>7 Things You May Not Know About the Sistine Chapel</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On the 500th birthday of the Sistine Chapel’s famous ceiling, explore seven facts about the Renaissance masterpiece.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/7-things-you-may-not-know-about-the-sistine-chapel</link>
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		<title>Has the Original Mona Lisa Been Found?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The owners of a portrait known as the Isleworth Mona Lisa believe Leonardo da Vinci painted their version a decade before his iconic masterpiece.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/has-the-original-mona-lisa-been-found</link>
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		<title>Prehistoric French Artistes Painted Earliest Wall Art</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Located in southwest France, a collapsed rock shelter might contain the oldest wall art ever discovered, a new study suggests.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/prehistoric-french-artistes-painted-earliest-wall-art</link>
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		<title>Van Gogh Painted Mutant Sunflowers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Scientists have studied the genetic mutation responsible for an uncommon sunflower variety depicted in van Gogh’s famous "Sunflower" series.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/van-gogh-painted-mutant-sunflowers</link>
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		<title>Mary Todd Lincoln Portrait Revealed as Hoax</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just in time for the 203rd anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birthday on February 12, news broke of a hoax involving a well-known portrait of his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln.  ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/mary-todd-lincoln-portrait-revealed-as-hoax</link>
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		<title>Mona Lisa&#8217;s Long-Lost Twin Turns Up in Spain</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A "Mona Lisa" replica at the Prado in Madrid was probably painted alongside the original by one of Leonardo da Vinci’s apprentices.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/mona-lisas-long-lost-twin-turns-up-in-spain</link>
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		<title>Seeing Sounds, Hearing Colors: Good for Survival?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Why have the genes behind synesthesia, a condition with a higher incidence among artists, survived throughout human history?]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/seeing-sounds-hearing-colors-good-for-survival</link>
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		<title>Louis Daguerre, Photo Pioneer Honored By Google: Interesting Facts</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Explore the life of Louis Daguerre, whose birthday is celebrated in today’s Google Doodle.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/louis-daguerre-photo-pioneer-honored-by-google-interesting-facts</link>
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		<title>An Ancient Greek SoHo?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Artisans in the Greek colony of Selinunte lived and worked in a special quarter on the city’s outskirts, researchers announced this week.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/an-ancient-greek-soho</link>
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		<title>Cave Painters Didn&#8217;t Dream Up Spotted Horses, Study Shows</title>
		<description><![CDATA[DNA challenges the theory that prehistoric artists depicted spotted horses before they even existed.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/cave-painters-didnt-dream-up-spotted-horses-study-shows</link>
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		<title>10 Famous Art Heists: Slideshow</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Find out about the 1911 Mona Lisa theft, which took place 100 years ago Sunday, and other sensational art capers.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/10-famous-art-heists-slideshow</link>
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		<title>Earliest American Art Found in Florida?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A Florida fossil hunter may have found the earliest example of American art: a 13,000-year-old bone with an engraving of a mammoth or mastodon.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/earliest-american-art-found-in-florida</link>
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		<title>Shroud of Turin: The Work of a Renaissance Artist?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A historian has put forth a new theory about the Shroud of Turin, suggesting it was painted by the Renaissance master Giotto and based on Jesus’ actual burial cloth.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/shroud-of-turin-the-work-of-a-renaissance-artist</link>
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		<title>Archaeologists Bring Mona Lisa’s Top Model to Light</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Archaeologists are digging for the bones of the woman who may have sat for the “Mona Lisa." Will facial reconstruction confirm her identity?]]></description>
		<link>http://www.history.com/news/archaeologists-bring-mona-lisas-top-model-to-light</link>
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