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  2. Carnegie Museum of Natural History - Wikipedia

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    The Carnegie Museum of Natural History (abbreviated as CMNH) is a natural history museum in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was founded by Pittsburgh-based industrialist Andrew Carnegie in 1896. Housing some 22 million specimens, the museum features one of the most extensive paleontological and entomological collections ...

  3. Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh - Wikipedia

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    Carnegie Museum of Art's Sarah Scaife Gallery annex. Designed by Edward Larrabee Barnes and Associates. [10] When Andrew Carnegie envisioned a museum collection consisting of the "Old Masters of tomorrow," the Carnegie Museum of Art arguably became the first museum of modern art in the United States. The museum was founded as the Department of ...

  4. Hillman Hall of Minerals and Gems - Wikipedia

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    The Hillman Hall of Minerals and Gems is a notable mineral and gem collection within the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Comprising over 1,300 specimens, Hillman Hall has gained a reputation as one of the finest mineral exhibitions in the United States

  5. Carnegie Museum of Art - Wikipedia

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    The Carnegie Museum of Art is an art museum in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The museum was originally known as the Department of Fine Arts, Carnegie Institute and was formerly located at what is now the Main Branch of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.

  6. List of natural history museums in the United States

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    The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, America's first natural history museum. There are natural history museums in all 50 of the United States and the District of Columbia. The oldest such museum, the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was founded in 1812. [1]

  7. Bracketology: The race for No. 1 seeds in the NCAA tournament ...

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    The top line remains unchanged in our updated bracketology, with Auburn, Duke, Alabama and Florida continuing to occupy the No. 1 seeds with less than four weeks left until Selection Sunday.

  8. List of museums in Pittsburgh - Wikipedia

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    Carnegie Museum of Natural History: Oakland: Natural history: Dinosaurs, gems & minerals, Native American & Egyptian artifacts, nature dioramas, Powdermill Nature Reserve Kamin Science Center: Chateau: Science: Hands-on exhibits, includes Miniature Railroad & Village of Western PA and the Highmark SportsWorks: Center for PostNatural History ...

  9. Yes, You Can Rent Out Your Eyeball For Money

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    n November 1954, 29-year-old Sammy Davis Jr. was driving to Hollywood when a car crash left his eye mangled beyond repair. Doubting his potential as a one-eyed entertainer, the burgeoning performer sought a solution at the same venerable institution where other misfortunate starlets had gone to fill their vacant sockets: Mager & Gougelman, a family-owned business in New York City that has ...