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  1. WEBCAST: The 1970 postal strike transformed America's mail service. Hear about life on the front lines Sat. @ 1 p.m.: http://bit.ly/8fqvPf
  2. RT @NMNH: David's cool fact: term mummy comes from an Arabic word for the black pitch used to preserve bodies in ancient Egypt.
  3. @NMNH What's the most interesting mummy in the museum's collection?
  4. RT @sitesExhibits: Like coins? Latin music? World War II letters? New traveling exhibitions hitting the road next year. Stay tuned
  5. Tibetan sand art @freersackler right now http://yfrog.com/b827adrj
  6. Tibetan sand mandala @FreerSackler will be consecrated & swept away on Sun. Time lapse video of its creation: http://bit.ly/9ka8HD
  7. RT @SIAffiliates: Did you see it?! Al Roker was at SI Affiliate California Science Center's Ecosystems exhibit today! Check it out! http ...
  8. RT @daredevilphb: @smithsonian Excellent review. I was in DC twice last year and can't wait to go to new Origins exhibit! Smithsonian mu ...
  9. The @nytimes reviews the new Hall of @humanorigins : http://nyti.ms/aIK4ok
  10. Beautiful forecast for the wknd. Come down to the Mall, wander through our many gardens and pop into a museum or 2, or 3! For free!
  11. RT @amhistorymuseum: New from @LemelsonCenter: The Laser Turns 50 http://ow.ly/1nZp9
  12. WEBCAST: The 1970 postal strike transformed America's mail service. Hear about life on the front lines Sat. @ 1 p.m.: http://bit.ly/8fqvPf
  13. @ashleytneil Aw, shucks!
  14. In 19 C, scientists lived in the Castle. Some formed a club w/ the nerd-tastic, awesome name: Megatherium Club: http://bit.ly/aUhRCa
  15. @Culture24 We are! The "Other Channels" section lists of all our individual museums' channels as well. http://bit.ly/beC3nS
  16. New stuff con't...ColorForms @hirshhorn and Moving Beyond Earth @airandspace
  17. New stuff con'd: Graphic Masters @americanart, Echoes of Elvis @NPG, In the Realm of Buddha @FreerSackler, new octopus @NationalZoo...
  18. Lots of new stuff to see: Human Origins @NMNH, Obama gown @amhistorymuseum... RT @sanchaDESIGNS: It feels like a @smithsonian kinda weekend
  19. An especially lovely day for our Haupt Garden (Free WiFi!) or the @NationalZoo RT @ibry09: Lovely day to visit the @smithsonian
  20. RT @sitesExhibits: Do you enjoy beating your head against the wall? If so, you have much in common with ANTS: http://bit.ly/as9fuw