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  2. What does Alexander Graham Bell have to do with the crypt in our Castle? Weird stories from our history ow.ly/biw9g 8:30 AM Jun 1st via HootSuite
  3. MT @freersackler: Are you ready for #AsiaAfterDark TMRW? Tix sales end tonight @ midnight: ow.ly/biw5G Limited tix @ door. 7:49 AM Jun 1st via HootSuite
  4. How would you interpret the ocean through dance? Come see how 2 choreographers interpret it this Sunday @NMNH ow.ly/bgEj0 12:00 PM May 31st via HootSuite
  5. MT @googleart: Also - Happy Birthday, Walt Whitman! Enjoy this photograph of the poet by George Cox, from the @NPG goo.gl/Oc4Es 10:39 AM May 31st via HootSuite in reply to googleart
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  7. New research from @NMNH: Some ant species have been eating the same meal for 5M years ow.ly/bgNv4 7:15 AM May 31st via HootSuite
  8. Staff share @GirlScouts memories in celebration of @amhistorymuseum's new exhibit opening this week ow.ly/bfz8h #girlscouts100 10:53 AM May 30th via HootSuite
  9. This @NYTimes story shows successes & challenges facing modern, conservation-based zoos like our @NationalZoo ow.ly/bf9Er 7:40 AM May 30th via HootSuite
  10. @1singhnee We are following up with our head of Security to find out more about the policy in this case 7:34 AM May 30th via HootSuite in reply to 1singhnee
  11. #Snapshot: Vintage zoo guidebooks tell the history of animal parks in our culture ow.ly/bf9eG 7:30 AM May 30th via HootSuite
  12. Who doesn't? MT @eol: What's that? You want to learn about Soft Ticks (Argasidae) on EOL? Of course you do. ow.ly/bf58d 6:41 AM May 30th via HootSuite
  13. @1singhnee You cannot bring knives into our museums or @NationalZoo. More info on security: ow.ly/bf2gq 6:18 AM May 30th via HootSuite in reply to 1singhnee
  14. RT @folkways: In honor of what would have been JFK's 95th Birthday, listen to his favorite song, “Greensleeves” ow.ly/b9UI1 #JFK 7:25 AM May 29th via HootSuite
  15. RT @amhistorymuseum: From the blog archives: A #MemorialDay Tradition - ow.ly/bbqlM 9:01 AM May 28th via HootSuite
  16. RT @postalmuseum: If you can't make it to DC to see our exhibit on military mail, see it here: ow.ly/ba1lx #MemorialDay 8:15 AM May 28th via HootSuite
  17. RT @explorehistory: For Memorial Day, share what the flag means to you: ow.ly/b3qWE 7:45 AM May 28th via HootSuite
  18. RT @slc_latino: This #MemorialDay, learn about #Latinos who have served in the U.S. military! Latino Patriots (pdf): bit.ly/jmKeZm 7:01 AM May 28th via HootSuite