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  1. http://twitpic.com/qwgvi - The Late Show's Gospel Choir is performing this afternoon on the steps of the Museum
  2. Watch a video of the lighting of this year's Origami Holiday Tree http://bit.ly/7sVNRB
  3. DId you know? A blue whale's heart is about the same size as a compact car.
  4. http://twitpic.com/qrn6a - The cabinet that once belonged to Wallace contains nearly 2,000 butterflies, beetles, moths, shells, plants
  5. A long-lost cabinet of specimens belonging to Alfred Russell Wallace, who spurred Darwin to complete On the Origin of Species, opens today
  6. AMNH News: Fossil Hunting Among Volcanoes with Paleontologist John Flynn http://bit.ly/58Nj67
  7. Steven Quinn explains how art and science come together to recreate nature with the Museum's halls http://bit.ly/58Ge8U via @sciandthecity
  8. AMNH curator Ben Oppenheimer recognized for innovation http://bit.ly/1Avowv
  9. RT @clairebernard: So much fun at @AMNH Gala tonight! Incredible and hysterical performance from Dave Matthews...
  10. This year, our Origami Holiday Tree features paper creatures from A-Z. See them all @TimeOutNewYork http://bit.ly/2FEV6I On view Mon, Nov 23
  11. Is there biology behind holiday madness? Find out what makes us naughty or nice at Dec. 2nd's SciCafe. RSVP on Facebook http://bit.ly/4bituI
  12. On Nov. 24 AMNH will launch the Darwin Manuscripts Project- about 10,000 images of Darwin's manuscripts & notes will be available online.
  13. Did you know? A single silk worm cocoon can unwind into a 3,000 ft. filament, but it takes about 2,500 cocoons to create a single silk robe
  14. This fascinating video explains how silk is made today using traditional methods: http://bit.ly/106YRO
  15. Did you know? Camel humps don’t store water. They store fat, which provides energy when food can’t be found.
  16. We regret to announce that tonight's Hayden Planetarium lecture, Peter Ward on The Medea Hypothesis, has been canceled http://bit.ly/3Bw3W3
  17. NASA's Atlantis launches today on a mission to the International Space Station. Watch it live: http://bit.ly/nr3wv
  18. Tour Traveling the Silk Road with curator Mark Norell & discover the sights, sounds, and stories of this legendary route http://bit.ly/EshhI
  19. The Last Days of Shishmaref opens Sun. as part of the Mead Film Festival. Watch the trailer here http://bit.ly/11v1fL and RT to win tix!
  20. RT for your chance to WIN tickets: Perestroika opens tmrw as part of the Mead Film Festival. Find out more here: http://bit.ly/4cG1kn