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What are the three most expensive Pokémon cards ever sold?
A Pikachu drawing sold for $16.5 million. A raincoat Pikachu and a Mudkip are next. How did children’s cards reach these prices?
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Big stories. Human consequences.
Questions about the world beyond our doorstep.
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What is the difference between an erhu and a morin khuur?
They both have two strings and a bow. But one is not simply the Mongolian version of the other.
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What would World War 3 actually look like?
It may begin with a map. You may first feel it through your phone, flight, fuel bill or supermarket.
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