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Wraparound — From the July 1974 issue
illustration — From the August 1972 issue
Article — From the July 1971 issue
Article — From the April 1968 issue
Article — From the October 1952 issue
After hours — From the September 1951 issue
Article — From the July 1951 issue
Article — From the May 1946 issue
Article — From the January 1946 issue
I. Seeckt, Brauchitsch, Halder, Bock, and especially Rommel
Article — From the December 1942 issue
Article — From the December 1939 issue
Article — From the August 1931 issue
Article — From the July 1931 issue

Minimum number of baboons forced to smoke crack in a 1989 study testing the efficacy of cigarettes as a drug delivery device:

A reduction in distrust toward atheists was documented among pious Canadians who are reminded of the Vancouver police.

A Missouri cinema apologized for hiring an actor dressed in body armor and carrying a fake rifle to appear at a screening of Iron Man 3.
“This is the heart of the magic factory, the place where medicine is infused with the miracles of science, and I’ve come to see how it’s done.”