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To turn acorns into something edible, you've got to crack the shells, pick out the nut meats, weed out the bad ones, dry them and grind them into meal. Leah Nash for NPR hide caption
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Iranians protest in Isfahan, Iran, last month in solidarity with women injured in a series of acid attacks. Several women have been attacked by assailants on motorcycles who threw acid on their faces, purportedly because they were "badly veiled." Arya Jafari/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
After Acid Attacks And Execution, Iran Defends Human Rights Record
Olivia Sedwick, student government president of Winston-Salem State University, and Tom Hanchett, historian of the Levine Museum of the New South, offered perspective about voting rights. Travis Dove/NPR hide caption
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To turn acorns into something edible, you've got to crack the shells, pick out the nut meats, weed out the bad ones, dry them and grind them into meal. Leah Nash for NPR hide caption
According to biographer Anthony Flint, Le Corbusier (seen here in an undated photo) once proposed razing Paris' historic Marais neighborhood in order to give the dilapidated district a fresh start. AP hide caption
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Like It Or Not, Architect Le Corbusier's Urban Designs Are Everywhere
Like It Or Not, Architect Le Corbusier's Urban Designs Are Everywhere
Daylight Saving Time is so last month. Some people can't wait for this kind of weather. T.J. Kirkpatrick/Getty Images hide caption
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The runner-up team performs in the 25th castells competition at Tarraco Arena ring in Tarragona, Catalonia, northeastern Spain, on Oct. 5. Jaume Sellart/EPA/Landov hide caption