The next time you’re temped to waste 10 minutes looking at an online slide show of cat pictures, point your browser at the Digital Public Library of America instead. Drawing on documents, photos and other items from the country’s libraries, museums and archives, it features fascinating virtual exhibits on topics such as Prohibition and Boston’s sports temples. You can also peruse almost 2.4 million artifacts via search and timeline and map views.
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