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The 516 Arouca, the longest pedestrian suspension bridge in the world, hangs above the Aguieiras Waterfall in the Paiva Gorge in Arouca, Portugal. It is opening to the public next week.

Portugal Opens World's Longest Pedestrian Suspension Bridge, And It's A Trip

3:22pm April 30, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

The record-breaking bridge measures roughly 1,692 feet long and is suspended more than 570 feet above a rushing river. Officials in the town of Arouca called it "frighteningly beautiful."

Benin Bronze artifacts on display in the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe in Hamburg, Germany. An international consortium is working on repatriating artifacts which were looted in the late 19th century.

Germany Will Repatriate Benin Bronzes, Plundered From Africa In The 19th Century

3:16pm April 30, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

German officials announced they have reached an agreement with Nigeria to return artifacts looted from the ancient Kingdom of Benin and now housed in German museums; other nations also hold bronzes.

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'Fresh Air' Remembers Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins

1:43pm April 30, 2021

by Terry Gross

Collins, who died April 27, orbited in Apollo 11 while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin made their historic moon walk. Speaking to Fresh Air in 1988, he described his solo orbit as "completely serene."

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Kate Winslet On The Roles That Scare Her And How 'Titanic' Shaped Her Career

1:43pm April 30, 2021

by Terry Gross

Winslet stars in the new HBO series, Mare of Easttown. She spoke to Fresh Air in 2020 about her breakout turn in Titanic when she was in her 20s. "I was learning on the fly," she says.

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Check-In: Sweet Sixteen

1:40pm April 30, 2021

Jonathan Coulton's daughter just turned 16. He and Ask Me Another host Ophira Eisenberg discuss the bittersweet passage of time.

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Has This Been To Space?

1:40pm April 30, 2021

The hilarious Maria Bamford and Richard Kind (Everything's Gonna Be Okay) guess if various objects have been to space. But they're all silly objects, because "Soyuz capsule" is kind of a gimmie.

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My 'Kind' Of Music

1:40pm April 30, 2021

Maria Bamford and Richard Kind (Everything's Gonna Be Okay) play a word game celebrating Kind's musical theater performances, even the performances he doesn't remember very well.

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The Chortle Instruments

1:40pm April 30, 2021

Actor Mary Holland and director Maureen Bharoocha (Golden Arm) listen to clips of unusual musical instruments. The title of this game is a gratuitous pun of a series of young adult fantasy novels.

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Good Tries

1:40pm April 30, 2021

Actor Mary Holland and director Maureen Bharoocha (Golden Arm) guess if the failed products described are real or fake.

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Sierra Teller Ornelas: Rutherford Falls

1:40pm April 30, 2021

Rutherford Falls' co-creator Sierra Teller Ornelas talks about Native American representation in her new sitcom, and explains what "bank plants" are.

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