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Several writers for The Simpsons completed degrees in math and physics before they turned to screen writing for the beloved cartoon
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A quick Google will now give you the history of your word
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Mysteriously, as far as experts know, pliosaurs only lived in waters around Africa, Australia and China, not Great Britain
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In November, polar bears will be carrying on their annual migration, taking them right past the northerly Canadian town of Churchill
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A new examination of Tut's remains reveals that he was killed in a horrific chariot accident
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Silk wasn't the only thing that Vikings got from Eastern lands.
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The countdown is on for India's first mission to Mars
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As many as 1,500 pieces of modernist art were just found in a Munich apartment
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The tail wag is a complicated form of communication—left and right matter
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New York's marathon is the country's largest, and last year, it was cancelled
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Featuring LEDs, laser etching, chocolate fountains, rotating gears and even a replica Mars Rover, these pumpkins will put your simple pumpkin face to shame
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Parents of newborns born in Germany now have a third option for the gender section of their birth certificate
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A group at MIT has figured out how to build a better subway map, by replicating how the brain processes a map
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Oyster larvae find their homes by responding to the unique sounds of a reef
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Original editions of the Codex sell for up to $2,000, but a new reprint is available for $125
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If you've been begrudgingly giving foot massages, you might want to check with your partner to see if they actually like them
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From painting to stenciling to distressing, watch a sign come to life in this little video from the shop
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Perhaps it's time to add ethics to your zombie preparedness training
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Across the country, pumpkins have been stolen from their owners
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Leftover mercury will continue to flush through the environment, eventually making its way into the San Francisco bay, for the next 10,000 years
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