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The lagoon is so blue it attracts visitors from all over. The problem is that the lagoon is incredibly toxic.
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The latest Brooklyn outbreaks originated from someone contracting the disease abroad, carrying it home and spreading it to unvaccinated persons
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A large, fortified building was found outside Jerusalem. Some archaeologists claim it to be the palace of the biblical King David
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Censoring had no impact on the number of eating disorder inspired blogs, but it did change the makeup of those blogs
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Researchers are testing a cap so cold that it numbs the scalp during chemo to keep the hair from falling out
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The Star Wars set is about to be buried, but in the mean time it's helping scientists do real research
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Many credit Thomas with breaking the glass ceiling for women in journalism
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Pioneering cinematographer Gottfried Wilhelm “Billy” Bitzer shot this silent film about a year after the subway's first line opened.
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In 1952, he was convicted of "gross indecency"—a crime used at the time to punish homosexuals—and chemically castrated.
Nicotine interferes with alcohol's ability to produce a surge of pleasurable, stress-reducing dopamine in our brain, increasing our desire to keep drinking
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Schools that have merged enjoy perks such as new joint degree programs, more options for specialized majors, higher state rankings and reduced costs
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While everybody loves to hate the chipper morning people, psychologists say that night owls are really the ones to watch out for
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Ferrofluids are pretty much the coolest thing ever
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The knife cauterizes tissue and then analyzes the smoke produced by the burning flesh using mass spectrometry
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The NSA's legal ability to collect Verizon metadata expires today, but what happens next nobody knows
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Many places manage to avoid actually filing for bankruptcy, despite being in dire straits
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In a study of 200 older people, researchers found that those who reported the most memory problems had the highest levels of beta amyloid in their brain
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NASA is taking of Earth as seen from Saturn
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What's behind the mysterious deaths of more than a hundred of Florida's manatees?
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Everybody loves lava lamps. But perhaps nobody loves lava lamps quite as much as the town of Soap Lake, Washington
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