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How exactly does one prepare for the end of the world?
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The Syrian rebel forces, who face a strong disparity in access to the tools of war, have fashioned themselves a homemade tank
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For the first time in its 125 year history, National Geographic has opened up its collection to bidders at Christie's an art auction house based in NYC
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A recent study found no evidence that using blood doping drugs gives elite athletes any advantage
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Born in 1896, Besse Cooper was came into a world that was vastly different than the one she just left
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The hagfish aims to make a slimy splash on the fashion runway with a tough, silk-like material harvested from its bountiful snot-like secretions
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Crashed Ice, or "ice cross downhill," is a pretty crazy sport
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On December 4, a collection of rare old dictionaries will go on auction at Bonhams in New York City
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Seifert uses simple tools to craft the details: two plastic putty knives and a five-gallon bucket to fill with extra sand.
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A $1,000 scholarship beckons, if you can display your gaming prowess
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Cinderella isn't a Disney story, and earlier versions are, well, different
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A tanker, carrying natural gas to Japan, has set out on a dangerous autumn trip through the Northeast Passage
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Mexico is sick of having to correct people on its name all the time
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A new study investigates the link between a blissful childhood or adolescence and a healthy bank account down the road, suggesting that the two are related
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Trying to assert your dominance is not necessarily the best way to say "Hi"
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A new company called Memrise says their app can teach you an entire language within hours
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By sharing satellite photos and brief descriptions, writer hopes to make drone strikes seem less remote
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There have been a range of ridiculous evil plans throughout the years. But which are the least ridiculous?
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If Bram Stoker were alive today, he'd be 165—pretty young for a vampire
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