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Stories from Colin Schultz

George Washington's only complete set of dentures, made out of lead, human teeth, cow teeth and elephant ivory.  

George Washington Didn’t Have Wooden Teeth—They Were Ivory

Washington’s teeth were made of a lot of things, but not wood

Newspaper headlines in New York, where people react to the news that Osama bin Laden was killed in a raid in Pakistan.

The Navy SEAL Who Says He Shot Bin Laden Goes Public

Robert O’Neill says he is the SEAL who killed bin Laden

The Foolproof Way to Fix a Wobbly Table

Solving life’s challenges one at a time—with math!

Atari cartridges and packaging recovered from the Alamogordo landfill are shown off on April 26, 2014.

Atari Games That No One Wanted Now Selling for $500 a Pop

No one wanted Atari’s E.T. in 1982, but they want it now

Virgin Galactic unveils SpaceShipTwo, the world's first commercial manned spacecraft at the Mojave airport on December 7, 2009.

Virgin Galactic’s Aggressive Plan to Get Back in the Air

The company hopes to resume flying with a new ship by summer 2015

Participants in costume process with an effigy of Guy Fawkes, to be burned, as they take part in one of a series of processions during Bonfire night celebrations in Lewes, southern England.

Guy Fawkes May Be the Root of the Word “Guys”

The word’s meaning has changed a lot throughout the centuries

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Left-Handed People Have Less Specialized Brains

Diversity means flexibility, even if being left-handed can be super annoying

Admire Rakti exercises on November 3rd, getting set for the fatal race.

A Horse Racing Favorite Died Minutes After Completing the Melbourne Cup

Admire Rakti wasn’t even the only horse to die at the races

Billionaire Richard Branson is interviewed after unveiling Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo in Mojave, California December 7, 2009.

What SpaceShipTwo’s Crash Means for Virgin Galactic And Private Spaceflight

Private spaceflight may see tighter federal regulation

A worker installs filters on an experimental carbon capture and storage project in Spremberg, Germany, July 19, 2010.

It’s Still Possible to Stop the Worst of Climate Change

Say so long to fossil fuels

Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo during its initial unveiling in 2009.

Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo Just Crashed in California

The private spaceflight company was testing a new fuel for their experimental spaceship

Did the Gladiators Drink an Energy Drink Made of Ash?

Gladiators were getting extra calcium in their diet

These are a pretty good idea regardless.

Scientists Are Pretty Sure Survivors Can’t Transmit Ebola Sexually

Research suggests Ebola survivors aren’t infectious, but scientists aren’t ruling it out

Pat Yourself on the Back, America: The U.S. Is Not Freaking Out About Ebola (For the Most Part)

Poll numbers show most Americans aren’t succumbing to the fear over Ebola

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The European Space Agency Has Made the Weirdest Short Film

The ESA’s advertising Rosetta with a very unusual sci-fi short

Rainbows Don’t Include Purple Light, So Why Do They Sometimes Seem To?

Supernumerary rings, supernumerary rings, supernummrings

This Headline Is Trying to Manipulate You, And It’s Working

Bad headlines stick with you, even if you read the story

The now non-existent Antares rocket sits on the launch pad at Wallops Flight Facility on October 26, 2014.

The Antares Rocket Explosion Wasn’t Orbital Sciences’ First Big Malfunction

Orbital Sciences has lost some of NASA’s gear before, because going to space is really, really hard

An earlier launch of one of Orbital Science's Antares rockets from Wollops, April 21, 2013.

Reminder: Keep Your Boat AWAY From NASA’s Rocket Launches

A mission to the ISS was cancelled because of a wayward boat

The Pope Would Like You to Accept Evolution and the Big Bang

The Roman Catholic Church is pro-evolution and Big Bang, but with a twist

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