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Anne Frank May Not Have Been Betrayed
New evidence suggests the family was not specifically targeted, but rather discovered during an investigation related to illegal ration coupons
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Why Do Flashing Images Cause Seizures?
For people with epilepsy, a flashing screen can be more than a passing annoyance
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Why Charles Dickens Wrote ‘A Christmas Carol’
The beloved story sold 6,000 copies in its first week in print and 15,000 in its first year
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Watch Rare Footage of the Mysterious Ghost Shark Gliding Through the Deep
Researchers spotted the grey-blue creature off the coast of California—far from its usual haunts in the Southern hemisphere
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Scientists Discover the Oldest-known Pool of Water
But you wouldn’t want to drink from it
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Presidents Can Be Impeached Because Benjamin Franklin Thought It Was Better Than Assassination
The founding fathers struggled with the idea of whether the top leader should be impeachable
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Each Christmas, Iceland’s Yule Cat Takes Fashion Policing to the Extreme
The Jólakötturinn will make you thankful for those Christmas socks
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New Database Helps Families ID People Who Died Crossing the Border
I Have a Name/Yo Tengo Nombre offers a devastating glimpse of those who are gone—and a glimmer of hope to those who want to find them
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Most Expensive Science Book Sells for $3.7 Million
An anonymous buyer paid triple the estimated sale price for this first-edition copy
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The Pokémon GO Craze Had Health Benefits—For a Little While
Though avid players walked about 11 extra minutes per day, the boost only lasted around six weeks
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On This Day, The Black Box Proved Its Worth
The Park Slope plane crash was a tragedy, but it proved the importance of the flight data recorder
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The Long, Adorable History of Pandas in America
Su Lin was the first giant panda to come to America, landing in San Francisco in 1936
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Dutch Court Rules Crimean Artifacts on Loan Will Return to Ukraine
Following Russia’s annexation of the Crimean peninsula, Ukraine’s government asked that the artifacts be returned to Kiev
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Six New Deep Sea Creatures Just Discovered at Site Slated for Underwater Mining
Seafloor hot springs are rife with life
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Think Your Job Is Depressing? Try Being an Airline Pilot
New study suggests pilots are more depressed than the average American
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How Mozart Outsold Beyonce in CD Sales in 2016
A massive new box set catpulted the classical superstar to the top of the charts
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This Artist Is the Only Person Banned From Using the World’s Pinkest Pink
It’s a brightly colored revenge for restricting the world’s blackest black
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Pinball Is Finally Legal Again in This Indiana City
Kokomo, Indiana, has reversed a 61-year-old ban on the game
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Why Do We Love Period Dramas So Much?
Gone With The Wind, the highest-grossing period drama ever, premiered on this day in 1939
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