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The 17th-Century Polish Vampire Next Door
In 17th century Poland, people pegged as vampires weren’t weirdo foreigners but locals who freaked their neighbors out
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Lemmings Do Not Explode Or Throw Themselves Off Cliffs
A popular myth about these arctic rodents has its roots in faked documentary footage from Disney
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Reexamining Fossils Revealed a New Dinosaur Species
A distinct species of Pentaceratops was hiding in a museum’s fossil collection
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Mysterious Antikythera Mechanism Is Even Older Than We Thought
This ancient astronomical calculator is now dated to 205 B.C. and is 1,000 years more advanced than anything else found from that time
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How NASA Censored Dirty-Mouthed Astronauts
NASA really didn’t want astronauts swearing on air
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Pardoned Turkeys Spend a Night in a Hotel First
After an evening in a $350 hotel room, today President Obama will spare the birds from the butcher’s block
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Heroin Use Is on the Rise Again, Thanks to Suburban White Users
OxyContin is heroin’s new gateway drug, experts say
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A Dutch Actress Is Journeying to the South Pole on a Tractor
She pays tribute to great polar expeditions of the past and carries the dreams of thousands with her
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One Hummingbird’s Unusual Flight: From Minnesota to Texas, on a Plane
Rufous hummingbirds have no business being in St. Paul amid freezing temperatures
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America’s Offshore Wind Production Is About to Go Big
A new federal land lease will open the door to a surge in offshore wind development
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The Black Sea Devil, a Rare Deep-Sea Anglerfish, Filmed for the First Time
Fewer than half a dozen anglerfish have ever been recorded swimming in their undersea habitat
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The weekend’s excesses can pack on a few extra pounds, but routine during the week tends to strip them away again
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An Ancient Egyptian Spellbook Has Been Translated
It’s like the researchers have never seen a horror movie
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Nicaragua Is Going Ahead With a Massive Canal That Will Bisect the Country
According to experts, the project will likely wreak havoc on both Nicaraguans and the country’s environment
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A Simple Way to Reduce Car Crashes: Start the High School Day Later
A later roll-call time for teens also means improved health, mood, and grades
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Light Therapy May Work on Chronic Mood Disorders, Too
Sitting under fake sun could help heal chronic depression, bipolar disorder, and anxiety, too
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After the Storm: Floods of Dumped Milk And Melting Snow in Western New York
More than five feet of snow, and up to eight in some places, over such as short time period is a lot to deal with
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