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Everybody Chill Out, Eating Meat Isn’t Going to Kill You
A new study suggesting that a meat-rich diet is just as bad as smoking has some problems
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To Get Rid of Body Hair, Renaissance Women Made Lotions of Arsenic, Cat Dung And Vinegar
“When the skin feels hot, wash quickly with hot water so the flesh doesn’t come off”
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Pet Owners Are Pretending Their Dogs Are Service Animals to Sneak Them Into Places They Shouldn’t Be
Parking in a handicapped spot is illegal, and so is misrepresenting your pet as a service animal
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Stonehenge Visitors Used To Be Handed Chisels to Take Home Souvenirs
Chisels were banned in the early 1900s, and in 1977, the stones were roped off so people couldn’t climb on them any longer
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Yosemite’s Bears Are Raiding Way Fewer Picnic Baskets These Days
Just 13 percent of the bears’ diet comes from human food
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Mount Everest Climbers Are Now Required to Haul Nearly 20 Pounds of Garbage Off the Mountain
The new rule is meant to help tackle the estimated 50 tons of garbage currently sitting on the mountain
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Female Computer Scientists Make the Same Salary as Their Male Counterparts
Only 20 percent of programmers are women, though
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This Japanese Space Net Could Lower the Odds of ‘Gravity’ Happening in Real Life
Space is littered with debris, and we really should start getting some of it out of there
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This Robot Is Trying to Get Into College
The Todai Robot artificial intelligence system is trying to clear the University of Tokyo entrance exam
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Owners, Not Breeds, Predict Whether Dogs Will Be Aggressive
Researchers suggest training your dog well and early on to avoid any problems with aggression—regardless of what breed you’ve got
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Which makes more sense, considering the fire destroyed nearly 90 percent of the homes in the city
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Watch Corals Fight Epic, Slow-Motion Wars
The world of corals may move slowly, but it’s still full of danger and violence. We’re just moving too quickly to see it happen.
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Neanderthal Hunters Probably Didn’t Herd Mammoths Off Cliffs
Not that it’s impossible, in general; it just probably didn’t happen at this one particular spot
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In a Handful of Prisons, Inmates Are Being Trained in the Restaurant Business
Real-world experience is hard to come by behind bars, but some charities and prisons are working to change that
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Outside the Americas, Knives Are Often the Weapon of Choice in Homicides
More than 130 people in Kunming, China, were injured when about ten men and women wielding knives began stabbing others at random
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Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine May Be Derailing the Paralympics
As the rest of the world considers what to do about Russia’s military actions, the Paralympians find themselves in limbo
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In a recent study, researchers confirmed that people tend to think that the most important world events happen when they’re younger
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This Paper Chameleon Robot Is Surprisingly Lifelike
At first glance, you might mistake this chameleon for the real thing. But this little green lady is made out of paper and gears.
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This Aerial Footage of Reindeer Herds Is Weirdly Hypnotic
Go on, take a minute to watch these aerial shots of reindeer herding in action
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These Apps Could Triple Your Reading Speed
They show you words one-by-one, at incredible speeds—up to 1,000 words per minute
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