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Ghost Hunters Burn Down Historic Mansion

In Old Arabi, Louisiana the historic LeBeau Plantation was burned down by men looking for ghosts, according to local news reports

Protesters really in Tahrir Square in 2011

Egypt’s Government Bans Public Protests

A new law bans gatherings of more than 10 people

People Stay at Jobs Where They Can Have Fun And Work Less Hard

If employee performances were broken down by age, however, the data show that older employees actually increase their sales performance at funner jobs

Here’s How Disney Animates Snow

In the Disney animation studio, different types of snow are made by tweaking a computer model. In the real world, they’re made by changing the temperature

St Peter’s square, as seen from St Peter’s Basilica

Are These the Bones of Saint Peter?

On Sunday, Pope Francis displayed the remains of what is thought to be Saint Peter

Young Girls Are More Likely to Want Braces Than Boys

The fact that women feel the need to change their appearance more than men starts long before Botox and boob jobs are on the table

Here’s What the U.S. Is Trying to Do With the Iran Nuclear Deal

The Iran nuclear deal won’t stop the country’s ability to make a nuclear weapon, but it will give us more warning time

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Get Up to Speed on the Latest Climate Science in Nine Minutes

This new IPCC video boils down the physical science behind climate change in language anyone can understand

Why Is Squash Called Squash?

It’s an adapted version of a Narragansett Native American word that translates to “eaten raw or uncooked”

Can’t Make a Conference? Send a Robot Instead

Now, even if you can’t swing the trip to the First Annual Catholic Conference on Geocentrism, you can send a robot instead

Get Ready for America’s First Mass Market Hydrogen-Powered Car

Hyundai aims to have a hydrogen fuel cell-powered SUV on the road by 2014

Online Courses Aren’t Actually Democratizing Education

Eighty percent of those who enrolled in online learning classes already have bachelor’s degrees. Forty four percent have some graduate education

Shale gas in America

Most Americans Don’t Know What Fracking Is

You know what fracking is, right? If not, we’re here to help

A bed bug killed by Beauveria bassiana

This Fungus Is the Ultimate Bedbug Killer

This insect-killing fungus could be the bane of bed bugs

Even If It Hurts More, People Rather Just Get A Painful Experience Over With

People can sometimes seem eager to get physically painful experiences out of the way, likely in avoidance of having to dread that impending pain

How Stores Fool Us By Listing the “Original Price” During Sales

From half off deals, to the music they play in the store, marketers are getting ready to release their arsenal of tricks on you

Archeologists Discovered a Stash of 3,700-Year-Old Psychotropic Wine

Archeologists working one the site say it is the largest and oldest wine cellar ever discovered in the Near East

Good Benefits Don’t Make Unemployed People Happy About Being Unemployed

People really don’t like being unemployed, and having good unemployment assistance doesn’t change that

The Mauna Loa Observatory where Keeling’s observations are made.

Budget Cuts Could Shut Down the Carbon Dioxide Monitors That First Warned of Global Warming

The monitoring program that gave us Keeling’s Curve is facing the axe as budgets are cut

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This Museum Exhibit Shows How Awesome Overlooked Female Drummers Actually Are

It turns out that there are, in fact, women who drum. And they are amazing

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