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The detective’s two-way wrist radio paved the way for the Apple Watch and other wearables
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Research shows that cats prefer “species-specific” with frequencies and tempos that mimic the sounds of purring and birds
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Salvaged fence boards, given new life, help Jay Nelson create dwellings that blend with nature
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Global outcry after ISIS razes 3,000-year-old archaeological site with bulldozers
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After years of fielding controversy and claims of abuse, “The Greatest Show on Earth” will soon be retiring its trained elephants for good
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Meaning is important, the group says to explain their illicit copyediting duties
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Months after his death, thieves stole the actor’s body in hopes of a $600,000 payout; it didn’t turn out as they had hoped
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The astronaut isn’t sure how his suit made its way to a Toronto second-hand shop
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Scientists use genomic data to show how pop music evolves
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The sketches, many done with pen and ink, are almost modern and surreal
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A Harvard undergrad’s $10 bet set off a sensation among college students that still echoes on the Internet today
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62 years after the passage of a morality law, spouses can’t be prosecuted for extramarital affairs
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Selfie, photobomb and five-second rule all have signs in progress
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The artist wanted to convey that "all of your memories are stuck inside your bone marrow" and make them visible
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Special video effects shows more than an hours worth of seagull flight as curling paths
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Genuine Pollacks really are distinguishable from random splatters of paint—there's now software to prove it
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One eccentric French man wants to take the guilt out of gas with a tablet designed to make farts smell like flowers, ginger or chocolate
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A survey of prospective homebuyers reverses certain stereotypes about gendered desires
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