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Andy Warhol Probably Never Said His Celebrated “Fifteen Minutes of Fame” Line

In the interest of branding, however, it doesn’t matter who said it, only that it worked

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States Don’t Have to Disclose Where They Obtain Lethal Injection Drugs

First Missouri and now Texas has refused to disclose the origins of lethal injection drugs used in recent executions

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This Rare Footage Shows Two Live 15-Foot-Long Oarfish Swimming in the Ocean

Two very shy oarfish were seen swimming near the shoreline in Mexico

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The “Tibetan Book of Buddhist Proportions” Show Exactly How to Draw the Buddha

Representations of the Buddha are highly particular

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Combat Juggling Is Your New Favorite Sport, Now That You Know It Exists

The premise of combat juggling is pretty simple: juggle three items, and try to get your opponent to drop his three

Christmas Island Red Crab

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Christmas Island Is 63 Percent National Parkland…And Has More Crabs Than People

This nature’s paradise is hard to get to, but is home to a fascinating phenomenon

Parties, work, and honeymoons, all on a bike.

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People Use Bike Shares to Get to Work And Parties

Now is probably a good time to say that biking while drunk is never a good idea

Bison

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Bison Running Away From Earthquakes? Not So Fast

A video of bison running through Yellowstone sparked speculation that they were running away from an earthquake. They weren’t

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This Skydiver Was Almost Hit by a Meteorite in Mid-Air

No one’s ever filmed a meteorite in dark flight

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The Majority of Web Traffic Comes From Robots

While humans may be very good at surfing the internet, this is yet another thing that robots do better

Oculus Rift Virtual Reality Headset

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Virtual Reality Could Change the Way We Travel

Innovations in virtual reality could change how we travel

Pyongyang Marathon

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Want to Run a Marathon in North Korea? Here’s Your Chance

For the first time, the Mangyongdae Prize Marathon in Pyongyang, North Korea, is open to amateurs

Tourists Outside King Tut's Tomb

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Egypt Building a Fake Version of King Tut’s Tomb for Tourists

The original tomb is being damaged by constant visitors, so authorities are building another

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Watch How Tuesday’s Tsunami Waves Moved From Chile All the Way to Australia

A computer model shows how the tsunami crossed the Pacific

Coral

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Watch This Hypnotic Time Lapse Video of Coral

Corals are animals, rooted to the ocean floor but capable of some hypnotically beautiful movement, as this time lapse video shows

Tibetan protesters in Nepal.

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Once 2,000 Tibetan Refugees Came to Nepal Each Year; Now It’s Fewer Than 200. Why?

Nepal is caving to pressure from China to ostracize and persecute Tibetans

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Sometimes Scientists Just Need to Be Left Alone

Proponents for alone time—Isaac Newton, included—think silence can be a precondition for a great breakthrough

Ring around the Social Security number.

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Children Have to Worry About Identity Theft, Too

The rate of identity theft is five times higher among children than among adults

Tie Dye Egg by Lindsey Bull from last year's Big Egg Hunt in London

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The Hunt For Giant Easter Eggs Across New York City Is On

Not just any eggs—260 egg-shaped sculptures that range from ornate to modern

Edward Burne-Jones, The Last Sleep of Arthur in Avalon, painted probably using Mummy Brown.

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Ground Up Mummies Were Once an Ingredient in Paint

In 1964, the manufacturer who made Mummy Brown reportedly ran out of mummies to grind up

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