Cool Finds

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Star Trek Got Warp Speed All Wrong

Hold everything people. The blast of a star and light that happens in Star Trek when they jump to warp speed? Wrong! It wouldn't look like that at all, according to some physicists

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The ISS’s New Inflatable Room Could Pave the Way for Space Hotels

Set to launch in 2015, this new piece of the International Space Station is designed to be blown up like a balloon

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Just Twenty-Nine Dominoes Could Knock Down the Empire State Building

With just 29 dominoes, you can take down the Empire State Building

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Giant Sinkhole Is Swallowing Up a Louisiana Bayou Community

Mining activities likely opened up this apparent pit to hell, forcing residents to evacuate and spewing toxins into the environment

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The U.S. Once Wanted To Use Nuclear Bombs as a Construction Tool

From digging a harbor to expanding the Panama Canal, how couldn't nuclear bombs be used?

Horse Meat Turned Up in Irish And British Burger Meat

Hamburger meat is never the healthiest option, but it does come with a few basic assumption—like that it's made from cows

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Brits Are Allowed To Insult Each Other Once More

For the past 27 years, it's been against the law for Brits to insult each other

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To Understand the Largest Structure Ever Found, We Need to Rethink the Basic Principles of the Universe

These 73 quasars—massive, extremely remote celestial objects—stretch for about 4 billion light years

How To Send Secret Messages With Skype

And now that you know you can—don't you want to?

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Romans Did All Sorts of Weird Things in The Public Baths—Like Getting Their Teeth Cleaned

For ancient Romans enjoying a day at the bathhouse, the list of items lost to drains includes jewelry, scalpels, teeth, needles and plates

Monopoly Tokens Are Being Updated, And Your Favorite One Could Get the Ax

On February 5, players may have a Monopoly identity crisis as one of the classic Monopoly pieces is sent to jail for good

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Why Are Chimpanzees Stronger Than Humans?

Chimps are far stronger than we are - but why?

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Doomed Satellite’s Final Act Was To Film the Moon’s Surface From Just 30,000 Feet Above

Get a jet airliner's view of the surface of the Moon

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Cardboard Cockroach Is the Fastest, Creepiest Robot in the World

The cardboard cockroach can sprint up to 7 miles per hour on its spindly little legs, using them much as an actual cockroach does

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Texas’ New Library Won’t Have Any Books

In San Antonio, an entirely bookless library system

Brazilian Waxes Could Make Pubic Lice Go Extinct

Without pubic hair, people are that much safer from pubic lice

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Scientists Finally Figure Out How Squids Mate

There are all sorts of animals that we actually have never seen get it on. Squid used to be one of them

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One Man’s Seven-Year March Along Ancient Migration Routes

This past Sunday, journalist Paul Salopek began his walk from Ethiopia to Patagonia

Dyscalculia, Like Dyslexia for Numbers, Could Explain Why You Suck at Math

For some, knowing whether 5 is greater than 2 is a difficult task

How Dangerous Is Hitting Another Human Being With Your Head?

How much damage does head butting really do?

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