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What Was the Internet Like the Day Facebook Was Born?
The web was already 15 years old. What else were we up to when The Facebook was born?
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California’s Crucial Reservoirs Are Running Low, And That’s Even Worse Than It Sounds
An ongoing drought has drained California dry
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The People Who Went to the Super Bowl Are Now a Little Bit More Deaf
Major sports games are loud enough to cause permanent hearing loss
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Forensic Experts Have Found 55 Bodies Buried at Notorious Reform School
That’s more than twice as many as they expected to find
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The Superbowl-Predicting Orangutan Has Chosen the Seahawks
The Seahawks can take the field knowing that at least one hairy mammal is rooting for them
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College Football Players Push to Unionize for Medical Benefits
Are college athletes students or employees?
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Try to Smuggle an Illegal Elephant Tusk Out of Kenya, Pay a $230,000 Fine
For the first time, Kenya exercised its new, stricter punishments for wildlife trafficking crimes
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Spend the Morning With Pete Seeger’s Voice
“A good song makes you laugh, it makes you cry, it makes you think,” Seeger once said
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China’s Lunar Rover Just Melodramatically Announced Its Impending Demise
A mechanical failure could mean the end of China’s Jade Rabbit
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The Army Is Open to Beards, Turbans And Other Religiously Affiliated Symbols
New dress regulations seek to accommodate soldier’s religious symbols
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No, an Abandoned Ship Full of Diseased Rats Is Not Floating Towards Britain
If you believe the headlines, a ghost ship full of cannibal rats is heading for England. Don’t believe the headlines
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Jurors Cannot Be Dismissed From a Case Based on Sexual Orientation
The price for being treated like an equal human? Also having to serve jury duty
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2013 Continues 37-Year Warm Streak
Yep, global warming is still a thing. The last time it was cold, globally, was in 1976.
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The NFL Is Considering Axing the Extra Point After Touchdowns
Scoring these points is easy, and the NFL might just get rid of them
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Rio’s Giant Christ Statue Damaged by Lightning
Repairs will begin on Christ the Redeemer’s fingers and head
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The Extreme Dakar Rally Is Tearing Up the Inca Empire
500 drivers in an extreme off-road race, and plenty of damage to historic sites
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The Sochi Olympics Are Turning Into the Security Olympics
Russian authorities have far-reaching plans to spy on guests
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20 Years Ago Today, the Northridge Earthquake Rocked L.A.
Sixty people died and thousands were left homeless in one of the most deadly earthquakes in American history
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It’s So Hot They Had to Suspend the Australian Open Because Players Were Passing Out
Australia is getting hotter, creating dangerous conditions for everyone
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