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The Science of How to Survive a Bear Attack
If a bear is coming for you, what should you do? Play dead? Fight back? Climb a tree? Science has the answer
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Home-Field Advantage Is Real, and Here’s Why
Theories about home-field advantage include the crowd, travel, familiarity with the stadium and referee bias
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Bullies are Now Using Their Victims’ Allergies Against Them
Nearly one in three kids with food allergies has been bullied because of it, often with the food they're allergic to
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Where Did the Phrase “Hubba Hubba” Come From?
Where did this odd little set of sounds come from, and how did it become associated with pretty ladies?
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Frowning at the Sun Makes You Angrier Overall
One recent study tried to figure out whether frowning at the sun actually makes you angrier overall
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Supreme Court Hands Big Loss to Big Pharma
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled against big pharmaceutical companies, saying that the Federal Trade Commission could indeed sue companies who engaged in "pay to play" deals
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One in 10 Adopted Pets is Lost or Returned After Six Months
Of the one in ten adopted pets that were not longer with their adopted parents six months later, about half of them had been returned to the shelter
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Can We Blame Men for Menopause?
It's hard to see how a genetic predisposition to sterility would be helpful
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When the Union Ran Out of Ironclads, They Built Timberclads
A curious photograph caught one library specialist at the Library of Congress by surprise: a wooden ironclad
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On Venus It Snows Metal
To add to the list of crazy things about space, is this fact: on Venus, it snows metal
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Bacteria Makes Squid Sparkly and Sleepy
Bacteria sets up shop in squid to make it sparkle, and also might tell it when to go to sleep
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Lego Faces Are Getting Angrier
As LEGOs have gotten more and more varied, they've given the little yellow dude more expressions, many of them angry
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Even Astronauts Have Accidents
Peeing in space is way harder than you might think
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Prosthetic Pinkies for Former Yakuzas Are a Booming Business
One sign of former yakuza-dom is harder to cover up: missing pinkies
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Why Microwaving Water for Tea Is a Bad Idea
Apparently there are a lot of things us novice tea makers are doing wrong. A big one is using the microwave to heat up our water
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E-Readers Don’t Cut Down on Reading Comprehension
Recent research says that reading comprehension on an e-reader and electronic screen is just as good as with paper
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Today Is National Doughnut Day
Yes, this is a real holiday. Yes, it means free doughnuts
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