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Preparing for a Mission to Mars Is Dangerously Boring
One of the biggest challenges to a Mars mission is just how long it takes to get there
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Americans Are Drinking More Booze And Less Milk And Juice
Maybe it's the economy, or the current state of politics, or the recent boy band resurgence - but for whatever reason, Americans are putting down the milk and picking up the wine glass
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The Flu That’s Laying the Country Low Waited Nine Years to Strike
It's flu season again, but this year the bug going around isn't just your average illness
The Baseball Hall of Fame Will Be Missing Some of Baseball’s Best Players Ever
For just the second time in forty years, not a single player was inducted this year. Not Barry Bonds, not Roger Clemes, not Sammy Sosa—nobody
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How Dangerous Is Hitting Another Human Being With Your Head?
How much damage does head butting really do?
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There Are Whales Alive Today Who Were Born Before Moby Dick Was Written
Some of the bowhead whales in the icy waters off of Alaska today are over 200 years old
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This Road Glows in the Dark
If you've ever been on a dark country road, you know how hard it can be to see just where the asphalt ends and the rest of the world begins. Well, in the Netherlands, they've proposed a clever solution: glow in the dark road paint
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How To Make the Best Snowfort Ever
If you're going to win a snow battle, you've got to have a snow fort. Here's how to make the best one
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Turn Your Dead Christmas Tree Into Beer
Rather than tossing your tree, turn it into spruce beer
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There Is a Sculpture on the Moon Commemorating Fallen Astronauts
The crew of Apollo 15 placed a small aluminum sculpture on the moon to memorialize those astronauts had died
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Why Do Flowers Smell Good?
Humans have loved flowers for millennia, for both their looks and their scents
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Graffiti Meets Chemistry, Loses
How do you actually get rid of graffiti? Chemistry, of course
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We Used To Actually Set Food on Fire to Figure Out How Many Calories It Had
How do they actually figure out how many calories is in a granola bar
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How to Properly Celebrate a Hobbit Birthday
Today is J.R.R. Tolkien's birthday, and in his honor here's how to throw the best Hobbit Birthday ever
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Hungover? There’s a Cure for That No Matter Where You Live
There are some things that are universal—trade, money, shelter, hangovers
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This School Is Getting Girls Into Physics
The gap between boys and girls in math and engineering starts early and continues through college. But a school in the UK is trying to buck that trend
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Adam Lanza’s DNA Will Tell Us Nothing
Genetics is a powerful tool, but it will not tell us why Adam Lanza killed those people
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How to Avoid Getting Scammed on New Year’s Eve Champagne
Tonight, when you pop the bubbly, are you popping champagne or sparkling wine? How should you pour it? How do you drink it?
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Why Do Rich People Wear Monocles?
Monocles have been the chosen eyewear of our cartoon rich people for a long time now
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Online Dating Sites Boom As Singles Make New Year’s Resolutions
Late December through January is the heaviest time of year for online dating websites
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