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In Baltimore, they’re keeping the tradition of visiting Edgar Allan Poe’s grave for his birthday—but without the mystery
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The mysterious substance may suck gas from the galaxies—and a gasless galaxy is a dead galaxy
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She was an American DJ who served six years in prison for her wartime radio broadcasts from Japan
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New research brings together competing concepts to describe how the mysterious features form
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Hunting wiped out wild populations of the scimitar-horned creatures, but breeding programs are helping them make a comeback
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Once thought to be a rare condition, some forms of synesthesia may be fairly common
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Coups, clairvoyants, invisible ink
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The Europeans were fascinated by Pacific Islanders' comfort in the water
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Hint: it’s not a great moment in American history
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The miracle baby turned matriarch was 60 years old
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His experience helped make spaceflight safer
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It belonged to a parish church for centuries
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So far, at least 82 false killer whales have died
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The 6,200-mile long bow-shaped wrinkle may have been caused by gravity waves
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The founding father wrote letters in the voice of female pseudonyms throughout his life
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The Black Spy and the White Spy have been chasing each other around in <i>MAD</i> Magazine for 56 years
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Researchers cooled a tiny aluminum drum almost to absolute zero and think they can go even further
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The beautiful locale makes up for the spartan lifestyle expected of successful applicants
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The International Space Station’s resident fish shed light on life in microgravity
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After successfully deploying ten satellites into orbit, the rocket's first stage adeptly landed on a floating platform
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