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Rituals are important when you're about to rocket into space
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The An-2 can hover and fly backwards
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The loss of thousands of pets to the hurricane encouraged lawmakers to rethink society’s responsibility to animals
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The sword's inscription is an 800-year-old mystery
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The first explorations of the greenhouse effect began in 1824
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There's intel inside monkey feces — in the form of DNA
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The alien planet was Mars and the process was just a bit simpler than it is today
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Viruses and bacteria may threaten swimmers in the 2016 summer games
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In 1915, American troops began a 19-year, unofficial occupation of the Caribbean nation
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Why do dogs go nuts when their owners get home? The answers lie in their DNA and brains
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A new study challenges the misconception that kids with the disorder lack empathy
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With the right code, hackers can control guns from afar
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Fluffy little murderbeasts may soon be kept under lock and key
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An unusual trial design helped prove the vaccine safe and effective in less than a year
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