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 Gabriel Garcia Marquez

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How Gabriel Garcia Marquez Became a Writer

Marquez attributed his writing to drawing as a child…and Franz Kafka

Greater Rhea trio

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The U.K. Is Weirdly Obsessed With Rhea Birds—Which Keep Escaping Their Owners

A rhea went on the lam in the U.K.—and is far from the first giant, flightless bird to do so

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Instead of Paying for Coffee, Mobile Workers Can Pay for Quiet

Working on the road? Now there’s an alternative to crowded coffee shops

The bright spot on the lower left of Saturn's A ring is not Peggy, but rather the visible sign of Peggy's gravitation distortion of the ring structure.

New Research

Saturn’s Rings May Be Shredding One of Its Moons to Bits

Or giving birth to a new one

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Real-Life True Blood Might Be Used in Trial Transfusions by 2016

Researchers in the U.K. have created the first man-made red blood cells of high enough quality to be introduced into the human body

Supernova remnant Puppis A.

New Research

The Big “Gravitational Wave” Finding May Have Actually Just Been Some Dust

A supernova remnant interacting with interstellar dust could have caused the signals interpreted to be gravitational waves

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Missouri Wants to Use Military-Grade Sound Cannons to Slow Drivers Down

The LRAD sound cannon has been used to subdue protests, deter pirates and, now, slow down speeding drivers.

Roman Forum

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Ancient Walls Show That Rome Is Older Than Legend

Romulus and Remus were 100 years late to the party

New Research

Pot Smokers' Brains Are Different

But we can’t say for sure whether it's pot that made them that way

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5 Great Historical Myths And Traditions About Hot Cross Buns, a Pre-Easter Pastry

From solidifying friendships to driving evil spirits away, legends abound about these sweet dough balls

Students at a school in Nigeria.

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A Militant Group Is Fighting to Keep Nigerian Students From Education

Islamic extremists from the group Boko Haram have kidnapped 200 girls from a boarding school

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Marijuana Grow Ops Are Drying Out California's Water Supply

Illegal marijuana grow ops use thousands of gallons of water a day

A wolfdog.

New Research

Dogs That Should Be Guarding Sheep Are Mating With Wolves Instead

Intimate encounters between dogs and wolves are relatively common in Georgia's Caucasus Mountains

In modern role-playing games, like BioWare's Mass Effect series, gamers are being called upon to make emotional decisions.

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Pretty Soon, Video Games Will Be Able to Read Your Emotions

Video games are becoming increasingly adept at reading our emotions

New Research

What "Peak Beard" Says About Human Sexual Selection

Being sexy means standing out

Wooden letterpress type

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New York Once Had an Entire District for Typography

Downtown New York used to have an entire neighborhood of type foundries, before they all disappeared

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We Might Hit Our Cognitive Peak Before 24

As we age beyond about 24, we become mentally slower and slower

Knik & Colony Glacier

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Which of These Two Alaskan Glaciers Is Better to Visit?

As one glacier melts, locals are pushing for tourists to visit rival pile of ice

You're next.

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This Poor Chicken Got Eaten by a Cow

Herbivores don't always stick to their diet

New Research

A Fully Vaccinated Woman Contracted And Then Spread the Measles

This is the first time health officials have encountered a Typhoid Mary-like situation for measles

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