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In Honor of Banned Books Week, Here Are the Most Challenged Books of 2014

The American Library Association reported 311 formal, written challenges to books

What a cute little schemer

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Babies Time Their Adorable Smiles to Manipulate Adults

By timing their grins, babies can get adults to grin

A domed building serves as the village center and is visible from everywhere in Matavenero, Spain

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Spain Has Turned a Ghost Town Into an Off-Grid Eco-Village

A photographer documents the remote, self-sufficient lifestyle

The Mason jar can even be used to serve oatmeal -- though other containers might be better suited for this particular stunt.

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How Mason Jars Went from Thrifty to Hip

One jar that can be used to store pickles, serve cocktails and, with some craftiness, light up a room (just not all at the same time)

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How Italian Police Finally Busted Thieves for Nabbing $875,000 in Cheese

Cheese is the most stolen food in the world

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This Man Tracked his Sneezes for Five Years and Fixed his Pollen Allergy

What a little bit of data about health can do

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King Crabs Are About to Take Over Antarctica

As oceans warm, Antarctica braces for an invasion of shell-cracking crabs

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A Popular Coral for Home Aquariums Can Release Deadly Toxin

The coral produces a toxic mist that can cause serious health problems

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Mold Is Threatening Boston Public Library’s Rare Books

As spores are found in the stacks, it's time to battle a fuzzy foe

A spectacled fruit bat hangs out in search of its next meal. Many bats eat nectar with grooved tongues that are posing quite a mystery for scientists.

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This Bat's Tongue Works Like a Conveyor Belt

The unique tongues are raising new questions for scientists

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Pope Francis is Dropping a Prog Rock-Inspired Album

Rock the Pope

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NASA Unveils Giant Ice Cube With Wheels for Exploring Alien Oceans

An underwater rover might one day explore otherworldly seas

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Artisanal Pizza is Boosting the Coal Industry

Pizzerias are a new and growing market for coal companies

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Volunteers are Struggling to Maintain New Orleans’ Iconic Tombs

Many cemetery vaults are crumbling due to weather, vandalism and disrepair

A map of antineutrinos leaving Earth, where blue is less activity and red more

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Here is a Map of Earth’s Antineutrinos

Antineutrinos are the antimatter siblings of the elusive particles called neutrinos and show up where radioactive materials decay

A statue of goddess Durga in Kolkata — India was the location of the first recorded nose job

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The Nose Job Dates Back to the 6th Century B.C.

But for a long time, the nose was built up instead of shaved down

An illustration of Titanosaurs nesting — the large group the museum-bound specimen belongs to

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The Biggest Dinosaur to Walk the Earth Will Soon Be in a Museum

The as-yet-unnamed sauropod was about 130 feet long and will barely fit in the American Museum of Natural History in New York City

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Early Australians May Have Lived With Giant Lizards

Researchers discover early Australians shared the continent with enormous lizards

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Scientists Discover 9,000-Year-Old Case of Decapitation in the Americas

Off with their head and hands

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The “Happy Birthday” Song is Officially in the Public Domain

Sing without fear of being sued

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