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An analysis of one ball's contents found silicon, iron and calcium—the main components of dirt
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A little background in food science can turn you into a next-level foodie
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Two pints of water from a 1.2 million gallon tank were all that was needed to identify 13,000 fish
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A series of exposures shows the oldest surviving photo of the Moon
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Pushing start times back just 25 minutes can increase how much sleep teens get and how productive they are
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500 drivers in an extreme off-road race, and plenty of damage to historic sites
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4,522 documents, letters and notes that Franklin wrote or received
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Some phrases shows up time and again in successful Kickstarters, while others are associated with failure
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