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This 19th-Century Politician Never Thought He’d Be Outed for Vandalizing an Egyptian Temple

Unlike a Chinese youth shamed for the markings he left on an Egyptian Temple, Luther Bradish got away guilt-free with his sneaky bid at immortality

How a Dog Virus Could Wipe Out Tigers

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Prosthetic Pinkies for Former Yakuzas Are a Booming Business

One sign of former yakuza-dom is harder to cover up: missing pinkies

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This New Sperm Bank for Honey Bees Could Help Fight Colony Collapse Disorder

By boosting bees' genetic diversity, this sperm bank could make American bees stronger

Is It True That More People Have Been in Space Than Seen a Siberian Tiger in the Wild?

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Why Microwaving Water for Tea Is a Bad Idea

Apparently there are a lot of things us novice tea makers are doing wrong. A big one is using the microwave to heat up our water

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These Little Circles Are Characters in the First Comic Book for Blind People

The project's story follows the life of three people, represented by dots

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Today Is National Doughnut Day

Yes, this is a real holiday. Yes, it means free doughnuts

A Galactic GPS System That’s Now in the Works Could Help Our Descendants Navigate Through the Universe

The International Space Station aims to be testing out an interplanetary GPS system by 2017

‘Whoomp! (There It Is)’ Still Makes $500,000 a Year

Hummingbird Feathers Reverberate Like Violin Strings Creating Unique Songs

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The Earliest Known Primate Weighed Less Than a Golf Ball

The primate's Latin name translates as "ancient monkey," and the fossil is about 7 million years old

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This One Picture Shows How We’re Causing Climate Change

Atmospheric greenhouse concentrations are going up. But where do those gases come from?

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Will One Patent Kill Podcasting?

There are thousands of podcasts to download, from sports to comedy to science. But one man says that all of them, all podcasts ever made, are infringing on his copyright

Most Adults Don’t Recognize a Drowning Child

As opposed to what Hollywood would lead us to believe, drowning is a quiet, easily overlooked affair

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The Death of a Conservationist Who Fought Poachers and the Drug Trade That Funds Them

Conservationist Jairo Mora Sandoval's passion for protecting sea turtles likely cost him his life

Here’s Antarctica as we know it today, a land of vast ice sheets.

Here’s What Antarctica Looks Like Under All The Ice

Antarctica is covered in miles of ice. But what does it look like underneath?

A maternity care package provided by Finland.

Finland’s State-Issued Baby Care Packages Give All Children an Equal Start in Life

After 75 years of state-issued baby care packages, today the box is a "right of passage" for expectant mothers

Laughing? Crying? Reveling in your pain? Possibly all of the above.

Even 4-Year-Olds Feel Schadenfreude

And it turns out that kids as young as four experience that weird glee of seeing someone trip and fall

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German’s Longest Word Is No More

Rechtsschutzversicherungsgesellschaften, or an insurance company that provides legal protection, is now the language's longest word

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