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The First Text Message, Sent Twenty Years Ago, Was ‘Merry Christmas’

Text messaging turns twenty - celebrating two decades of helping people plan where to meet, wish happy birthday, break up, make up, and generally communicate without actually having to talk to one another

Blame Napoleon for Our Addiction to Sugar

Prior to 1850, sugar was a hot commodity that only society's most wealthy could afford

Electric Bus Charges While It Picks Up Passengers

Utah State University's buses charge like an electric toothbrush or cell phone while dropping off and picking up passengers

Could a Computer Out-Diagnose Dr. House?

Could computers may make diagnostic wizardry a thing of the past?

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You Can Now Have Pixar’s Cute Moving Lamp As a Pet

A playful, moving pet robot lamp

Find Out How Stressed Out Your Dog Really Is

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There Are More Brainteasers About Crossing Rivers Than You Ever Imagined

Perhaps you've heard the classic puzzle about the fox, the goose and the grain?

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Video Games Are Officially Art, According to the MoMA

The Museum of Modern Art bought 14 video games last week to add to their permanent collection - making video games not just interesting anthropological artifacts, but also a form of art

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Maybe This Crazy New Sport Can Ease Your NHL-Lockout Blues

Crashed Ice, or "ice cross downhill," is a pretty crazy sport

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Watch All of 2012′s Hurricanes in One Video

Today marks the end of hurricane season. Here's the run down on the year, and every storm on one animation

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Drivers Keep Crashing Into Feral Pigs on the Fastest Highway in the Country

Colliding into a 400-pound feral pig at 85 miles an hour can do some damage

Excerpt from Papias the Grammarian

1 Million Dollars Worth of Rare Dictionaries About to Go on Sale

On December 4, a collection of rare old dictionaries will go on auction at Bonhams in New York City

Artist Calvin Seibert has been carving amazing sandcastles on beaches for nearly 30 years.

Amazing Modernist Sandcastles Sculpted by Calvin Seibert

Seifert uses simple tools to craft the details: two plastic putty knives and a five-gallon bucket to fill with extra sand.

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NYC Record: No One Shot, Stabbed or Slashed on Monday

It was a "nice way to start the week," says NYPD

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Uglier Campaign Fundraising Emails Make More Money

All the rules you expect might apply to sending a perfect fundraising email? Throw them out the window

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Being Really, Really Good at Video Games Could Get You a Scholarship

A $1,000 scholarship beckons, if you can display your gaming prowess

In Denmark, Cinderella Wore Galoshes

Cinderella isn't a Disney story, and earlier versions are, well, different

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The U.S. Is About To Drop $10 Billion Retrofitting Its Nukes

The military wants to upgrade its 1960s-era nuclear workhorse

Frogfish Might Look Like Sponges, But They’re Super Fast

Frogfish are really good at blending in with their environment - particularly with the sponges that they live on. But they're also crazy fast hunters

For Adults, TV Can Serve the Same Role as an Imaginary Friend

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