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Apple-1 Computer & Rare Enigma Machine Up for AuctionThe mother of all Macs and a Nazi cipher machine are just two of the cool things to be auctioned off in the science-themed sale.
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Cretaceous Fur Ball: Ancient Mammal With Spiky Hair DiscoveredMammals have been growing hair the same way for 125 million years.
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(Bee)autiful Shot: Pollen-Covered Eyeball Wins 'Small World' Photo ContestThe winner of this year's contest invites you to consider a bee's perspective on the world.
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Happy Ada Lovelace Day! Exhibit Honors 1st Computer ProgrammerThis woman wrote the world's first computer code 100 years before the computer was invented.
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Stories Leap Into 3D with 'Augmented Reality' Coloring BooksRegular coloring books are so 2014.
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Killer Show! Murder Weapons and Death Masks Star in New ExhibitA poison-injecting suitcase and a not-so-harmless shovel are among the items on display.
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Crime Scene Photos: These Items Came from UK's Most Infamous CasesPhotos from a creepy new exhibit at the Museum of London.
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Black Burger, Green Poop: Halloween Meal's Odd Effects ExplainedSure, the seasonally themed Whopper will turn your poop green, but that's not really anything to worry about.
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This Pig-Nosed Rat with Vampire Teeth Will Haunt Your DreamsA newly described species of rodent has a nose like a cute little piglet, ears that only a mother could love and teeth that would make Dracula run in fear.
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Trio Wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry for Finding DNA FixersThis year's Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded to three scientists whose research helps explain how human beings continue to thrive despite an invisible disadvantage — their totally unstable DNA.
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Supersleuth: Virtual Assistant 'Sherlock' Uses Crowdsourced KnowledgeWho would you rather have in your pocket, Siri or Sherlock?
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Sizzling Longevity: World's Oldest Person Eats Bacon DailyA few slices of bacon a day seem to keep the doctor away (at least for one woman).
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Sneezing Monkeys & 'Walking' Fish: Fascinating New Species DiscoveredHundreds of new species have been discovered in the Himalayas in recent years, but many face danger as climate change and overdevelopment alter their habitats.
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Titanic's Last Lunch Menu Sells for $88,000 at AuctionA piece of paper that survived the sinking of the Titanic was recently sold at auction for the price of a fancy sports car.
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Trash Talk: Your Next Garbageman Could Be a RobotHighly efficient robots on wheels could soon be hauling trash in a neighborhood near you.
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The Origins of Religion: How Supernatural Beliefs EvolvedIt might seem odd, but scientists have a lot to say about supernatural beliefs.
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What the 'Phub'? Your Cellphone Habits Might Hurt Your RelationshipIf you're guilty of phubbing, you may want to change your ways sooner rather than later.
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Lost 'Epic of Gilgamesh' Verse Depicts Cacophonous Abode of GodsA serendipitous deal between a history museum and a smuggler has provided new insight into one of the most famous stories ever told: "The Epic of Gilgamesh."
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30-Foot Fingernails: The Curious Science of World's Longest NailsWhy do we have fingernails, anyway?
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Blast from the Past: 3 Civil War Cannons Pulled from RiverThey might look like rusty old guns, but these 150-year-old cannons offer locals an important connection with their history.
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King Crabs Arrive in Antarctic, with Claws Out for BiodiversityThe king crab could soon take over a whole new kingdom, and it has global warming to thank for the conquest.
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It's Part Tank, Part Salamander, and Ready for CombatLockheed's newest military vehicle works just as well on land as it does in the water.
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Bear Fights & Moon Sex: History's Best Lunar Eclipse MythsFrom sky bears duking it out with the moon to coital relationships between celestial bodies, people have been making up cool stories to explain lunar eclipses for a very long time.
