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Where is the Suicide Belt?Suicide is a leading cause of death here.
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Who Invented the Mirror?Vanity, thy name is thousands of years old.
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Blind Cavefish Also Hard of HearingThese fish don't compensate for blindness with improved hearing.
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Animal Sex: How Crocodiles Do ItThe sensual mating dance involves rubdowns and bubble-blowing.
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Animal Sex: How Chimps Do ItThey may share most of our DNA, but their sex style is much bolder than most human sex.
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Monkeys Shun Selfish OthersLike humans, they know who's being bad and who's being good.
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The Odd Reason Some Fish MigrateAnd it's not to find food or mate.
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Newt Pheromones Put Females into Mating FrenzyFor female newts, looks aren't all that important, but smell is.
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Fruit Flies Medicate Offspring with AlcoholThe best medicine for a parasitic wasp infection is a bit of alcohol.
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Gelada Baboons Keep Sexual Infidelity Hush-HushNobody wants to get caught cheating, baboons included.
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Bats Host More Than 60 Human-Infecting VirusesAre bats specially suited to carry viruses?
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Wow! Dung Beetles Navigate by the StarsLike ancient seafarers, the insects rely on the starry sky and galaxy glow to move away back from a poop pile.
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Crabs Really Do Feel Pain: StudyWill this change how the industry treats the crustaceans?
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Wipe out: History's 7 most mysterious extinctionsFrom the dodo to the dinosaurs, what killed off these species?
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Old Traditions Ease Tribes' Modern WarfareHow Papua New Guinea tribes curb modern war with tradition.
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Does Sitting Too Close to the TV Really Ruin Your Eyesight?"Don't sit too close to the TV or you'll ruin your eyesight!" was once uttered by concerned parents around the world.
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Does Chocolate Really Cause Acne?Though it may be your taste buds' best friend, chocolate is your skin's worst enemy, or so one decades-old tale claims.
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Does Shaving Really Cause Hair to Grow Back Thicker and Coarser?If you shave your legs, underarms or any other part of your body, it may appear that your hair grows back thicker and coarser. But it doesn't.
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Will Placing Soap Under the Sheets Really Prevent Fidgety Legs?As strange as this tale sounds, there is a lot of anecdotal evidence to back it up.
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Does Spicy Food Really Cause Ulcers?For decades, doctors thought eating a lot of spicy food caused stomach ulcers, or painful sores on the lining of the esophagus, stomach or upper area of the small intestine.
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Do cats really kill babies by sucking away their breath?Cats always seem to get a bad rap.
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'Maiden' Inca Mummy Suffered Lung Infection Before SacrificeThe girls suffered some form of tuberculosis.
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Amazon Due for Numerous Species ExtinctionsA "death delay" means 80 percent of species could die out due to historical deforestation.
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The Real Science of Fairy TalesCan science reveal the truths behind fairy tales?
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