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Why Does Room-Temperature Coffee Taste So Bad?Though little research has been done on the subject, experts on taste perception have three main theories on the temperature-dependent deliciousness of coffee.
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Why Do People Talk In Their Sleep?Sleep-talking is the product of a confused mental state, but it happens to the best of us.
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What If All of America's Toilets Were Flushed Simultaneously?Would mass flushing cause a total system breakdown, or would we be saved by a technicality?
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Grounded: 'Bird Man' Admits Faking Flying VideoThe jig is up: no man flew like a bird.
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Viral 'Human Bird Wings' Video Fake, Probably an Ad
A new video shows a man flying like a bird. But is it just a viral ad campaign for Nintendo?
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Is Free Will an Illusion? Scientists, Philosophers Forced to DifferIn a series of articles, six scholars present arguments for and against the existence of free will.
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Our Souls Are In Our Eyes, Psychologists ClaimA new study finds that most people have an innate sense that they exist in or near their eyes. It is unclear whether this is the result of biology or culture.
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Animal Psychologists Discover What Music Pets PreferAnimals do have the capacity for music; they just prefer songs that sound very different from ours.
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What Type of Music Do Pets Like?Animals do have the capacity for music; they just prefer songs that sound very different from ours.
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What Would Happen If We Returned to the Gold Standard?A fervent minority of Americans are obsessed with the idea of the United States returning to the gold standard. Why would this be a bad idea?
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Are Aquariums at the Marlins' New Ballpark Fish Abuse?Aquariums have been installed as the backstop in the new Miami Marlins baseball stadium. Animal rights activists say constant vibrations and noise will upset the fish.
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Dogs Play the Piano in New VideoIn a new YouTube video, a pair of golden retrievers plays a song on an oversize piano.
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Solar Eruption Mistaken for Refueling UFO SpaceshipYouTube users have found a strange dark object tethered to the sun that they say is a refueling UFO spaceship. What is it?
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What If There Were No Seasons?Humans would have trouble getting a foothold on an Earth without seasons.
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NASA Crushes 2012 Mayan Apocalypse ClaimsIn a new video from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a scientist addresses many of the claims surrounding the 2012 "Mayan apocalypse."
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Why Can't Germans Say 'Squirrel'?Germans can't pronounce the word "squirrel." Phonologists, who specialize in the sounds of words in different languages, explain why not.
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Why Asteroid Panic Is On the RiseMisinformation about asteroid 2012 DA14 sparked undue panic this week. A NASA scientist discusses the cause of this phenomenon.
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World's 'Oldest Living Sheep' Falls Off Cliff, DiesA blackface ewe in Scotland has fallen to her death at an advanced age.
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Did a 'Supermoon' Sink the Titanic?In a new paper, astronomers claim that a rare alignment of the Earth, moon and sun caused extreme tides that dislodged the iceberg that sunk the Titanic 100 years ago.
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Pointing Your Finger Makes You Credible to KidsA new study shows that the simple act of pointing makes kids believe you, even if they see other evidence indicating that you have no idea.
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Could a Penny Dropped Off a Skyscraper Actually Kill You?Pennies are so small and flat, and cushioned by too much air, to achieve breakneck speeds when dropped from skyscrapers.
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Why It Took So Long to Invent the WheelThe wheel seems like a primitive invention, but it actually only happened fairly recently, and was a major accomplishment.
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5 Questions for the Man Who Plans to Build a BrainA European neuroscientist hopes to build a virtual human brain. We asked him how he plans to do it, and why.
