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Tiny Hawaiian Gecko Accidentally Calls 'a Bazillion' People from Hospital Phone, Wins the Internet

October 05, 2018 | Article

Oh, hi, guys. It's me, Mr. Gecko.
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Can Seeds in a Dead Person's Stomach Really Sprout into Trees?

September 25, 2018 | Article

A story of apparent tragedy and luck is making its way around the Internet, describing how a fig seed in a murdered man's stomach grew into a tree, which later helped authorities find his corpse almost 40 years later in a Cypriot cave.
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Why Do Book Pages Turn Yellow Over Time?

September 22, 2018 | Article

If you look at old newspaper clippings, aging paper documents and books that are past their prime, you'll notice that they likely have a yellow tinge. But why do old paper products turn this golden hue?
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Already Weird Atoms Get Stranger, May Hold Ability to Bond with 'Nothing'

September 20, 2018 | Article

Trilobite atoms can bind to ghost atoms, aka those that don't exist.
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The Strongest Material in the Universe Could Be (Nuclear) Pasta

September 19, 2018 | Article

These noodles of neutrons may be 10 billion times stronger than steel.
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For Tiny Light Particles, 'Before' and 'After' Mean Nothing

September 19, 2018 | Article

This is how something can be both "before" and "after" something else.
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This Experiment Will Shoot Ghostly Particles Through Earth, Answer Why We Exist

September 18, 2018 | Article

An international group of physicists has announced that they have seen the first signals in a cube-shaped detector called ProtoDUNE.
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10 Reasons Why Humans Are So Gross

September 18, 2018 | Article

Have you ever wondered why humans are so … gross? We burp, we smell, we sneeze — humans do disgusting things all day long.
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Neil deGrasse Tyson Reminds Us Why Smoking Weed in Space Is a Bad Idea

September 17, 2018 | Article

The famed astrophysicist would prefer if you didn't smoke weed in space, thanks.
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The Human Eye Can See 'Ghost Images'

September 17, 2018 | Article

Scientists have discovered that the human eye has a spooky ability.
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