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What Does Chlorine Really Do to Your Body?
June 12, 2018 | ArticleChlorine helps keep us safe from an otherwise bacteria-filled soup of pool water and pee. But should we fear the chemical itself?
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Linebacker with One Hand Wows NFL: What Is Amniotic Band Syndrome?
March 06, 2018 | ArticleCollege football player Shaquem Griffin lost his left hand when he was 4 years old due to amniotic band syndrome.
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How Do Ski Jumpers Fall Huge Distances Without Breaking Their Legs?
February 22, 2018 | ArticleMy legs would break if I fell 50 feet onto hard snow. Why don't Olympic skiers break theirs?
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These 7 Animals Would Absolutely Crush It at the Winter Olympics
February 22, 2018 | ArticleThe Olympics are designed to test elite athleticism, at least in the human realm. But what about the animal world? How would arctic foxes fair in the Winter Olympics, or snowy owls for that matter?
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Giant Blob Floating Past Hawaii Is Probably a Whale Placenta
February 20, 2018 | ArticleBoaters, cruising off the coast of Hawaii, came across what looked like a giant, used tissue floating in the water.
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The Brutal Neuroscience of Figure Skating: How Spinning Athletes Overcome Dizziness
February 16, 2018 | ArticleThe mental preparations figure skaters must go through to spin at Olympic levels without dizzily toppling over are at least as intense as their physical workouts.
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Can Olympic Figure Skaters Break the 5-Spin Barrier?
February 16, 2018 | ArticleOlympic audiences went wild last week when Mirai Nagasu landed a triple axel, becoming the first U.S. female figure skater to turn an entire 3.5 rotations in the air at the Winter Games.
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Why Is It So Easy to Cheat at the Olympics?
February 13, 2018 | ArticleThousands of athletes are getting away with doping. Here's how they exploit the system.
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Gut Reaction: Does Intense Training Affect Olympic Athletes' Poop?
February 13, 2018 | ArticleHow do Olympic athletes' diets and exercise regimens affect their performance … in the bathroom?
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'Vampire' Deer?! 5 South Korean Animals You May See at the 2018 Winter Olympics
February 12, 2018 | ArticlePlease don't feed baby teeth to the Korean magpies (despite what grandma tells you).
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