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The Man On The Operating Table
Baynazar Mohammad Nazar was a husband and a father of four — and a patient killed during the attack on the MSF hospital in Kunduz. This is his story.
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DIGGING INTO THE FUTURE
What The Internet Thinks Will Happen In 2016
Here's what the uncertain fate of 2016 may hold for the human race — from gravitational waves to craft beer — according to the Internet.
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COULD FIT A HUGE HOME ON HIS RANGE
Freddie Mercury's Isolated Vocals From 'We Are The Champions' Are Something Else
Even if you aren't a big Queen fan, Mercury's voice is undeniable.
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SMELLS LIKE SNOZZBERRIES
The Willy Wonka-Esque Factory Where Scents Are Made
White orchids, chocolate flowers, emotional manipulation, and other interesting things we encountered on our trip inside a top secret fragrance factory.
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LIBRARIANS HAVE NEEDS TOO
Lifting the Veil On The New York Public Library’s Erotica Collection
For decades, they were kept in locked cages, accessible only with special permission and viewed in a small, secured area in the main research library.
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IN A WEIGHTLIFT ENVIRONMENT
Astronaut Pee Is A National Treasure
When in space, astronauts pee out about 2% of their bone mineral density every month. How do scientists keep astronauts healthy? By setting their pee on fire, and making exercise equipment with vacuums.
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WE'RE ABALLED
The Times Square Ball Twitter Account Went Off The Rails On New Year's Eve
On New Year's Eve the Times Square Ball Twitter account tweeted a slew of questionable tweets that included the hashtag "#BallLivesMatter." People were upset.
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BEFORE PANGEA
What The Earth Looked Like A Billion Years Ago
To some degree, paleogeology is merely an academic enthusiasm. But it’s also serious business.
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*BASS RIFF FROM 'UNDER PRESSURE' PLAYS*
What Happens To Everyday Objects Under 100,000 Pounds Of Pressure
A while back, GE put a bunch of different objects — a rubber duck, a tennis ball, a silver goblet, etc. — into a micro forge capable of delivering 100,000 pounds of pressure. The results are deeply satisfying to watch.
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OLIVE AND LEARN
How To Taste Olive Oil
Before you cook with olive oil, it’s important to taste it — just like people taste wine or cheese. Here's how you do it.
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TIES THAT BIND
How The Bond Between Police And Prosecutors Impedes Justice
The fate of police officers who kill often rests in the hands of the prosecutors they typically work alongside. Amid calls for reform led by the White House, a Guardian analysis reveals district attorneys cleared colleagues in more than 200 cases this year.
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PC LOAD LETTER?!
Engineer Tears Down An Ink Jet Printer And Explains Why It's So Brilliant
Printers suck. They're loud. Cartridges cost way too much money. But Matthias Wandel is right, these little things are built with remarkable ingenuity.
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2016: A SPACE ODYSSEY
The Best Space Photos Of The Month
As we welcome a new year, satellites are zooming through space, snapping incredible pictures of Earth, the solar system and outer limits of our galaxy. Here are the highlights from December.
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FROM THE JANUFAIRY?
How Did January Get Its Name?
Unlike its summery counterparts, July and August, wintery January got its name not from a two-faced Julio-Claudian, but a god with two actual faces. Who was Janus, and how did his double-headedness feature into the name of a month?
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ADIOS, 2015
Setting Christmas Trees On Fire With Armor-Piercing Tracer Bullets And Fireworks
Once again, Demolition Ranch has chosen to burn the holidays in effigy.
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HIGH ASPIRO-ATIONS
The Story Of Tidal
How Jay Z bought a European startup no one had ever heard of and turned it into one of the most famous music companies in the world.
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MUMMIES AFTER OUR OWN HEART
Ancient Mummies Reveal That Heart Disease Is Not A New Phenomenon
Nearly 80 years later, the mummies from Kagamil and elsewhere have excited the interest of scientists who say what they have learned from the remains challenges a central tenet of conventional thinking about what we ought to eat.
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DIGG STORE
This New Year, Learn All The Tech Things
Can you put a price tag on learning? Yes, you can. And turns out it’s a cheap one.
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THE RUNNING MAN
Immensely Cheerful Man Runs A Mile Every Day For A Year
Derek Salamanca seems like a nice guy. He goes for runs. Sometimes they're with his dog. He filmed them all and compiled the highlights here for you to enjoy.
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'WE CAN CHOSE TO BE NICER'
Tech Rules And Resolutions For 2016
Here, now, are some rules and resolutions for our technology-addled culture in 2016.
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HOW DOES IT WORK?
Machinist Creates 'The Impossible Dovetail'
Does it really count as a puzzle if gravity can solve it?
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FANTASY FINES
New York Attorney General Wants DraftKings And FanDuel To Return Profits
New York attorney general Eric Schneiderman filed an amended lawsuit against the two companies, this time asking for them to give back all the money they made in New York State, to give it back to those who lost money and to pay a fine of up to $5,000 per case.
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WE'LL DRINK TO THAT
Science Can't Save You From Your Hangover (Yet)
The diverse constellation of symptoms that we call “hangovers” are a chronically understudied phenomenon.
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NOT REALLY SFW
The 30 Most Important Sex Scenes In Movie History
Sex scenes have been an important part of film history — whether in the development of the cinematic idiom, or sparking controversy, or just plain helping break new ground in depicting intimacy.
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WE CAN ALL RELATE
Healthy Relationship Habits Most People Think Are Toxic
"I wanted to write about issues that are important in relationships but don’t receive enough airtime. Things like the role of fighting, hurting each other’s feelings, dealing with dissatisfaction or feeling the occasional attraction for other people."
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A POLARIZING DEBATE
So Who Owns Antarctica Anyway?
It's kind of the "common heritage of mankind"... and kind of not.
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RIP
Singer Natalie Cole, Nine-Time Grammy Winner, Dies At 65
Natalie Cole, the Grammy-winning daughter of Nat "King" Cole" who carried on her late father's musical legacy and, through technology, shared a duet with him on "Unforgettable," has died. She was 65.
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WHO NEEDS WATER WHEN YOU HAVE POWER?
Should We Solar Panel The Sahara Desert?
Could one solution to climate change be to harvest the power of sunlight where it shines brightest on the planet?
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LIVING IN THE BUBBLE
What It’s Like To House-Hunt In Silicon Valley, The Nation’s Priciest Market
The median home value in the San Jose region — which includes the headquarters of Facebook, Apple and Google — has reached $922,100, five times that of the nation overall and 2.5 times the Washington area’s $356,000 median, according to real estate website Zillow.com.
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CONCRETE JUNGLE WHERE GREENS ARE MADE
Play This Excellent Game Where You Are The Vine
For Ludum Dare 34, one of the world's most popular game jams, Robert Shenton made a very simple game. You are the vine, try and reach the sky.
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STEP 1: LOOK UP
Here's How To Watch The Quadrantids Meteor Shower This Weekend
Here’s how, when, and why to watch this weekend’s meteor shower — and what a mysterious “disappeared constellation” has to do with it all.
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TO BE FRANK
Anne Frank's Diary Is Now Free To Download Despite Copyright Dispute
Anne Frank died in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in 1945, but Anne Frank Fonds — the charitable foundation set up in her memory — argues that her father Otto made such significant changes to the manuscript that he had "earned his own copyright."
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BEHIND THE LENS
The White House's Year In Photographs
Chief Official White House Photographer Pete Souza put together this gallery of his favorite photos from the White House this year.
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THEY CAME IN LIKE A WRECKING BALL
History’s Worst Hotel Room Wreckers
The first drink-and-drug fueled hotel wrecking is not on record, but it probably wasn’t long before the first traveling hothead was booted for destroying the furniture.
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CASES TO WATCH
In 2016, Terror Suspects And 7-Eleven Thieves May Bring Surveillance To Supreme Court
This year, US v. Graham is just one of several privacy cases we have our eye on.
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HE FELL TO THE DARK SIDE LONG AGO
A Not-So-Brief History Of George Lucas Talking Shit About Disney’s 'Star Wars'
There’s been tension in the relationship between Lucas, Disney, and "Star Wars" almost since the beginning.
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BECAUSE
Why We Celebrate The New Year On January 1
When it came to giving empires total body makeovers, Caesar had it figured out, which is why in 46 BCE, he overhauled time itself.
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AND THEN ORDER SOME ON SEAMLESS
Sit Back, Relax, And Watch A Master Prepare Some Miso Ramen
Miso ramen is delicious, and it turns out that watching someone make it is almost as satisfying.
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SO YOU WON'T HAVE TO PAY ON TUESDAY
Hamburgers Will Be Cheaper In 2016
Beef trimmings, the ground-up meat used to add fat in a burger, fell to a 10-year low this week, according to US government data.
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NOT A NEW TREND
How Long Do People Keep Their New Year's Resolutions?
The majority of people have failed in the past to keep a New Year's resolution, despite most who made one last year claiming success.
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KANYE LET HER FINISH THIS TIME
Taylor Swift Releases 'Out Of The Woods' Video
Taylor Swift released her "Out Of The Woods" video for her smash single on New Year's Eve.
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HOLEY HELL
The Sinkhole Hunters
In sprawling Florida, one group of geologists is never short on business.
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NOT TOYING AROUND
A Tiny Electronics Company Makes Some Of The Most Popular Toys On Amazon
One of the most popular toys on Amazon this year is made by a small company that doesn’t even specialize in toys.
Snap Circuits — kits that teach kids to build electronic projects — rank alongside Nerf, Jenga, and "Star Wars" toys.
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THE FIGHT FOR CENTER FRAME
What Is Ensemble Staging, And Why Is It Missing From Most Modern Movies?
For a lot of big-budget Hollywood affairs, emphasis is derived through close-ups. On this episode of "Every Frame A Painting" Tony Zhou shows us a perfect counterexample.
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THANKSGIVING WINS, OBVIOUSLY
The Holidays, Definitively Ranked
Based on a survey group of just over 1,000 people, here's the most bulletproof ranking of holidays.
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AN EPIC TALE
The Volcano That Shrouded The Earth And Gave Birth To Frankenstein's Monster
Three years of darkness and cold spawned crime, poverty, and a literary masterpiece.
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