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What is it? Photo: J J Osuna Caballero / Getty Images Is This 2,000-Year-Old Artifact Actually a Battery?
The battery may have been designed to visibly corrode written prayers.
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Photo: Sonsedska / Getty Images 8 Space Facts That Will Make You Feel Like You’re Living Inside a Glitch
Give yourself an existential crisis, as a treat!
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Photo: GeorgePeters / Getty Images ‘Is This Normal?’: 8 Body Sensations Everyone Secretly Panics About
Bodies are pretty bad at giving clear signals.
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A great white chowing down in Australia. Photo: Bettmann / Getty Images Why Shark Attacks Spike in Hawaii at the Same Time Every Year
Gentle reminder that sharks aren’t out to get you.
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Not the robot in question. This one is actually less creepy. Photo: Zhan Min/VCG via Getty Images This Creepy Robot Learned to Talk Like a Human by Watching YouTube
Researchers say EMO is a step toward robots meant for caregiving, education, or companionship.
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MARK GARLICK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/GETTY IMAGES Europa’s Ice Shell Is Thick as Hell. What That Means for Life on Jupiter’s Moon.
Europa may still have the right ingredients for life, but they’re locked behind an extremely thick, very cold door.
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Accessible and Adaptive Intimacy 101: What to Buy When Mobility Changes Your Sex Life
Tools that reduce strain, boost comfort, and make pleasure easier when mobility, pain, or fatigue changes the rules.
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Counter/Getty Images How Much Exercise You Actually Need to Live Longer, According to Science
There’s some great news for anyone out there hoping to reap maximum gains after putting in minimum effort.
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Nike What Do Nike’s New ‘Mind-Altering’ Shoes Actually Do?
Nike says its upcoming Mind 001 and Mind 002 shoes can influence how your brain feels and responds by stimulating the soles of your feet.
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Fortton/Getty Images Everything We Know About the Man Who Cut Off His Own Foot for Medical School
A 20-year-old man reportedly did something so extreme it feels hard to process even after you read it twice.
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ando2chill/Instagram Everything We Know About the Yosemite National Park Graffiti Incident
There are fewer things in life that piss me off more than this.
