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Identity

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Tech

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Tech

12 Million Reasons to Believe in Lizard People

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Music

5 Iconic Alt-Rock Album Openers of the 2000s

Does opening a record with the song it’s named after still work? Take a look at these iconic album openers from 2000s alt-rock and see.

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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.

39 minutes ago

By Luis Prada
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News

Did Scientists Just Figure Out What Causes Bipolar Disorder?

We may now know why bipolar disorder often overlaps with conditions like major depression and schizophrenia.

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News

A Woman Tried to Take a Selfie With a Snow Leopard. She Almost Lost Her Face.

Yeah, don’t do this.

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Comedy

The Forgotten Steve Martin Comedy That’s Basically a ‘Goodfellas’ Sequel

1990’s ‘My Blue Heaven’ picks up where Martin Scorsese’s classic mob film left off

59 minutes ago

By Tony Alpsen