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The World Once Had Far More Languages Than It Does Today, Study Finds
Researchers say language diversity peaked 1,000 to 3,000 years ago before empires and colonization accelerated its decline.
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TSA Finds 5 Stolen Civil War-Era Cannonballs in Passenger’s Luggage
The inactive cannonballs were wrapped in paper towels and later traced back to Alabama’s historic Fort Morgan.
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Man Walks 10 Miles Down Mountain After Being Impaled by Trekking Pole
David Cifaldi used his medical training after a freak fall, then walked off the mountain with the pole still in his torso.
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Photo: JHVEPhoto / Getty Images eBay Paying Couple $50 Million After Employees Mailed Them Live Insects and Other Bizarre Stuff
The EcommerceBytes founders said former eBay employees targeted them with threats, surveillance, and bizarre deliveries.
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Photo: TEK IMAGE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Getty Images A College Lab Mix-Up Left Over 30 People Thinking They Were Exposed to a Deadly Pathogen
CDC says 32 people took preventive antibiotics after a Utah lab exercise appeared to involve a deadly bacterium.
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A Man Faked His Own Death to Avoid a Drunk Driving Sentence. It Did Not Go Well.
Police say Si faked an overdose and fled after his staged funeral, but records and surveillance exposed the scheme.
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Lacheev/Getty Images Scientists Found the Perfect Amount of Information to Put in Your Dating Profile (And Most People Are Getting It Wrong)
Researchers found moderately detailed dating profiles seem more attractive and serious than empty or oversharing bios.
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Speeding Barely Saves You Any Time, New Study Finds
Researchers found speeding saves little time while wasting fuel, increasing emissions, and making roads more dangerous.
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A Florida Restaurant Is Letting People Trade Dead Pythons for Pizza
An Everglades restaurant offered free pizza for dead Burmese pythons during Florida’s annual Python Challenge.
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A Shopping Mall Contest Had People Drinking From Toilets for Cash: ‘Game of Thrones’
The retailer said the toilets were clean and unused, but locals still complained the stunt made the city look bad.
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Japan’s Answer to Deadly Summer Heat Is a Refrigerator for Humans
The Do Hiemon Box blasts chilled air at overheated users, giving workers and visitors a quick escape from extreme heat.
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This Is the Thing That Actually Makes People Happy, According to Research
Research suggests strong relationships and helping others may matter more for happiness than money or self-improvement.
