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Are You Smarter Than Average?

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Put your intelligence to the test!

How Evolution works

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The theory of evolution explains how the enormous variety of life could come into existence. How it is possible for primitive life forms to spawn the millions of different creatures, that exist today.

Why Electroshock Therapy Is Back

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Shocking the brain has come and gone as a medical treatment, but it's currently resurging, as it often provides the best form of relief for severe depression and advanced Parkinson's disease.

Hey Buddy, Can You Give Me a Hand?

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Are We Doomed? Boston Dynamics' Unsettling Robot Dog SpotMini Can Now Open The Door

Why Are Mosquitoes Attracted To Me?!

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Mosquitoes are attracted to me and it's likely due to my genes.

Why Our Favorite Crops Live Fast and Die Young

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We mostly grow annual plants because they reliably produce energy-rich seeds, which we like to eat.

What If Your Airplane Door Burst Open Mid-Flight?

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Flying may be more horrifying than you think.

Why Alien Life Would be our Doom - The Great Filter

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Finding alien life on a distant planet would be amazing news - or would it? If we are not the only intelligent life in the universe, this probably means our days are numbered and doom is certain.

Rooftop POV Escape from Hong Kong security!

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These Daredevils Run From Security And Leap Across Rooftops In Hong Kong

Marvel Studios' Avengers: Infinity War - Big Game Spot

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New "Avengers: Infinity War" Trailer Has Our Superheroes Prepare For The End

What Happens When You Give Graffiti Artists An Abandon Warehouse

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No wall is safe in the presence of a graffiti artist with a can in his hand. Here's an incredible time-lapse footage of what happens when Sofles, Fintan Magee, Treas and Quench are let loose in an empty warehouse.

Why We Pick Difficult Partners

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In theory, we're nowadays allowed to get together with pretty much anyone we like. And yet, at a psychological level, we aren't free to love just any suitable person. We have a type - and strangely and awkwardly, these types are often not those who stand a chance of making us maximally happy.

Molly Makes Eggs Benedict for a Crowd | From the Test Kitchen | Bon Appetit

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We tackled every element of the classic eggs Benedict recipe to optimize it for a crowd. Poaching eggs in advance. A hollandaise that will stay luscious for hours. A tray of perfectly toasted, buttery muffins. Yep-it's all here. This recipe comes together in under an hour and much of it can be prepped in advance, leaving you free to entertain.

How to Make an Elephant Explode with Science - The Size of Life 2

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Life on this planet is based on cells. Cells do vary in size. But they are pretty similar in their dimensions across all species. A blue whale doesn't have bigger cells than a hummingbird, just a lot more of them.

The Girl Who's Allergic To Everything | Living Differently

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British Championship disability gymnast, Natasha Coates, 22, is allergic to everything. She has won 19 British titles and placed first in the British Disability Championships.

Ugly history: The 1937 Haitian Massacre - Edward Paulino

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When historians talk about the atrocities of the 20th century, we often think of those that took place during and between the two World Wars. But two months before the Rape of Nanking in China, and a year before Kristallnacht in Germany, a horrific ethnic cleansing campaign occurred on an island between the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea. Edward Paulino details the 1937 Haitian Massacre.

Could Lab-Grown Meat Make Eating Human O.K.? (Part 2 of 3)

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Lab grown meat has been making headlines recently, but is it actually a better alternative to the traditional meat industry?