First 'Space Cookies' Return To Earth
One of the pinnacles of space science came in December 26, 2019, when NASA astronaut Christina Koch reported on Twitter that the ISS team had successfully baked cookies in space.
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How Much Food Is Actually Consumed On Super Bowl Sunday?
On Super Bowl Sunday, jubilant humans cheer like chimps and shovel ungodly quantities of calorie-rich deliciousness into their banana holes while watching two NFL teams try to eat each other alive on the gridiron. Here's how much food is consumed.
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Snoop Dogg Made A 'Beyond Sausage' Donut Sandwich For Dunkin'
There are commercial collaborations that make sense, and there are ones that sound like a desperate ad executive brainstormed the whole campaign with Mad Libs five minutes before deadline. Who knows which end of the spectrum the team-up between Dunkin' and Snoop Dogg will end up, but here it is.
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The Dog Breeds That Always Look Like Puppies
In 2013, the Associated Press wrote that "the ideal designer dog" would "never lose its puppy face." Which breed is it?
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Thousands Of Alien Stars Discovered In Our Galaxy
Our actual galaxy has "thousands" of alien stars, just hanging around like it isn't even a thing. The reason behind this is as fascinating as it is weird.
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Scientists Turned Their Own Frozen Poop Into Knives
After hearing a story of an Inuit man who fashioned his poop into a frozen blade, scientists wanted to see for themselves whether it would cut. So they turned their own frozen poop into knives.
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The Creepiest Historical Items Seen On Pawn Stars
Pawn Stars is a History Channel show where the Harrison family buy various items from people, including some creepy historical items.
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Australian Wildfires Incinerate Over 1 Billion Animals
According to the University of Sydney, those Australian wildfires have now claimed the lives of a billion or more native animals.
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We Now Understand Why The Inca Empire Crumbled
The Inca were one of the great civilizations but they're pretty mysterious, too. because they didn't develop a system of writing. That has modern historians scratching their heads, but archaeologists have made major strides in putting together a picture of just how and why the Inca Empire crumbled.
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The Untold Truth Of Green Day
Radio has rarely been without a Green Day hit since the '90s, and if you want to know a bit more about the band's story, here's the untold truth of Green Day.
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Musicians That Were Forced To Change Their Album Covers
Every album needs a cover. However, sometimes musicians choose art that won't fly. Here are some times when musicians were forced to change their album covers.
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The Tragic Death Of Geronimo
Sometime in the 1820s, according to History, a man named Goyahkla, or "The One Who Yawns," was born in the Southwest. In time, he would grow to become the legendary Apache leader Geronimo, a key figure in American history, after the Mexican army murdered his family. This is how he died.
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Man Living In Renovated Mine Shaft Ordered To Move
Richard Roman resided in a mine shaft for seven years, according to the Associated Press. However, in December 2019, the city moved to evict him. Here's why.
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How Much Does The Royal Family Actually Cost The UK?
anuary 2020, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and wife Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, announced that they were distancing themselves from thrones in general, and would work to become "financially independent." But how much are they costing the UK?
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The Truth About Why Henry VIII Was So Fat
Iconic monarch. Cornerstone of the English Reformation. Dedicated collector of wife heads and employer of potty buddies ... None of these descriptions can do justice to Henry VIII, at least not so well as this one: dude was fat. Here's why.
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Sloped Toilet Designed To Shorten Workplace Bathroom Breaks
2019 saw the unveiling of a new weapon in the corporate war -- resting and restrooms. Instead of merely monitoring how long employees spend on the toilet, one company seeks to make toilets so uncomfortable that employees will limit bathroom breaks on their own.
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The Truth About Calico Jack's Death
Calico Jack. He's well known enough that you've probably heard his name, but the man captained a ship for less than two years, which is around the same amount of time most people work at a sandwich shop after high school. Why did he die so quickly?
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Man Has Taxidermist Preserve The Bones Of His Amputated Arm
When Canadian Mark Holmgren lost an arm in a nasty accident, the thought of throwing it away was so painful that he insisted on having it preserved by a taxidermist.
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Drummer For Rush Dies At 67
Neil Peart, considered by many to be the greatest rock drummer of all time, passed away at the age of 67 on January 7 after a "private, three and a half-year struggle with brain cancer.
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The Most Someone Has Paid For A Super Bowl Ticket
Fans who are dead-set on watching the Super Bowl in person will cough up the cost of a car or even a house just to get their hands on a Super Bowl ticket. Unsurprisingly, the priciest tickets are too rich for most people's blood. But who has hemorrhaged the most money for a ticket to the Super Bowl?
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The Truth About The Multi-Million Dollar McDonald's Monopoly Scam
It's a series of events drenched in intrigue and deception, greed and subterfuge. It is the tale of America's most iconic eatery, McDonald's, getting taken for a multi-million dollar ride. And like most stories about families being torn apart, it all starts with Monopoly.
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The Real Mythology Behind The Witcher
The Witcher is a book series and a Netflix show starring Henry Cavill. Its world is filled with magic and monsters. Here's the real mythology behind The Witcher
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Mystery Deaths Among Amish People Caused By Genetic Mutation
While some Amish use public electricity and drive cars, there are certain circumstances in which the social isolation associated with their lifestyle creates more harm than charm -- like a 2020 study that investigated a spate of largely unexplained deaths that plagued two Amish families.
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The Hottest Famous People From History
Across history, there've been people whose pants the entire world wanted to get into. These are the hottest famous people from history.
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The Messed Up Truth About WWII's Bat Bombs
Once or twice in a generation, a hero comes along. And not one of them holds a candle to the legacy of Lytle S. Adams, the World War II-era dentist who tried to avenge the attack on Pearl Harbor by giving hand grenades to bats.
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How Much Money Is Pete Dye's Estate Worth?
Golfers and landscape design aficionados may be saddened to hear that Pete Dye passed on to the great sand trap in the sky at the ripe old age of 94 on January 9, 2020. For those wondering who Pete Dye was -- he was a World Golf Hall of Famer, and one of the sport's great course architects.
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More Than 1,500 California Fires Were Caused By A Single Power Company
Spokane, Washington Assistant Fire Chief Greg Godfrey named John Orr as "the most prolific arsonist in the history of the United States." But the next-most prolific may be a California utility company responsible for more than 1,500 wildfires.
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