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Dinosaurs had 'flight-ready' brains.
Several ancient dinosaurs evolved the brainpower needed for flight long before they could take to the skies, scientists say.
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Inca child sacrifices were drunk, stoned for weeks before death
Three Inca children found mummified atop a 20,000-foot volcano in South America consumed increasing amounts of coca leaf and corn beer for up to a year before they were sacrificed, according to a new study. Sedation by the plant and alcohol combined with the frigid, high-altitude setting may explain how the children were killed. There is no evidence for direct violence, the researchers noted.
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This Is the World's First TV Ad
The first TV commercial -- the first legal one, at any rate -- aired in the U.S. on July 1, 1941.
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Marlon Brando: Rare Photos of a Charismatic Young Star, 1952
Meet the young Marlon Brando at his most charismatic and mysterious, seen through the lens of one of LIFE's greatest photographers.
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The Climate Is Set to Change 'Orders of Magnitude' Faster Than at Any Other Time
The pace of global warming is going to make it difficult if not impossible for species to find appropriate habitats.
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7 of the World's Longest-Running Experiments
These scientific research projects certainly didn't happen overnight.
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Beer Floating
Beer floating (Kaljakellunta in Finnish) is an open Finnish summer event. In the event, the participants literally float on the Kerava River or on the Vantaa River from Vantaa to a downstream riverside beach in Helsinki. The participants use small rubber crafts while equipping usually nothing more than a paddle and loads of beer
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Genetic 'Adam' and 'Eve' uncovered.
Almost every man alive can trace his origins to one man who lived about 135,000 years ago, new research suggests. And that ancient man likely shared the planet with the mother of all women.
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Chilling while building the Hoover Dam
I wonder where are the safety nets...
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Ancient Feathered Shield Found in Peru Temple : DNews
Rare artifact from the Moche people dates back around 1,300 years.
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5 Dumb Myths About Prehistoric Times That Everyone Believes
Don't let your preconceived notions about cavemen make you seem like a caveman.
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The baby cage
The baby cage, for hanging babies out of the window for families without a garden. 1937
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The Soviet-Era Strategy That Explains What Russia Is Doing With Snowden
Whataboutistm: a rhetorical defense that alleges hypocrisy from the accuser. And it's going to make it a lot harder to criticize Moscow on human rights.
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Why Is There No Footage of Nikola Tesla Online?
The internet's Nikola Tesla obsession is in full force. There's Tesla fanfic, endless blog posts rediscovering the great inventor, and of course, Matthew Inman's tremendously popular webcomic about the man. But curiously, there's one crucial thing missing: Any digitized film of Tesla.
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An Apple History Nerd’s Take on the Jobs Movie
Ashton Kutcher is a convincing Steve Jobs in a film that gives Apple's other founder short shrift.
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The Personal Television Revolution Is Horrifying — And Brilliant
The communal family television is being displaced by individual tablets and customized content streams. Meanwhile research indicates that watching Netflix on your iPad instead of a broadcast on your TV will, indeed, make you more self-centered. What's to be done?
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American tourist accidentally snaps finger off priceless 600-year-old statue in Florence
An American tourist has accidentally snapped the finger off a priceless 14th century statue in Florence. The unnamed man was reportedly spotted by a security guard as he began touching the statue and trying to measure its finger, but attempts to stop him came too late and the digit broke off.
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'Dot-com,' the Most Ubiquitous Suffix on the Internet, Was Almost ... 'Dot-cor'
How three dozen computer scientists decided the three letters we see every day.
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Global Land Temperatures (Interactive)
This project displays over 100 years of NOAA monthly land temperature data collected from over 7,200 climate monitoring stations, with each month creating unique geometric artwork.
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Researchers unveil genome of "immortal" cell line derived from cancer victim
A team from the University of Washington has unveiled a comprehensive portrait of the genome of the world’s first immortal cell line, known as HeLa. The cell line was derived in 1951 from an aggressive cervical cancer that killed Henrietta Lacks, a 31-year-old African-American tobacco farmer and mother of five – the subject of the 2010 New York Times best-seller, “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.”
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