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At Popular Science, we report and write dozens of stories every week. And while a lot of the fun facts we stumble across make it into our articles, there are lots of other weird facts that we just keep around the office. So we figured, why not share those with you? Welcome to The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week.
Whole, skim, or soy? The congressional battle over milk in school lunches.
Offering kids nondairy milk could be a climate solution. No one’s talking about it that way.
Watch an owl try to eat a turtle whole
Plus a wiggling heron, a bobbing owlet, and an osprey fight club.
How to manage Siri Suggestions on your iPhone
Apple’s digital assistant can be helpful—but maybe not always.
Medieval tapestry’s penis count remains a bone of contention
Historians can’t decide if 93 or 94 appendages adorn the Bayeux Tapestry.
Your skin is crawling with zombie cells–some help, some hurt
Their shape may help scientists tell them apart to create better treatments for diseases.
World’s tallest abandoned skyscraper resumes construction
Construction on the nearly 1,960 foot tall Goldin Finance 117 was paused in 2015.
The National Archives needs your help transcribing UFO and JFK files
If you can type, you can turn these scanned history documents into text.
Why cameras are popping up in eldercare facilities
‘Everyone is living under surveillance. Is that what we want for our elders and our future selves?’
3D-printed calamari is back on the menu
The updated recipe builds on previous research into plant-based seafood alternatives.
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