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Human-like teeth successfully grown in a pig’s mouth
Researchers believe lab-grown teeth could one day serve as an alternative to synthetic dental implants.

Yes, ginger ale really does taste better on a plane. Here’s why.
Plus other weird things we learned this week.

Rachel Feltman
At Popular Science, we report and write dozens 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.
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The company spending millions to build an underwater human settlement
Initial participants may spend 28 days in these ‘sentinels’—but the firm envisions much, much longer stays.

New wind turbines will test out the world’s longest wooden blades
Two companies aim to install over 164-foot-long blades as early as next year.

Relax, Whiskers. Scotland is not banning cats
The Scottish Animal Welfare Commission estimates that domestic felines annually kill at least 27 million animals in the UK.

After the asteroid, the earliest bird ancestors thrived in Antarctica
The duck-like Vegavis iaai had strong jaws for snatching fish.

How does raw water compare to tap water?
A microbiologist explains why the risks outweigh the benefits.

Ice Age hunter-gatherers may have had cheek piercings, even as children
The body modification practice may be 29,000-years-old.

Newborn stars surround a planet-forming disk 450 million light years away
The gas spewing from these protostars collides with fast stellar winds.

FAA creates ‘No Drone Zone’ around Super Bowl LIX
The NFL reports a 20,000% increase in unauthorized drone activity during games between 2017 and 2023.

‘Devil’s money’ discovered at medieval cult site
‘The results should be studied with an open mind.’
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