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At the 1904 Olympics, a marathoner took rat poison to win gold
Strychnine produces a ‘jittery, revved-up sensation’āuntil the body starts shutting down.
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California just made it legal to turn balconies into tiny power plants
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Pikachu spent 67 days in space
To celebrate World Space Week, the ESA and PokƩmon are joining forces.
Bullfrogs have a brain superpower
Understanding their backup brain fuel could help treat human neurological diseases.
Vanilla could help heal wounds
A compound in vanilla pods has anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and antioxidant properties.
Amazon is blowing out portable power stations and solar generators during its Prime Big Deal Days sale
Amazon has everything from massive power stations to ultra-portable solar generators on sale during its biggest sale of the season.
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Just about everything Apple offers across its product lines have hit Black Friday prices already during Amazon’s shopping holiday.
Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days already has dozens of TVs for prices cheaper than Black Friday
Samsung, Sony, LG and Roku TV deals start a day before Prime Big Deal Days, and I made a buy-or-wait call on all 16 TVs.
Walmart is blowing out laptops from HP, Lenovo, Dell, and more during its annual Deal Days sale
Walmart Deal Days runs through Oct. 11. These are the laptops, gaming PCs, monitors and accessories worth buying.
Why canāt people regenerate limbs likeĀ salamanders?
Salamanders like axolotls are champions of regeneration.
Dead star likely birthed a new planet, in astronomical first
A white dwarf probably created a rare āsecond-generationā planet.
Extinct ice age bovine discovered in Siberian cave
Bone fragments show this yak-like animal likely went extinct about 27,000 years ago.
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