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Appendix may have important function, new research suggests
Adorable Photos Of A Young Austrian Boy Who Enjoys A Special Friendship With Shy Marmots
Compared to non-humans, we are the fairies.
The Elaborate Wig-Snatching Schemes of the 18th Century
The Barbie Typewriter has a hidden built-in cryptographic capability. Specifically, four alphabet substitution cipher modes that were explained in the manual for the original Mehano electronic typewriter that served as the basis for the Barbie Typewriter. However: As it was probably thought that secret writing would not appeal to girls, the coding/decoding facilities were omitted from the manual. Nevertheless, these facilities can still be accessed if you know how to activate them. (Obviously, nobody at Mattel has ever met a girl, ever.)
The Couple Who Saved China's Ancient Architectural Treasures Before They Were Lost Forever
The Long, Unusual History of the Pickled Cucumber (Be sure to watch the Vlassic commercial. It's surprisingly cute.)
Think chicken: Think intelligent, caring and complex
Blood Pancakes Are The Most Metal of All Flapjacks
Scientists use light to control the logic networks of a cell
The Real Estate Deal of a Lifetime
How The West Was Wrong: The Mystery Of Sacagawea
Relics Of The Space Race, School Planetariums Are An Endangered Species
"We need to talk about pockets." (Link to Metafilter. It doesn't take long for somebody in the comments to opine that clearly, the lack of pockets in women's clothing is the fault of women, because if we just wanted them badly enough the market would respond. Say it with me: You cannot buy what they don't sell.)
Immigration boosts wealth, does not increase inequality: IMF
The Rich Already Have a UBI
I Am Fully Capable of Entertaining Myself in Prison for Decades If Need Be
Scientists discover concussion biomarker
How a KGB Assassin Used the Death of His Child to Defect
Nomads no more: why Mongolian herders are moving to the city
The case against sugar
While The Rest Of The World Retreats, China Expands Investment In The Arab World
State GOP wary as Republicans push repeal of health law
The Brutal (and Fact-Checked) Numbers on Killing Obamacare
Living near major traffic linked to higher risk of dementia
Study: Hiring more black cops won’t stop fatal police shootings of black citizens
Can States Make People Pay Even When Their Convictions Are Overturned?
China's poorest, trying to stay warm, add greatly to smog
The Ghosts of Emmett Till
Getting Away With Murder: Researching lynching cold cases, law students restore history.
Domino effect—the loss of plant species triggers the extinction of animals
The War on Public Schools
Bill Perry Is Terrified. Why Aren’t You?
Adorable Photos Of A Young Austrian Boy Who Enjoys A Special Friendship With Shy Marmots
Compared to non-humans, we are the fairies.
The Elaborate Wig-Snatching Schemes of the 18th Century
The Barbie Typewriter has a hidden built-in cryptographic capability. Specifically, four alphabet substitution cipher modes that were explained in the manual for the original Mehano electronic typewriter that served as the basis for the Barbie Typewriter. However: As it was probably thought that secret writing would not appeal to girls, the coding/decoding facilities were omitted from the manual. Nevertheless, these facilities can still be accessed if you know how to activate them. (Obviously, nobody at Mattel has ever met a girl, ever.)
The Couple Who Saved China's Ancient Architectural Treasures Before They Were Lost Forever
The Long, Unusual History of the Pickled Cucumber (Be sure to watch the Vlassic commercial. It's surprisingly cute.)
Think chicken: Think intelligent, caring and complex
Blood Pancakes Are The Most Metal of All Flapjacks
Scientists use light to control the logic networks of a cell
The Real Estate Deal of a Lifetime
How The West Was Wrong: The Mystery Of Sacagawea
Relics Of The Space Race, School Planetariums Are An Endangered Species
"We need to talk about pockets." (Link to Metafilter. It doesn't take long for somebody in the comments to opine that clearly, the lack of pockets in women's clothing is the fault of women, because if we just wanted them badly enough the market would respond. Say it with me: You cannot buy what they don't sell.)
Immigration boosts wealth, does not increase inequality: IMF
The Rich Already Have a UBI
I Am Fully Capable of Entertaining Myself in Prison for Decades If Need Be
Scientists discover concussion biomarker
How a KGB Assassin Used the Death of His Child to Defect
Nomads no more: why Mongolian herders are moving to the city
The case against sugar
While The Rest Of The World Retreats, China Expands Investment In The Arab World
State GOP wary as Republicans push repeal of health law
The Brutal (and Fact-Checked) Numbers on Killing Obamacare
Living near major traffic linked to higher risk of dementia
Study: Hiring more black cops won’t stop fatal police shootings of black citizens
Can States Make People Pay Even When Their Convictions Are Overturned?
China's poorest, trying to stay warm, add greatly to smog
The Ghosts of Emmett Till
Getting Away With Murder: Researching lynching cold cases, law students restore history.
Domino effect—the loss of plant species triggers the extinction of animals
The War on Public Schools
Bill Perry Is Terrified. Why Aren’t You?