Couch potatoes may someday get their exercise in pill form. But don’t quit the gym just yet; so far it’s only worked for mice.
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10 Skills You Need to Succeed at Almost Anything. It’s never too late to start developing them.
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Funny exam answers. Bluffing probably won’t earn you test points, but making your teacher smile is worth something!
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The Homeless Got Talent! The stories of eleven musical acts, artists, and one dancer who rose from the streets to entertain us (with videos).
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China gets a total solar eclipse today. Most of the world will get a partial eclipse or none at all, but you can follow it online.
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A new music video has G.I. Joe action figures recreating the movie The Thing. The music’s pretty good, too.
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Attack of the Killer Broccoli! War has broken out in the vegetable garden, and you must control the asparagus to defeat the evil broccoli.
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The coolest exoplanets. Once you get beyond the solar system, more fascinating worlds are discovered every day.