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D'awwww.
Shaunacy Ferro|
A small study of young couples found that people who got a little extra sleep were happier with their relationships the next day.
Kate Horowitz|
Taking to the skies isn’t something only animals with wings (or planes) can do.
Matt Soniak|
It is possible to tone up and get stronger without major heavy-lifting—in fact, research backs this up.
Laurel Leicht|
Remembering the man who probably beat Robert Peary to the North Pole, but didn’t get the credit he deserved until years later.
Michele Debczak|
Shake and bake and learn.
Roger Cormier|
The production compiles a list of anecdotes, but the final call is all Trebek's.
Jake Rossen|
The flower's infrequent blooms are popping up everywhere, and scientists aren't sure why.
Caitlin Schneider|
Yes, @wastedeverynight87, yourTwitter address can make their decision much, much easier.
Jake Rossen|
Terrible occurrences have dogged performances of the Shakespeare play ever since its premiere.
Paul Anthony Jones|
“No two feet are alike, not even your own.”
Andrew LaSane|
There were never such devoted sisters...
Jeff Wells|
Erik Sass is covering the events of the war exactly 100 years after they happened. This is the 246th installment in the series.
Erik Sass|
It’s easy to look at Andy Warhol's breakout Campbell's Soup Cans and think, "What's to know? It's cans of soup." Critics certainly did. But that’s just one of the bumps Warhol’s work hit on its path to becoming iconic.
Kristy Puchko|
There's a celebration for everything.
Caitlin Schneider|
Not all locales stick to root beer and vanilla ice cream.
Suzanne Raga|
One species has the lowest field metabolic rate ever recorded in a mammal.
Matt Soniak|
With her bright red hair, infectious laugh, and impeccable comedic timing, Lucille Ball began clowning her way to the top of the Hollywood A-list in the early 1930s and even today remains one of the most indelible figures in American comedy.
Janet Burns|
"We have to let go of the notion that for Apple to win, Microsoft needs to lose." -Steve Jobs, 19 years ago
Chris Higgins|
The boy did "irreversible" damage while trying to make the ancient art more visible.
Andrew LaSane|
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