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You've never seen a turtle quite like this.

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The Colon Cancer Coalition needs to raise $4000 to replace it.

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A good soak might actually be an effective treatment for clinically diagnosed mood disorders.

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Keep it in your pants, please.

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Are you quick-cooking your vitamins away?

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Pain ranges from sharp stabbing to a pins-and-needle sensation.

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They're like the Swiss Army knife of beauty products.

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Doctors don't know what causes it or how to treat it.

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NASA technologies have dozens of applications outside of space exploration.

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Science says so.

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A spider capable of killing you in 15 minutes might one day save your life.

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They're kind of gross, but pretty common—and almost always harmless.

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Kathy Francis collects and washes 35 pairs of hospital socks a week to give to people in need.

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It's National Vodka Day. Think outside the bottle.

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Wisconsin has a green poop problem.

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The answer depends on whom you ask.

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A survivor's spouse—or even their therapist—could be at risk.

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Find out what behavior is normal—and what warrants a trip to the vet.

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The 1951 mass poisoning has been blamed on everything from tainted bread to a CIA experiment with LSD.

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By some estimates, malaria has killed half of everyone who has ever lived—and it almost took down one former president.