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Irony Alert: Fool’s Gold Actually Contains Real Gold

Pyrite, or fool's gold, has fooled us once again.

Irony Alert: Fool’s Gold Actually Contains Real Gold

6 Common Misconceptions About Flying

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6 Common Misconceptions About Flying

"Reminiscent": How One Designer Used Scented Textiles to Capture the Fragrances of Home

Pallavi Padukone with her citronella-scented textile.

"Reminiscent": How One Designer Used Scented Textiles to Capture the Fragrances of Home

Cambridge University Is Hiring an Archivist to Catalog 160 Boxes of Stephen Hawking’s Work

Stephen Hawking at Cambridge's Emmanuel College in 2013.

Cambridge University Is Hiring an Archivist to Catalog 160 Boxes of Stephen Hawking’s Work

9 Terms You See on Sunscreen Bottles, Defined

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Who Invented Chicken Nuggets?

Chicken nuggets gained worldwide popularity via McDonald's, but their invention began with a poultry and food science science professor at Cornell University.

15 Intriguing Facts About the Antikythera Mechanism

The Antikythera Mechanism is in the collection of the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, Greece.

Jaws of St-eel: Snowflake Moray Eels Use Their Extendable Jaws to Swallow Prey on Land

"What can your jaws do?"

Wind Resistance: Do Charcoal Fart Pads Actually Work?

Farts can be socially devastating.

Why Does Grass Make Us Itch?

Grass: nature's torture device.

Scientists Are Unlocking the Mysteries of an Echidna’s Fancy, Four-Headed Penis

Big echidna energy.

Meet 'Cooper,' a Recently Discovered Sauropod Believed to Be Australia’s Largest Dinosaur Species

An illustration of what Australotitan cooperensis may have looked like.

22 Fascinating Facts About ASMR

Flipping the pages of a book may trigger ASMR in some people.

Why Isn't There a Vaccine for the Common Cold?

This man has never gotten a vaccine for the common cold. He's being a bit dramatic about it.

Scientists Have Identified a New ‘Chocolate Frog’ Species

The chocolate frog on a very green leaf.

Gastronauts: A History of Eating in Space

Astronaut Scott Kelly gets a delivery of fresh fruit while on board the International Space Station in 2015.