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This is what you should use when all else fails.

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From "Honey Badger" to "Charlie Bit My Finger."

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The answer might surprise you.

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Universality strikes a balance between order and randomness.

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The answer: Really bizarre.

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If you are sick or injured, the treatment isn't usually in your kitchen pantry—despite what your grandmother may have told you.

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Traditional pasta recipes are dying out, but one woman is making videos to preserve them.

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Some people try to save themselves from more mowing sessions by cutting their grass super, super short, but this actually has the opposite effect than intended.

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We look into what neuroscience has to say about ASMR, or autonomous sensory meridian response—one of YouTube's most popular subjects.

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The robots are taking over children's games.

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You don't actually "burn" fat.

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Candles not included.

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You might be able to hear your blood rushing through your veins.

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It's also called the peacock tarantula, but you may want to think twice before picking one up.

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The glitches that were annoying 20 years ago are now charmingly nostalgic.

Vice President Spiro Agnew and former President Lyndon Johnson view the liftoff of Apollo 11

Apollo 11 launched on July 16, 1969, on its way to the moon.

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Hearing is all about perception.

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You may not be able to spend it, but that ripped bill isn't worthless.

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Ninety percent of food allergies are one of these eight foods: milk, soy, eggs, wheat, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, and shellfish.

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Barbecue hot dogs on your porch this summer without the bulky grill.