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The victim was a seamstress, found dead in a bean patch, strangled by her own scarf. The suspect was a local creep who insisted he had nothing to do with the crime and was far away when it occurred. How did one detective prove what really happened? Via F. Thunus 
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Entanglement is one of the strangest aspects of quantum mechanics, whereby two subatomic particles can be so closely connected that one can seem to influence the other even across long distances. Via F. Thunus
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The paradox of Schroedinger’s Cat famously demonstrates that a quantum cat sealed in a box is both alive and dead at the same time until we look inside, at which point it becomes one or the other. Such is the weirdness of quantum mechanics. Via F. Thunus
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The Bologna Stone was discovered in 1603, at the base of a dead volcano near Bologna. When treated with heat, and exposed to sunlight, it would glow for hours—sometimes days. It took 400 years to figure out why. Via F. Thunus
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In a bid to reintroduce Americans to long-forgotten native fruit, a New York sculptor has created an incredible tree that can produce 40 varieties of stone fruit at once. Via F. Thunus
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According to the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, about 2.3 percent of America’s power is generated by wind. But wind power is becoming wildly popular all over the world. Via F. Thunus
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A physicist, an astrophysicist and an astronomer take a scientific approach to appreciating photography. Via F. Thunus
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When a bad mood strikes, it's tempting to lean into the emotions and just ride it out. But there are ways to take a more proactive approach -- even with what you eat. Via F. Thunus
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Did you know that in the Old West, people used to have pig drives, the same way they had cattle drives? They marched huge herds of pigs across the country to be slaughtered. Via F. Thunus
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People in China discovered the cure for leprosy in the 1300s, and yet for six hundred years, the cure didn’t actually work. We’ll tell you why a known cure wasn’t good enough, and how to make it good enough. Via F. Thunus
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For nearly three decades we've been told to avoid fatty foods, like butter and cheese. But new research suggests the guidelines introduced in the U.S. and U.K. "should not have been introduced" for lack of solid scientific evidence. Via F. Thunus
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We typically think of evolution as a progression from simplicity to complexity. But one organism seems to have thrown the rulebook out the window: a microbial animal that offers a striking example of evolution run “backwards.” Via F. Thunus
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A documentary film crew hit upon a novel technique to attract great white sharks - blasting death metal through an underwater speaker. Via Jocelyn Stoller
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The Bologna Stone was discovered in 1603, at the base of a dead volcano near Bologna. When treated with heat, and exposed to sunlight, it would glow for hours—sometimes days. It took 400 years to figure out why. Via F. Thunus
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Isaac Asimov and other classic sci-fi writers envisioned a future in which great vats of yeast or bacteria could feed humanity. We’re not there yet, but today’s startups are using yeast cultures to produce milk, egg whites, and even coffee. Via F. Thunus
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During the 1920s and 1930s, people put radium on their skin and in their cocktails. They put uranium in health tonics. And they drank water from The Revigorator, which was a pot lined with uranium. Via F. Thunus
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Scientists hope that new genetic letters, created in the lab, will endow DNA with new powers. Via F. Thunus
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Scientists have long wondered whether polar bears are able to enter a physiological state resembling hibernation in response to food shortages, an adaptation some researchers have speculated could protect the species even as their hunting grounds... Via F. Thunus
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Researchers at Oregon State University have made the mother of all discoveries – they’ve recently patented a strain of seaweed that’s not only rich in protein, but tastes remarkably like delicious bacon when cooked. Via F. Thunus
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We're used to people living an average of 60-75 years while our pets live somewhere around 10-15 years. But there are always exceptions and these senior animals show that like age, lifespan is nothing but a number. Via F. Thunus
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A couple of teenage students from Hong Kong have created an innovative door handle that kills 99.8% of known germs. Their invention relies on titanium dioxide and UV light. Via F. Thunus
CESSON's curator insight,
July 3, 2015 7:45 PM
These kids are brilliant. Eliminating germs on door handles can sharply decrease sickness in the workplace, and everywhere else.
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Everybody dreams, even if you don't think you do. It's just that 90% of your dreams are forgotten if not all. Here are some mind blowing facts about dreams. | From gallerybits Via F. Thunus
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After drilling down through almost half a mile in solid ice on a glacial shelf in Antarctica, scientists found something surprising. There was something alive swimming in the just over 30 feet of water: this strange, clear fish. Via F. Thunus
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