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Why Are Whales So Massive? It's All About Energy Marine mammal size is a delicate balance between chowing down and chilly waters

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A Eulogy for the Mix CD, the Best Way to Tell Someone 'I Like You'Mix CDs have been innovated out of existence—but nothing has managed to replace how meaningful it was to make and receive them.

mentalfloss.com

31 Famous People Rejected by Saturday Night Live Live from New York, it’s … none of these celebrities (though not for lack of trying). The list of now-famous folks who auditioned and were denied access to a permanent spot in 30 Rock’s Studio 8H is long enough to fill multiple casts on their own.

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Updated Aug 29, 2019

'Never spend more than this much of your income on a car,' says millionaire finance expert Not following the 1/10th rule of car buying led to a $15,000 loss — and it hurt like hell.

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A Design Lover‘s Guide to Salvador, Brazil Whether you’re visiting the Bahian capital for the rich Afro-Brazilian culture or colorful colonial architecture, you’ll find plenty of excellent places to stay, eat, drink, sightsee, and shop

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Knot House Five white, sculptural buildings rest on a cliff on the southern coast of Geoje Island, South Korea. The white walls fold in on themselves to create a privat...

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Peach Cobbler Delicious homemade peach cobbler can be made with fresh or frozen peaches. This dessert is perfect for family dinners or summer barbecues

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Updated Aug 29, 2019

Science says your “gut feeling” isn’t a metaphor "Gut feeling" is no longer a metaphor.

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Netflix Is Testing Sped-Up Viewing —& People Aren't Happy Because apparently people don't have time to watch movies at regular speed anymore.

qz.com

A Stanford neurologist’s nine simple tips for quality sleep Researchers have learned more about sleep in the past 100 years than in all the preceding millennia combined.

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Updated Aug 29, 2019

Keep your bones healthy and strong with these 8 foods high in vitamin K Consider it calcium's little helper.

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7 Reasons Why Emotional Intelligence Is One Of The Fastest-Growing Job Skills Here’s why hiring managers say they often value emotional intelligence more highly than IQ.

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No-Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars Recipe on Food52 These pumpkin cheesecake bars just happen to be no-bake. They have a salty graham cracker crust and their big pumpkin flavor is thanks to a secret ingredient.

mymodernmet.com

Artist Designs Shiba Inu-Inspired Bank Notes That Are Too Cute to Spend You could really save a lot of money because you’d never want to spend these adorable bank note designs.

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97-Year-Old Grandpa Saves His Village by Painting the Whole Town with Colorful Art He's affectionately known as "Rainbow Grandpa" now.

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21 Ways I Failed My Kids Before 8 A.M.I may have failed my kids this morning, but it built character for everyone.

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Why humans have evolved to drink milk Humans didn’t start out being able to digest animal milk – but now many populations do. Why has evolution favoured tolerating dairy?

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Breaking Bread | Nicolaia Rips The dark and white flours of ideology

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The True Story Behind The Omen, One of the Most Haunted Film Productions in History The Omen (1976) is known as the most cursed production in film history. Was it all coincidence, just a case of bad luck? Here's what we know.

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Vegan black beans quesadillas These quesadillas are earthy and a bit sweet, and are smothered with avocado puree and melted cheese, they taste like cheat food, but healthy.

thisiscolossal.com

The Ever-Present Glow of LED Greenhouses Documented by Aerial Photographer Tom Hegen German photographer Tom Hegen, who specializes in aerial photography, recently traveled to the Netherlands to document the country's LED greenhouses. The greenhouses were developed as a response to the small country's growing need for food both within its own borders and to the international market.

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Artist Reveals How to Draw Perfect Flowers in 3 Simple Steps Korean illustrator Kate Kyehyun Park shares her drawing tips on how to draw a flower in three easy steps.

mentalfloss.com

There Are Only Three Colors In This Optical Illusion Blue is not one of those colors.

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Updated Aug 29, 2019

Best Modern ADUs, In-Law Units, and Granny Flats From detached studios to separate wings for in-laws, these granny flats give Grandma the royal treatment.

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People think beef is manly, and that’s a big problem The guy in Burger King’s 2006 “Manthem” campaign for the Texas Double Whopper sits in a fancy restaurant and looks at his food. He’s appalled. The portion is tiny, and for some reason, it comes with a pink rosebud on the side. In a feat of utmost masculinity, he starts singing an altered version of Helen Reddy’s “I Am Woman,” boasting that he can’t settle for “chick food” and needs to eat meat.

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Northern California’s coasts are turning into underwater deserts But kelp forests along the Northern California coast are now nearly gone, according to a new study. Along the more than 217 miles between San Francisco and the Oregon border, kelp canopy is down by more than 90 percent. What’s left is mostly just purple sea urchins, in landscapes called sea urchin barrens.

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Every Company Should Have Some Type of Employee Recognition Culture. Here's What I Do at Techstars It's one way to make sure your company's values are deeply embedded into the culture.

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Updated Aug 29, 2019

Your Brain Has A “Delete” Button–Here’s How To Use It This is the fascinating way that your brain makes space to build new and stronger connections so you can learn more.

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A Trip to the Northernmost Town on Earth Situated on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, Longyearbyen is only 600 miles south of the North Pole and has a population o

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We have the tools and technology to work less and live better – Toby Phillips Keynes was almost right about the 15-hour working week of the future: we could live as well even on half those hours

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The 100 Best Horror Movies of All Time The scariest, strangest and most disturbing horror films ever made.

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Updated May 14, 2019

The Marching Band From Hamburg Playing Techno Tracks ... on Brass This Hamburg-based ensemble is giving a body-grooving tuba, xylophone and percussion twist to techno.

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The man who built his own Lamborghini When Mike Vetter’s dream of owning a Lamborghini didn’t come to fruition, he built one himself. Now he earns a living making his own supercars.

inc.com

Brains of Regular Tea Drinkers Are More Well-Organized and Efficient, Study Says A hot brew every day could help keep your brain buzzing smoothly.

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Updated Aug 29, 2019

The best (and worst) ways to spot a liar Forget body language or eye movements. There are much better ways to identify the deceitful, says David Robson.

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Staggering Beauty A website to remember.

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quantamagazine.org

To Pay Attention, the Brain Uses Filters, Not a Spotlight A brain circuit that suppresses distracting sensory information holds important clues about attention and other cognitive processes.

popsci.com

Bed bugs once ate bat blood—so why do they bite us?A line of unidentified bites on your arms or legs might have sent you on a Google-spiral and landed you here. Don’t panic: Getting rid of a bed bug infestation is complicated, but far from impossible. And if you’re worried about bringing bugs home, you can take steps to prevent that from happening. The first step is to understand bed bugs.

wellandgood.com

3 healthy eating habits from the longest living people in the world A "keep it simple" approach to nutrition.

vox.com

These apps make a game out of relieving anxiety. They may be onto something.Popular apps are awarding points for beating "bad guys" and completing "power-ups" — and drawing from real, clinically approved treatments.

mymodernmet.com

Here’s Why You Shouldn't Crush Aluminum Cans Before Recycling Them Crushing cans defeats the purpose of recycling, and here's why.

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'The Simpsons' parodied 'Stranger Things' and of course Lisa was Eleven Springfield found its way to The Upside Down.

outsideonline.com

The Body Electric Every year, more than 500 Americans will be struck by lightning—and roughly 90 percent of them will survive. Though they remain among the living, their minds and bodies will be instantly, fundamentally altered in ways that still leave scientists scratching their heads.

popsci.com

The best reusable straws for sipping your smoothie Help the environment by ditching plastic straws for food-safe, reusable straws in metal, glass, or silicone.

everythingwithatwist.com

Laurent Minguet Urban Paintings in Wood - EverythingWithATwist Laurent Minguet is a French artist that was born in 1969 in Toulouse. His work focuses in acrylic on canvas (or lately in wood) using...

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How Did the World's Smallest Flightless Bird Get to Inaccessible Island?The first scientists to describe the animal thought it might have walked.

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Fashionista in the Making

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These Are The Wellness Trends That Need To Be On Your Radar For 2020 Learn more about the top wellness trends for 2020 on SheFinds.com.

mentalfloss.com

35 Movies Roger Ebert Really Hated When the Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic hated a movie, he didn't mince words.

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