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A teen fractured her thumb. Doctors botched the surgery and replaced it with her big toe.
beta.washingtonpost.com

Researchers are getting close to manufacturing viable human embryos from stem cells in their labs
technologyreview.com

Someone Just Moved a Billion Dollars in Bitcoin and No One Knows Why
vice.com

The big question: has terrorism ever achieved its aims?
historyextra.com

The Continuing Legacy of 9/11
newyorker.com

Water vapor — and maybe even rain — found on distant world twice the size of Earth
theverge.com • More info

On the History of the Artificial Womb
daily.jstor.org

The Humble Origins of the Man Who Discovered Dark Matter
lithub.com

Hugh Everett blew up quantum mechanics with his Many-Worlds theory in the 1950s. Physics is only just catching up
aeon.co

When the Pianos Went to War
atlasobscura.com

The CIA’s Secret Quest For Mind Control: Torture, LSD And A ‘Poisoner In Chief’
npr.org

‘This tape rewrites everything we knew about the Beatles’
theguardian.com • (see also)

There’s a Lost Continent Hiding Beneath Europe
livescience.com

On this day in 1973 an ambitious cybernetic experiment was prematurely terminated
damninteresting.com

Ghost crabs use teeth in stomachs to ‘growl’ at predators
theguardian.com

People Recognize Objects by Visualizing Their “Skeletons”
scientificamerican.com

Marco Polo’s odyssey spawned one of the world’s first best sellers
nationalgeographic.com

Modern Life Has Made It Easier for Serial Killers to Thrive
theatlantic.com

It’s later than you think
linkedin.com

Our Seismic Solar System
eos.org

Solving the longstanding mystery of how friction leads to static electricity
phys.org

Is Interstellar Travel Really Possible?
space.com

It’s Raining on the Sun
blogs.scientificamerican.com

Newly discovered eel delivers the strongest electric jolt on record
sciencemag.org

How the ‘Suitable For All Ages’ Standard Leads to Censorship Worldwide
vice.com

In 1939, sabotage killed dozens on the City of San Francisco. The killer was never found.
sfgate.com

Did a Single Genetic Mutation Make Humans the Heart Attack Species?
blogs.discovermagazine.com

Trapped at a waterfall, this man sent out an SOS message in a bottle. Someone actually found it downstream.
washingtonpost.com

The Communist Plot to Assassinate George Orwell
lithub.com

Scientists Find the Skull of Humanity’s Ancestor — on a Computer
nytimes.com

Pulling CO2 out of the air and using it could be a trillion-dollar business
vox.com

New ‘frozen dragon’ pterosaur found hiding in plain sight
nationalgeographic.com

Photos of the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair
theatlantic.com

N.S.A. Official: We Need to Prepare for the Future of War
nytimes.com

Video: Euglenoids: Single-Celled Shapeshifters [9:14]
youtube.com

How Adolf Hitler, Bernie Madoff, and Amanda Knox show us the mistakes we make when meeting strangers
ideas.ted.com

Was H.H. Holmes the Real Jack the Ripper?
crimereads.com

Post-9/11 Lessons from America’s Forgotten War in the Philippines
saturdayeveningpost.com

On this day in 1945 a chicken lost its head and became a star
damninteresting.com

Illustrated Internal Bodily Functions in Japanese Woodcuts – 1800s
flashbak.com

How do you leave a warning that lasts as long as nuclear waste?
mosaicscience.com • (see also)

Inside the bizarre, bungled raid on North Korea’s Madrid embassy
theguardian.com

Has the Mystery of Skyjacker D.B. Cooper Finally Been Solved? A TV Newsman’s Obsessive Quest
hollywoodreporter.com

The Tale of Dirty, Old, Leaky Zalinski
hakaimagazine.com

Where Quantum Probability Comes From
quantamagazine.org

Alien Civilizations May Have Visited Earth Millions of Years Ago, Study Says
interestingengineering.com

65 Year Old Math Puzzle Finally Solved With Ingenuity and a Supercomputer
scitechdaily.com

The Contagion of Corruption
scientificamerican.com

On this day in 1942 a single Japanese aircraft bombed the west coast of the continental US
damninteresting.com

New Models Suggest Titan Lakes Are Explosion Craters
jpl.nasa.gov

We’re Barely Listening to the U.S.’s Most Dangerous Volcanoes
nytimes.com

The Pentagon Wants More Control Over the News. What Could Go Wrong?
rollingstone.com

Last day of the dinosaurs’ reign captured in stunning detail
nationalgeographic.com

Are Protons Smaller Than We Thought? New Measurement Helps Resolve Mystery.
scitechdaily.com

Study: Mars was once an ocean-covered planet with a thick atmosphere like Earth’s
digitaltrends.com

The Voracious and Invasive Lionfish Is Taking Over the Atlantic. Here’s Why.
livescience.com

Shell Companies Hide $15 Trillion From Taxes, Study Reports
forbes.com

The Story of Sriracha Is the Story of America
vice.com

An exhilarating train journey across the Sahara
bbc.com

A Rare Exhibit Of Kitsch Landscapes By TV Artist Bob Ross Reveals The Unrecognized Genius Of ‘The Joy Of Painting’
forbes.com