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No woman wins a Nobel Prize for science, one more year
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This is what happens to your body as you die of dehydration
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Colon and rectal cancer seem to be on the rise—in millennials
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Juicing isn't actually good for you and your diet is probably dumb
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This rare disorder leaves some people without kneecaps
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Black holes might devour stars much more often than we thought
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Earth’s first continent? Probably a giant continental crust
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