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NurPhoto/Contributor/Getty Images Swipe, Tap, Repeat. Every App Is the Same Now, and That Sucks.
Every app has shed its original purpose to become a feed, a dopamine loop, or a “creator economy.”
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Alexis Rosenfeld/Getty Images Dead Whale Found on Container Ship in New Jersey Sparks Investigation
A container ship docking in New Jersey arrived with a grim and disgusting slab of cargo: a dead whale draped across its bow.
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Donkey’s Place New Jersey Cheesesteak Joint Just Wants Its Stolen Antique Walrus Penis Back
Donkey’s Place is a famous cheesesteak spot in New Jersey known for the antique walrus penis bone it had proudly displayed behind its bar.
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NASA/Handout/Getty Images 9 Super Awful Things Going to Space Does to the Human Body
NASA has spent decades documenting the weird parts because the weird parts are the most interesting, but they can also be dangerous.
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Kirk Marsh/Getty Images ‘Exploding Head Syndrome’ Might Sound Fake, But It’s Totally a Real Thing
The name is dramatic. Your body’s reaction is dramatic. But what exactly is exploding head syndrome, and is it dangerous?
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Daniel Lozano Gonzalez/Getty Images 5 Books That Will Make You Believe in Magic Again
Craving some mysticism in your mundane life? Here are five books for when you want to believe in magic again.
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Yalana/Getty Images 5 Cozy Books for People Who Love Autumn Vibes
If you’re searching for an autumnal escape, here are five cozy books for readers who love those autumn vibes.
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All About Space/ Contributor/Getty Images Astronomers Found an Impossibly Hot Object Near the Big Bang
Astronomers found a galaxy cluster so hot and so mature that, according to existing cosmological models, it shouldn’t exist at all.
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Artem Hvozdkov/Getty Images These 2 Traits Make You More Likely to Believe Conspiracy Theories
A new study suggests that those wacky conspiracy theories aren’t just a social media problem, they’re a problem of mindset.
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NASA/Stringer/Getty Images Astronomers Just Found a Galaxy That Never Formed. Here’s What They Learned.
Astronomers might have found the closest thing yet to a galaxy that, like your slacker sibling, simply refused to grow up.
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Jon Cherry / Stringer / Getty Images Mosquitoes Really Do Archive Animal DNA, Just Like in ‘Jurassic Park’
“They say Jurassic Park inspired a new generation of paleontologists, but it inspired me to study mosquitoes.”
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Jeff Kravitz/Contributor/Getty Images Did MTV Really Shut Down? Here’s What Actually Happened.
The “M” in “MTV” still stands for music, even though music is almost entirely gone from all MTV properties.
