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tips 100 ways to "slightly improve your life without really trying" Rob Beschizza

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Holiday Illinois marijuana dispensaries open New Year's Day 2020 Xeni Jardin

animal ASMR This giant anteater uses his dancing tongue to keep cool in the summer's sweltering heat Jennifer Sandlin

science fiction The man who built the spaceships for 2001, Alien, and Empire has died Séamus Bellamy

Science Sally Ride flew to space 43 years ago today. She still has the best astronaut name. Séamus Bellamy

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Comics MAD hits 600 issues; still, thankfully, hilariously juvenile Ruben Bolling

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gadgets HP 16c programmer's calculator returns in collectible form Rob Beschizza

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1980s In 1980, 300 children collapsed at a marching band competition and no one knows why Ellsworth Toohey

criminals Ghislaine Maxwell reportedly finds her mean-girls table in prison Jason Weisberger

Games Exploring Grand Theft Auto 4's hidden history Grant St. Clair

mistakes British police officer accused of using AI to fabricate evidence Rob Beschizza