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Science The man who discovered microwaves measured a flower's heartbeat in 1926 Ellsworth Toohey

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Someone added hip-hop beats to an opossum drinking peach juice Jennifer Sandlin

Science When you stop eating may matter more than what you eat for better sleep Ellsworth Toohey

Comics Legendary comics artist Klaus Janson's first US gallery exhibition Gareth Branwyn

Science Caterpillars crack ants' rhythmic code to sneak into their colonies Ellsworth Toohey

music Watch "musician-magician" Max Vandervorst play the scoutophone Jennifer Sandlin

youtube "Have You Ever Had a Dream?" meme still going strong Jennifer Sandlin

books A new biography of the novelist who exposed the Sicilian mafia Ellsworth Toohey

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