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Squirrels could be the key to getting us into deep space
Plus, Tuberculosis helped shape the world as we know it.
Here’s the secret to getting songs unstuck from your head
Plus, rich people used to keep squirrels as pets and a flooded Colosseum.
Chicago’s pollution could be keeping river monsters at bay
Plus other weird things we learned this week.
Scientists are trying to figure out why hockey players all sound Canadian
Plus other weird things we learned this week.
This worm got into some hot water and changed the course of history
Plus other weird things we learned this week.
The ‘Mad Gasser of Mattoon’ is one of history’s most bizarre unsolved mysteries
Plus other weird things we learned this week.
These self-cloning crayfish ladies could take over the world
Plus other weird things we learned this week.
This immigrant ant is taking New York City by storm
Plus other weird things we learned this week.
The ‘forbidden experiment’ is an infamously evil chapter in scientific history
Plus other weird things we learned this week.