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Nature
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The 1883 Krakatoa eruption ruptured eardrums and circled the globe 4 times
Health and wellness
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For decades, endorphins were credited for post-workout bliss, but neuroscience discovered that the brain produces its own cannabinoid to dispel pain and anxiety.
Health and wellness
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Scientists at the Pasteur Institute discovered a molecule in our own mouths capable of blocking pain with astonishing efficacy and without causing addiction.
Nature
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A fleeting touch with its leaves is enough to embed thousands of microscopic silica hairs loaded with a neurotoxin that defies time.
History
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The daring 1943 British stratagem that used a false identity attached to a body at sea to conceal the invasion of Sicily.
Health and wellness
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Far from being simple salt water, crying triggered by intense feelings contains hormones like ACTH and endorphins to restore nervous balance.
Science and technology
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The mathematical concept that took millennia to be accepted and revolutionized science
Nature
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At barely three centimeters long, 'Glaucus atlanticus' devours lethal tentacles to store the venomous micro-harpoons of its prey inside its own tissues.
Science and technology
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How metamaterial physics lowers temperature in broad daylight without using energy, shooting radiation into the cosmos
Nature
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On the remote Darwin and Wolf islands, this small bird pecks at huge sea boobies to feed on their blood without facing resistance.
Biology
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A reef predator that does not chase its prey: it disperses a chemical mist with the fastest insulin on Earth to freeze fish in the water.
History
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In 1918, the French government erected a full-scale replica of its capital with wooden train stations and moving lights to divert night attacks.