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Oh Fudge! "A Christmas Story" Quiz
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It's on heavy rotation every year for good reason. Somewhere between all the school bullies, soap eating, and broken leg lamps, even the roughest family holidays have their glorious Red Ryder moments to make it all worthwhile. How well do you remember Ralphie's classic Christmas?
Why Is the Krebs Cycle Essential for Life as We Know It?
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The main function of the Krebs cycle is to produce energy, stored and transported as ATP or GTP, to keep the human body up and running.
Alaska's Kodiak Bear Is One of the Planet's Biggest
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Kodiak bears are some of the largest bears in the world and live only in the islands of the Kodiak Archipelago in Alaska.
How Is a 19th-century Obscenity Law Being Used to Ban the Abortion Pill?
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The Comstock Act is suddenly in the public spotlight, and has become the newest weapon in the fight against legal abortion in the U.S.
Who Invented the Assembly Line?
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The assembly line didn't kick off with Henry Ford and the Model T, but Ford played a big role in changing the landscape of manufacturing forever.
What Do the Numbers on Those Tiny Produce Stickers Tell Us?
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When you buy most fruits and vegetables in a supermarket, you might see that they're individually tagged with a sticker and a bar code. There's a lot of information in that four-digit code!
Lemmings Jumping Off Cliffs En Masse Is a Myth
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Lemmings don't commit mass suicide as is popularly believed, but they are aggressive and have even been known to charge larger predators.
Cloaca: The Single Opening in Animals, Plus Human Implications
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A cloaca is a single bodily opening in many animals for excretion and reproduction. In rare human cases, failure to separate during development leads to complications.
Blue Crab: A Savory Beauty and Maryland Staple
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The blue crab is one of the most recognizable crustaceans in the coastal waters of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. Found in the Chesapeake Bay, the blue crab plays a crucial role in marine science and fisheries.
10 'Ugliest' Monkey Species: Unconventional Beauty in Primates
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Some monkeys win the genetic lottery. Others? Not so much. The ugliest monkey isn't a single species—it's a whole gallery of primates that make you do a double take, then wonder if evolution was playing a prank.