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37’s Signals

Explaining why analog television sets never had a channel 37, despite TVs generally able to tune it. Turns out some scientists simply needed that channel more.

Cosmic Mistake

Why your zodiac sign—that thing that supposedly defines your personality—is probably wrong. Sorry, Gemini.

Headbanger’s Ball

How do woodpeckers avoid brain injury? It all comes down to their bones.

Stuck On You

Suction cups are the tiniest little vacuums around, and there’s one U.S. company that sells millions of them every single year. Here’s how they caught on.

Live and Let Dye

These days, artificial food coloring is seen as a major health risk—admittedly, for good reason in some cases. But, shockingly, things used to be way worse.

We're Literally Navel-Gazing

A good sign that you're a human is the existence of a belly button. Everyone has one, and everyone participates in acts of navel gazing sometimes.
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