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Columbus Not to Blame for Anthrax in America
Christopher Columbus was far from perfect, but he was no anthrax-spreader, says a new study. It was previously thought that European explorers inadvertently introduced the anthrax disease to American...
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Robert Smith Prepares Canada for Zombie Apocalypse
OK, so he's not actually involved in this story. But I think this image suits the article on several levels. (Lyle A. Waisman/FilmMagic/Getty Images) If you’re on the same wavelength as me, then that...
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Fear in a Handful of Dust
A huge dust cloud rolls over the Australian town of Griffith. (AP Photo/Denis Couch) Whether you’re a struggling sub-Saharan farmer or just a hippie dosed to the gills at Burning Man, the sight of an...
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Interesting Reading #362
Mystery ‘dark flow’ extends towards edge of universe – “SOMETHING big is out there beyond the visible edge of our universe. That’s the conclusion of the largest analysis to date of over 1000 galaxy...
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Public Service Announcement – High Fructose Corn Syrup is killing us – your...
Scientists have finally produced a smoking gun showing that High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) is killing us: Child diabetes blamed on food sweetener They have demonstrated that High Fructose Corn Syrup...
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Why would you hang onto a smallpox scab anyway?
I’d say the thing I liked best about the Wall Street Journal article this post is based on is that it satisfactorily explained why people were keeping the scabs at all. [Brief aside: newspapers, I...
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A Future Without AIDS
Between 1981 and 2005, AIDS killed more than 28 million people. As of June 5th, it’s been 30 years since the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) first identified a group of anomalous...
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Bill Gates Makes For A Pretty Decent Cartoon
You’ve probably already heard about the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, a gigantic charitable organization that “focuses on improving people’s health and giving them the chance to lift themselves...
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