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A smartphone smuggled out of North Korea offers a glimpse into the wild world of totalitarian control and extreme censorship measures the government has taken to keep its citizens in line. https://t.co/CuEtjf5QCW

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The UK’s Royal Navy suspected Russian drones were targeting its nuclear subs when they kept hearing “suspicious pings” in the ocean. It ended up being a gassy whale. https://t.co/P1djpXFipO

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Chinese social media is blowing up with videos of people trying "white people food." Also called "dry lunch," the meals are plain and bland things like ham and cheese sandwiches or scrambled eggs on toast. https://t.co/FUUjSn6fIg

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“I thought it was a joke, but then a few weeks later they got divorced and they put as a reason for divorce, 'Borat.'” https://t.co/UNdvlDsncS

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A tiny change in the molecular structure of LSD turned it from a powerful hallucinogen into something that can regrow brain cells in mice and mend neural pathways without making you hallucinate. https://t.co/YnGWI5gE6X

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A new long-term study out of Norway suggests that teenage binge-drinkers may actually go on to earn more money and achieve greater success as adults. Party on! https://t.co/y6uE0XAQg9

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MTV may have shut down the last of its music-only channels, but a fan-made website quickly replaced them with no ads or algorithms. https://t.co/qvrrf7PuNk

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Milana Vayntrub, best known as the woman featured in AT&T's ads, started selling “flirty and tastefully risqué” photos of herself in exchange for donations, with the proceeds going directly to L.A. wildfire survivors. https://t.co/KNT2FHrN37

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It’s a scientific discovery so obvious it’ll make you wonder why we didn’t just assume it the whole time. https://t.co/SnIaNv9Ax6

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Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan thinks the government may have wanted to use his “influence” to their own benefit. https://t.co/sgfLMdWS24

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The world's quietest room is so quiet you can hear the blood squishing through your body. No one has been able to stay inside more than 45 minutes. https://t.co/8fvrC8BMUg

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Europe’s police agency foretells a future where automation pushes global society until it snaps. https://t.co/x93kTApUET

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This Nepalese honey contains a rare substance called grayanotoxin from rhododendron flowers that’s known for its intoxicating effects. While some accounts say it’s a deadly poison, others refer to it as an aphrodisiac, powerful medicine, and a hallucinogenic drug.

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New research found that people reporting financial struggles had a 60 percent higher risk of death, even after adjusting for medical conditions. https://t.co/gnuW0QkBpH

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"I had no idea who he was but I liked him a lot. Later, I learned the man was named Adnan Khashoggi, He was a Saudi arms dealer and one of the richest men in the world." https://t.co/wlrxL3oRVO

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ViaGen, a Texas-based biotech company says it has cloned more than 1,000 cats and dogs since 2015. The process can cost up to $50,000, but for grieving pet owners, it's worth the cost. https://t.co/Ok130p3qYQ

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Research has shown that within a year of dam removals in the Pacific Northwest, salmon returned to their original spawning grounds. https://t.co/GeSnHxix7Z

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A Canadian woman bitten by a neighbor's dog lost her court case against the dog's owner when a tribunal ruled that “every dog is entitled to one bite.” https://t.co/yswIgz4PHn

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Last month a man in Pennsylvania survived being shot... by his dog. You'd think this would be a one-in-a-million accident, but history tells us this happens way more than you'd think. We found examples of dogs shooting people going back to 1928. https://t.co/L6Kstc6ohk

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Researchers in Canada were tracking a female polar bear this spring when they discovered two new cubs in her company. They realized they were looking at something incredibly rare among polar bears: adoption. https://t.co/dnVAN0GAmI