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  • The beauty of big engineering as you’ve never seen it before

    The beauty of big engineering as you’ve never seen it before

  • ‘I was fed up with the air in crisp bags – so I measured it’

    ‘I was fed up with the air in crisp bags – so I measured it’

  • The geniuses who invented prosthetic limbs

    The geniuses who invented prosthetic limbs

  • Why does it feel like I’m falling as I go to sleep?

    Why does it feel like I’m falling as I go to sleep?

  • The difference between orange and white astronaut suits

    The difference between orange and white astronaut suits

  • The man who turns fizzy drinks into big lollipops

    The man who turns fizzy drinks into big lollipops

  • The Ultrascope: a 3D printable, £200 telescope

    The Ultrascope: a 3D printable, £200 telescope

  • The secret sounds in movies and TV

    The secret sounds in movies and TV

  • What you may not know about sleep

    What you may not know about sleep

  • The mesmerising performers who create sound effects

    The mesmerising performers who create sound effects

  • Receipts aren’t cancerous despite the claims

    Receipts aren’t cancerous despite the claims

  • Enjoying school is in your genes

    Enjoying school is in your genes

  • Why being able to unboil eggs is more important than it sounds

    Why being able to unboil eggs is more important than it sounds

  • Why do brunettes find it harder to quit?

    Why do brunettes find it harder to quit?

  • Chimpanzees dress to impress

    Chimpanzees dress to impress

  • We should all eat like the citizens of Chad

    We should all eat like the citizens of Chad

  • Could a beer a day keep the doctor away?

    Could a beer a day keep the doctor away?

  • Can anything break light speed?

    Can anything break light speed?

  • Listening to bass has strange effects on our egos

    Listening to bass has strange effects on our egos

  • The world’s dustiest place keeps the Amazon alive

    The world’s dustiest place keeps the Amazon alive

  • Are tanning salons worse for you than smoking?

    Are tanning salons worse for you than smoking?

  • Scientists hope whiter clouds will save the environment

    Scientists hope whiter clouds will save the environment

  • Is there any truth to winter babies being more athletic?

    Is there any truth to winter babies being more athletic?

  • Can Twitter be used to predict heart disease?

  • Do rats care for each other?

    Do rats care for each other?

  • Why napping on the job is good

    Why napping on the job is good

  • One reason to stop using your phone before bed

    One reason to stop using your phone before bed

  • Does your head explode at night?

    Does your head explode at night?

  • What would happen if the moon was missing?

    What would happen if the moon was missing?

  • How sunflowers were used to clean up Fukushima

    How sunflowers were used to clean up Fukushima

  • The similarity between stockbrokers and psychopaths

    The similarity between stockbrokers and psychopaths

  • The power pose that instills confidence

    The power pose that instills confidence

  • When normal people have super strength

    When normal people have super strength

  • This is the real reason night vision goggles are green

    This is the real reason night vision goggles are green

  • How much power is there in a teacup of gasoline?

    How much power is there in a teacup of gasoline?

  • Are we cutting down more trees than ever?

    Are we cutting down more trees than ever?

  • The mind-altering effects of listening to sad songs

    The mind-altering effects of listening to sad songs

  • Choose plastic bags over paper

    Choose plastic bags over paper

  • Mice with ‘human brain genes’ have better memories

    Mice with ‘human brain genes’ have better memories

  • A four second silence leads to feelings of rejection

    A four second silence leads to feelings of rejection

  • Sharks do get cancer and other diseases

    Sharks do get cancer and other diseases

  • Frustrated flies resort to alcohol

    Frustrated flies resort to alcohol

  • Coffee reduces risk of death by 20% (if you look at a very specific group)

    Coffee reduces risk of death by 20% (if you look at a very specific group)

  • Sweden buys waste to heat homes

    Sweden buys waste to heat homes

  • Atmospheric ice causes sun halos

    Atmospheric ice causes sun halos

  • Red hair doesn’t explain differences in pain

    Red hair doesn’t explain differences in pain

  • Lobsters continue to grow, but this isn’t immortality

    Lobsters continue to grow, but this isn’t immortality

  • All blue-eyed people can be traced to one common ancestor

    All blue-eyed people can be traced to one common ancestor

  • Bacon affects the brain like cocaine

    Bacon affects the brain like cocaine

  • Babies prefer attractive faces

    Babies prefer attractive faces

  • Long-haul flights expose you to twice the radiation of an X-ray

    Long-haul flights expose you to twice the radiation of an X-ray

  • The Hill Farmer

    The Hill Farmer

  • The expanding Zooniverse

    The expanding Zooniverse

  • Myth-trusters: why do we believe @uberfacts?

    Myth-trusters: why do we believe @uberfacts?

  • The Hidden Art of Sound Design

    The Hidden Art of Sound Design

  • The Camera Sometimes Lies

    The Camera Sometimes Lies

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