If you happened to catch the #perseidmeteorshower this week you have a specific and vaguely terrifying comet to thank!

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Why Does the Perseid Meteor Shower Happen Every Year?

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History

Society & Culture

It's #DNADay! Let's talk about a DNA structure that's *not* the classic double helix: the i-motif! Which kind of looks like a uterus. . .
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The *Other* DNA Structure 

Call in with your best vanity plate idea!


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License Plates

Pre group chat = party lines. In the 1980s, a bunch of Swedish teens used one to plan IRL meetup that went viral.
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The Swedish Hotline Riots

You're not imagining it!


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Why You Hear Better When It's Cold Out

The true legacy the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory workers left behind was an uprising of women who fought for worker's rights and a union in the year before the tragic fire claimed their lives.
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Why Does the Perseid Meteor Shower Happen Every Year?

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