Sarah Biren
Freelance Writer
A waiter in Los Angeles was working his shift when a group of four teenagers entered the restaurant. They were heading to their homecoming dance and were dining in a higher-end restaurant for the first time by themselves. The waiter took it upon himself to give them a good experience. However, at the end of […]
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The Y chromosome is one of the two sex chromosomes found in certain mammals, including humans. Every person has one pair of sex chromosomes in the DNA of every cell. The Y chromosome appears in males, who have one Y and one X chromosome. Meanwhile, females have two X chromosomes.[1] The presence of the Y […]
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In horror movies, crows flock around dangerously or perch on villains’ shoulders. In Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds” they are both the danger and the villains. But in real life, crows are actually intelligent, adaptable creatures, and live in suburban neighborhoods all over North America. [1] So they are nearby and available to anyone who’d like […]
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The famous “Aunt Jemima” breakfast brand has been rebranded into the Pearl Milling Company. The new name pays homage to the mill built in 1888 that began producing the well-known pancake mix in 1889. The brand has previously been criticized for its racist origins, which involved a caricature of a Black “mammy” character from a […]
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An unsuspecting family in New Zealand bought suitcases at an auction at a storage facility. Then they found human remains inside them. After a forensic investigation, experts said the remains were from two children between the ages of five and ten; they had decomposed in storage for about three to four years. This week, the […]
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A new case report documents the cancer journey of a 49-year-old woman. After the diagnosis of advanced metastatic breast cancer, she received chemotherapy while additionally taking cannabis oil and magic mushrooms, which contains psilocybin. This, fortunately, stopped the disease from spreading. After stopping chemo, she continued to take cannabis and psilocybin for 18 months. But […]
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When you think of internet legends, you might think of creepy tales like Slenderman and the clown statue. But there is also a league of feel-good stories where obnoxious people are put in their place. They tend to circulate around Tumblr and Facebook, often ending with “and everyone clapped”. Today, that phrase is another way […]
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Artificial wombs sound like something out of a science fiction novel, but they may become a reality. Research groups around the globe are exploring the concept of artificial gestation. Some groups are already testing their technology on animals like lambs and sharks. In fact, one team successfully grew a premature lamb in an artificial womb […]
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Patrick Hardison was a 27-year-old volunteer firefighter when he received the call that would change his life in 2001. There was a house on fire in his small town in Mississippi, and he went to rescue a woman trapped inside. But during his search, the roof collapsed and severely burned his face. Doctors managed to […]
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There’s an unusually round island in Argentina called “El Ojo” or “The Eye,” and many theorists believe the place is supernatural. After all, it’s a geometrically-perfect island that floats in a patch of swampland, so naturally, alien theories surround it. A team called the El Ojo project has conducted limited research on the area and […]
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Your ability to balance on one foot may indicate your life expectancy, according to a new peer-reviewed study. In a nutshell, if you can balance on one foot for 10 seconds, you are more likely to live longer. Balance ability tends to naturally continue to age 70, so the 10-second test may seem more of […]
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“For a while, I rolled my eyes at the movement to stop using social media,” wrote Bethany Halland in her post on Thrive Global. [1] However, she began to notice how social media affected her life. She wasn’t reading or spending time on hobbies, and she felt isolated from her friends despite staying updated on […]
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