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| Could You Pass 4th Grade Science Today? Take This 5-Question QuizSee if you can still remember the science basics you learned in elementary school.Logan DeLoye | https://www.mentalfloss.com/quizzes/pass-4th-grade-science-today-take-quiz |
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| Why Is Intuition Called a "Gut Feeling"—And Can You Trust It?Your gut feeling isn’t just a metaphor. Science reveals how intuition works—and when you should listen to it.Nitya Rao | https://www.mentalfloss.com/science/biology/why-is-intuition-called-gut-feeling |
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| Why Do We Feel Butterflies in Our Stomach?Learn the science behind the sensation of butterflies in the stomach and what it reveals about your body. Logan DeLoye | https://www.mentalfloss.com/science/biology/why-do-we-feel-butterflies-in-our-stomach |
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| 9 Things You Probably Get Wrong About Growing OldAging might seem scary, but you probably don’t have all of the facts. Jake Rossen | https://www.mentalfloss.com/science/health/misconceptions-about-aging |
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| 9 Myths and Misconceptions About Menstruation, DebunkedThere are a lot of myths and misunderstandings about menstruation. But it’s important to parse out what’s true and what’s a lie.Kerry Wolfe | https://www.mentalfloss.com/science/biology/menstruation-myths-misconceptions-debunked |
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| Chicago’s ‘Rat Hole’ May Have Come From a Different Rodent, Scientists SayWas it a rat? Probably not.CaLea Johnson | https://www.mentalfloss.com/animals/chicago-rat-hole-may-be-squirrel |
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| 6 Fascinating Marsupial Facts You Probably Didn’t KnowDon’t be surprised to see wild wallabies hopping around the UK.mentalfloss .com | https://www.mentalfloss.com/animals/marsupial-facts-list-show |
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| The Surprising Origins of the Male and Female SymbolsThe ♂and ♀ symbols initially had nothing to do with representing human sex or gender. Sam Hindman | https://www.mentalfloss.com/history/male-female-symbol-origins |
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| Cold Spring Harbor: The Long Island Lab that Brought Eugenics to AmericaCharles Davenport’s Eugenics Record Office collected data on thousands of Americans, hoping to support a pseudoscientific theory that would create a more perfect human race. It led to unspeakable tragedy.Jill Webb | https://www.mentalfloss.com/science/biology/eugenics-in-the-us |
| Cold Spring Harbor: The Long Island Lab that Brought Eugenics to America | https://www.mentalfloss.com/science/biology/eugenics-in-the-us |
| Newly Identified Manta Ray Species Can Grow as Big as a VanThe newly identified Atlantic manta ray is officially a distinct species.CaLea Johnson | https://www.mentalfloss.com/animals/fish/new-species-atlantic-manta-ray |
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| 15 of the World’s Funkiest FungiThere's a big wide world beyond common molds and mushrooms—and some of it is very strange.Lorraine Boissoneault | https://www.mentalfloss.com/science/ecology/15-worlds-funkiest-fungi |
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| Biologists Launch Most Comprehensive Database of Marine Animal Body Sizes to DateScientists have made the first comprehensive marine wildlife size database to help scientists better understand ocean ecosystems.CaLea Johnson | https://www.mentalfloss.com/animals/marine-animal-body-size-database |
| Biologists Launch Most Comprehensive Database of Marine Animal Body Sizes to Date | https://www.mentalfloss.com/animals/marine-animal-body-size-database |
| Icon / VideoCreated with Sketch.The Rare Antarctic Gonate Squid Has Been Caught on Film for the First TimeScientists captured the elusive Antarctic gonate squid on camera for the first time during a National Geographic expedition.CaLea Johnson | https://www.mentalfloss.com/animals/invertebrates/first-antarctic-gonate-squid-caught-on-video |
| The Rare Antarctic Gonate Squid Has Been Caught on Film for the First Time | https://www.mentalfloss.com/animals/invertebrates/first-antarctic-gonate-squid-caught-on-video |
| 6 Strange Animal EvolutionsFrom the long legs of the jerboa to basically everything about the duck-billed platypus, evolution has taken some weird turns.Bethel Afful | https://www.mentalfloss.com/animals/strange-animal-evolutions |
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| New Flapjack Octopus Species With ‘Dumbo’ Fins Discovered Off AustraliaThe Carnarvon flapjack octopus flattens its body like a pancake and uses its Dumbo-like fins to swim.CaLea Johnson | https://www.mentalfloss.com/animals/invertebrates/carnarvon-flapjack-octopus-discovered |
| New Flapjack Octopus Species With ‘Dumbo’ Fins Discovered Off Australia | https://www.mentalfloss.com/animals/invertebrates/carnarvon-flapjack-octopus-discovered |
| ‘Extinct’ Monte Gordo Grasshopper Spotted on African Island for First Time in 45 YearsA rare grasshopper once believed to be extinct has been spotted for the first time since 1980—but habitat loss may threaten its future.CaLea Johnson | https://www.mentalfloss.com/animals/insects/extinct-monte-gordo-grasshopper-rediscoverd |
| ‘Extinct’ Monte Gordo Grasshopper Spotted on African Island for First Time in 45 Years | https://www.mentalfloss.com/animals/insects/extinct-monte-gordo-grasshopper-rediscoverd |
| The Best Way to Wipe Your Butt, According to the ExpertsThere’s a right and a wrong way to wipe your butt after all. But with these expert-approved tips, you’ll be sitting pretty in more ways than one.Alvin Ward | https://www.mentalfloss.com/live-smarter/healthy-living/best-way-to-wipe-your-butt-expert-tips |
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| This Genetically-Engineered Spider Shoots Red Fluorescent SilkGetting bitten by it won’t give you superpowers, as far as we know.CaLea Johnson | https://www.mentalfloss.com/animals/invertebrates/gene-edited-spider-shoots-red-fluorescent-silk |
| This Genetically-Engineered Spider Shoots Red Fluorescent Silk | https://www.mentalfloss.com/animals/invertebrates/gene-edited-spider-shoots-red-fluorescent-silk |
| Skates vs. Rays: What‘s the Difference?Skates lay black, ravioli-shaped egg cases. Rays give birth to live pups.CaLea Johnson | https://www.mentalfloss.com/animals/fish/skates-vs-rays-whats-the-difference |
| Skates vs. Rays: What‘s the Difference? | https://www.mentalfloss.com/animals/fish/skates-vs-rays-whats-the-difference |
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| Captive-Bred Axolotls Can Survive in the Wild, Sparking Hope for the Endangered Species | https://www.mentalfloss.com/animals/amphibians/captive-bred-axolotls-survive-in-wild |
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