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David Rush of Idaho set out to break one Guinness World Record every week of 2021. The challenge was simultaneously no small feat and nothing out of the ordinary for Rush, an author, speaker and entertainer who describes himself on his website as “one of the most prolific Guinness World Records title holders on the…
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It’s not exactly smooth sailing these days in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam, where locals are voicing their objection to a plan that would temporarily dismantle a historic bridge to enable the passage of a record-breaking yacht reportedly owned by former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. In fact, some are already making plans — albeit…
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A remote post office in Antarctica is hiring. And if you’re good at sorting mail, selling postage stamps — and counting penguins — this could be the job for you. The post office at Port Lockroy, also known as the “Penguin Post Office,” is a popular tourist destination on Goudier Island, just off the west…
Julie and Jimmy Johnson are no strangers to dogs. They have three of their own that regularly sleep in the bed with them in their home in southeast Tennessee. But recently, the couple woke up to find a large tan dog sandwiched between them that was not one of their own. “You could see light…
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From lemons to ham, salt is a handy food preservative. But researchers studying some really old salt crystals found them preserving something else — evidence of life. “There are little cubes of the original liquid from which that salt grew. And the surprise for us is that we also saw shapes that are consistent with…
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The FBI either lied to a federal judge about having video of its secretive 2018 dig for Civil War-era gold, or illegally destroyed the video to prevent a father-son team of treasure hunters from gaining access to it, an attorney for the duo asserted in new legal filings that allege a government cover-up. The FBI…
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When you glance into a waterway, you probably expect aquatic life and the occasional piece of trash. But the reality in many urban metropolises is that lurking beneath the surface of any waterway could be an astounding number of… bicycles. It’s a strange social phenomenon that has forced bike sharing companies to fish out thousands…
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It’s been over 150 years since the first article was published about the molecular key to life as we know it — DNA. With help from expert Pravrutha Raman, Short Wave producer Berly McCoy explains how DNA is stored in our cells and why the iconic double helix shape isn’t what you’d see if you…
Turns out you might be able to eat candy for a living — and make thousands in the process. Canada’s Candy Funhouse is hiring a chief candy officer, according to a recent job posting. “Do you love all things candy and chocolate? Are you passionate about confectionary treats and exploring unreleased and existing products? If…
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You might have heard about the fintech company Klarna, whose CEO recently played a prerecorded video at an all-staff meeting to tell his employees that many of them were about to be laid off. The company then made them wait for up to two days, in agonizing suspense, to find out whether they were the…
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