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Tuesday, Jul 8
Tariffs, Mushroom Murders, and America's Loneliest Road
An Australian woman is convicted of killing three relatives with one of the world's most deadliest mushrooms. Find this story and more in today's digest.
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Monday, Jul 7
Texas Floods, America Party, and Flies Versus Maggots
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Thursday, Jul 3
Independence Day, Diddy Verdict, and a Forgotten Founding Father
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Wednesday, Jul 2
'Alligator Alcatraz,' Megabill Vote, and Stargazing Opportunities
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Tuesday, Jul 1
Dalai Lama Celebrations, Inflammaging, and Nosy Coworkers
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Panic attacks are intense fear episodes that often occur without a clear trigger
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Beyond DNA, Franklin's legacy extends into modern virology and steel production
Nature via nature.com
The structure of DNA helices comes in three major families: A-DNA, B-DNA, and Z-DNA
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What causes autoimmune diseases?
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Physiological muscle memory allows us to quickly regain lost musculature
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The rarest blood type in the world
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The colorful history and medieval origins of tarot
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In admiration of ancient Rome's Appian Way
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Minneapolis' sewage-filled Schieks Cave
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Top 10 medieval castles in Ireland
Medievalists.net via medievalists.net
Snapshots of life in rural Cuba in the 1950s
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How the Declaration sought help from Spain and France
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Is cheese giving you nightmares?
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What actually is Yoo-Hoo?
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Fifty plays and musicals celebrating American history
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The ambiguity of emoji use
The Conversation via theconversation.com
The cuisine of the Mount Everest base camps
Outside Online via outsideonline.com
Postmodernism is a cultural movement that valued pluralism
Victoria and Albert Museum via youtube.com
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