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Saturday, Nov 1
Grand Egyptian Museum, Ovarian Cancer, and a Rare Lynx
Egypt welcomes world leaders today for the long-awaited opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum. Find this story and more in today's digest.
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Friday, Oct 31
Prince Andrew Ouster, SNAP Benefits, and the Best of October
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Thursday, Oct 30
Trump Meets Xi, Spooky Sponge, and Enshrining 6-7
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Wednesday, Oct 29
Jamaica Devastated, Tylenol Lawsuit, and Toilet Revelations
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Tuesday, Oct 28
Hurricane Melissa, World's Oldest Leader, and Ghosts vs. Demons
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Explore an interactive database of critical minerals and their uses
Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University via criticalmaterials.energypolicy.columbia.edu
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute via media.hhmi.org
Marie Curie developed and trained women to operate mobile X-ray units in World War I
Encyclopaedia Britannica via youtube.com
Simulate the effects of government policies on climate projections
Climate Interactive via en-roads.climateinteractive.org
See every known species on this tree of life interactive
OneZoom via onezoom.org
Wormholes, though unstable, would offer a theoretical shortcut through spacetime
StarTalk via youtube.com
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Society & Culture
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Every type of US national park, explained
National Park Diaries via youtube.com
See Salvador Dalí's art at MoMA
The Museum of Modern Art via moma.org
'Steamboat Willie' was the first film to feature Mickey Mouse
Walt Disney Animation Studios via youtube.com
Ed Sabol's vision of NFL Films impacted how sports were filmed
Canton Repository via cantonrep.com
Binge-watching was the result of a competition
Thrillist via thrillist.com
50 famous memes and what they mean
Triad City Beat via triad-city-beat.com
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World History
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An expert recreates the voice of a 3,000-year-old mummy
TED Conferences via youtube.com
Homer's warrior tales were loosely based on the Mycenaean civilization
ThoughtCo via thoughtco.com
The Aztec practice of human sacrifice, explained
History via history.com
The Knights Templar were the first officially recognized Christian military order
TheCollector via thecollector.com
The causes of American rebellion were multi-faceted
World History Encyclopedia via worldhistory.org
How was Stonehenge built?
English Heritage via youtube.com
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'1440 Explores,' Episode 1: How Credit Cards Work
1440 via open.spotify.com
The Federal Reserve is the central bank of the US
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Why Americans are drowning in credit card debt
Spotify via open.spotify.com
Some economists argue the national debt is not a critical concern
Bloomberg Quicktake via youtube.com
How John D. Rockefeller became the world's first billionaire
Library of Congress via blogs.loc.gov
The first ever IPO was issued by the Dutch East India Co., a spice company
Investopedia via investopedia.com
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Health & Medicine
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We dream for around two hours each night, on average
1440 via youtube.com
Visualize the difference between a healthy brain and one with Alzheimer’s
Alzheimer's Association via alz.org
Global life expectancy has more than doubled since the 1850s
Our World in Data via ourworldindata.org
Each part of the human body experiences aging differently
WIRED via youtu.be
Explore 3D models of some of the most dangerous viruses
Howard Hughes Medical Institute via media.hhmi.org
Insulin is a hormone that controls blood sugar by helping absorb it into cells
Nature via youtube.com
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