This particular year features one particular date that gives "mathematicians and geeks" chills. We're talking, of course, about 02/02/2020, a date that gave us events such as the Super Bowl and the Groundhog Day. Its eight digits double as a palindrome -- an extremely rare occurrence.
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Have you ever felt like your life was so pointlessly repetitive that you felt tempted to punch a clock to death? That's what Groundhog Day does to you. Here's how it all got started.
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To make an omelet you have to break a few eggs, but to make a pharmaceutical you have to break the bank. But that may change, thanks to a team of eggheads at Harvard and Tel Aviv University who have managed to reproduce a human via tiny chips.
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To say that Colombian cartel kingpin Pablo Escobar was prone to excess would be putting it mildly. At the time of his death in 1993 Escobar was worth an estimated $30 billion and he was not one to conceal his immense wealth. So he bought hippos. Now, they're ruining Colombia.
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What about the active serial killers still walking? Who is the worst boogeyman, still hard at work, who will inspire the next generation of blockbuster content?
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There's more to Moses than then Ten Commandments, and a lot of it is incredibly strange. If all you know about God's number one boy is Prince of Egypt or Charlton Heston in a wig, here are some lesser-known facts about Moses.
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The Beastie Boys — three friends from New York who became one of the biggest rap acts of all time — never took themselves too seriously, and the group's story remains remarkable. So make some noise and ch-check out this sure shot of the history of Brooklyn's finest, the Beastie Boys.
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Cryptographers around the world have reason to rejoice, as one of the world's finest mysteries is one step closer to being solved -- or is it? Here's the news on the CIA's Kryptos sculpture.
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Canine companions have stayed by humanity's side for countless generations, and millions of Dalmatians, bloodhounds, and Shiba Inus populate the globe, of all shapes and sizes. Of all these dogs, though, which one is the weirdest?
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Most famous ducks ruffle people's feathers on account of some severe character defect or unsavory behavior. However, in 2020, the internet fell in love with a duck who had no apparent shortcomings. That seemingly flawless fowl is, of course, Ben Afquack, the drumming duck.
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A premium koi fish is like an expertly cut diamond or a Robert Downey, Jr movie: it's expensive because a lot of talented people worked hard to create it, but not necessarily because it's objectively amazing. So why are koi fish so expensive?
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Putting the music first but standing up for their rights when necessary, Pearl Jam has raged both inside and outside of the machine for three decades, and its members have a lot of stories to tell. Here's a look into the legendary and untold truth of Pearl Jam.
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Jimmy Buffett has lived a colorful life. So today, we're finally going to find that lost shaker of salt as we look at the untold truth of Jimmy Buffett.
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If you're living in North Carolina and looking for a way to make your life even worse on a budget, then great news. The Mitchell County Animal Rescue is currently offering a once in a lifetime opportunity to own a terrible cat. And lucky you, they're giving her away for free.
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Poison has had a major impact on history. It's taken out world leaders, caused massive casualties, and changed government policies. From ancient Rome to 1980s Chicago, here are the most extreme poisoning cases in history.
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Imagine what walking through Ellis Island must have been like—a chaotic hustle and bustle of people feeling equal parts fear and hope, the chatter in different languages. But it didn't always look like that: Ellis Island has changed a lot over the years. This is the bizarre history of Ellis Island.
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The Bible describes a variety of fantastical creatures, including dragons and a seven-headed beast, so it would be weird if ghosts got snubbed from the good book. But what does the Bible say about them?
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Black holes are nothing like they've been depicted in science fiction.
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The People's Republic has been taking action to confront the pollution problem, cut down the smog, and has become proactive about mitigating climate change.
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What were the earliest internet memes? Now that time has gone by, we know. These are the oldest memes on the internet.
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Seagal has been rubbing shoulders with one Vladimir Putin for a while now. What gives?
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Like some three-second Rick and Morty background sight gag or the idea for a Weather Girls parody that an 8-year old would send to Weird Al after eating too many Lucky Charms ... for the first time in history, it's gonna start raining iguanas.
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In today's "how to feel bad about yourself" news, we present Haryz Nadzim, age three.
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You've seen chocolate labs and butterscotch beagles, grey hounds and golden doodle breeds ... but what about a lime-green German Shepherd? While it may sound like an ASPCA and Marvel mashup, it's a real thing, and it just happened to German Shepherd owner Shana Stamey.
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Alejandrina Guzman Salazar, the daughter of Sinaloa Cartel leader Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, decided to go an unexpected route -- even less expected than the underground tunnel El Chapo used to escape from a Mexican prison. Instead of selling El Chapo Coke, she's pushing for approval to sell beer.
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There are two kinds of people in the world: those who lick the Cheeto dust from their fingers, and those who coat the underside of their gaming chairs in hues of vaporized safety cone orange. But Cheetos wants you to know: that fine mist of flavor has a name, and it's Cheetle.
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This is the tragic and heartwarming story of Peaches, the therapy goat, and Bunter, the depressed cow.
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