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California Bears Are Getting A Little Too Friendly With People — And A Virus May Be To Blame

The affected bears don't respond to clapping or shooing — and in one case, a bear even climbed into someone's car.

By Kaleena Fraga • Mar 31, 2021

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California Bears Are Getting A Little Too Friendly With People — And A Virus May Be To Blame

The affected bears don't respond to clapping or shooing — and in one case, a bear even climbed into someone's car.

By Kaleena Fraga • March 31, 2021

Dangerous WWII-Era Stimulant Found In Modern Weight-Loss Drugs

Phenpromethamine was marketed in the 1940s and 1950s as a nasal inhaler, and there is little information on the risks of taking the drug orally.

By Kaleena Fraga • Mar 24, 2021

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Dangerous WWII-Era Stimulant Found In Modern Weight-Loss Drugs

Phenpromethamine was marketed in the 1940s and 1950s as a nasal inhaler, and there is little information on the risks of taking the drug orally.

By Kaleena Fraga • March 24, 2021

Last Surviving Man Of Amazonian Tribe Dies From COVID-19 — Likely Spread By Invading Loggers

Aruká Juma became the last male member of his tribe in 1999, and he had long borne witness to the decimation of his people.

By Kaleena Fraga • Mar 17, 2021

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Last Surviving Man Of Amazonian Tribe Dies From COVID-19 — Likely Spread By Invading Loggers

Aruká Juma became the last male member of his tribe in 1999, and he had long borne witness to the decimation of his people.

By Kaleena Fraga • March 17, 2021

Inside ‘Phossy Jaw,’ The Deadly Condition That Plagued 19th-Century Matchstick Girls

Throughout industrial Britain and America, young women employed at matchmaking factories and working closely with toxic chemicals developed a brutal disease known as “phossy jaw" — which caused their jawbones to literally rot.

By Genevieve Carlton • Feb 4, 2021

Inside ‘Phossy Jaw,’ The Deadly Condition That Plagued 19th-Century Matchstick Girls

Throughout industrial Britain and America, young women employed at matchmaking factories and working closely with toxic chemicals developed a brutal disease known as “phossy jaw" — which caused their jawbones to literally rot.

By Genevieve Carlton • February 4, 2021

British Teen Emerges From 10-Month Coma With No Knowledge Of COVID-19 Pandemic

"He won't know anything about the pandemic as he's been asleep for 10 months. His awareness is starting to improve now but we just don't know what he knows."

By Marco Margaritoff • Feb 3, 2021

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British Teen Emerges From 10-Month Coma With No Knowledge Of COVID-19 Pandemic

"He won't know anything about the pandemic as he's been asleep for 10 months. His awareness is starting to improve now but we just don't know what he knows."

By Marco Margaritoff • February 3, 2021

London Woman’s Home Turned Into An ‘Inferno’ By Gwyneth Paltrow’s ‘This Smells Like My Vagina’ Candle

The $75 candle reportedly features "scent notes that include geranium, citrusy bergamot, and cedar absolutes juxtaposed with Damask rose and ambrette seed."

By Marco Margaritoff • Jan 19, 2021

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London Woman’s Home Turned Into An ‘Inferno’ By Gwyneth Paltrow’s ‘This Smells Like My Vagina’ Candle

The $75 candle reportedly features "scent notes that include geranium, citrusy bergamot, and cedar absolutes juxtaposed with Damask rose and ambrette seed."

By Marco Margaritoff • January 19, 2021

Was Typhoid Mary A Reckless Superspreader Or A Tragic Victim?

Go inside the sad story of "Typhoid Mary" Mallon, an Irish American cook who was found to be "patient zero" during a typhoid epidemic in early 1900s New York.

By Natasha Ishak • Jan 5, 2021

Was Typhoid Mary A Reckless Superspreader Or A Tragic Victim?

Go inside the sad story of "Typhoid Mary" Mallon, an Irish American cook who was found to be "patient zero" during a typhoid epidemic in early 1900s New York.

By Natasha Ishak • January 5, 2021

American Drug Distributor Mixes Up Antidepressants And Generic Viagra

Luckily, the pharmaceutical company has not received any reports of adverse effects resulting from the mishap.

By Natasha Ishak • Dec 10, 2020

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American Drug Distributor Mixes Up Antidepressants And Generic Viagra

Luckily, the pharmaceutical company has not received any reports of adverse effects resulting from the mishap.

By Natasha Ishak • December 10, 2020

Inside The Ruins Of 9 Abandoned Asylums Where The ‘Treatments’ Were Torture

From New Jersey to Australia, take a look at the most disturbing abandoned asylums — and learn about the horrors committed there.

By Natasha Ishak • Nov 30, 2020

Inside The Ruins Of 9 Abandoned Asylums Where The ‘Treatments’ Were Torture

From New Jersey to Australia, take a look at the most disturbing abandoned asylums — and learn about the horrors committed there.

By Natasha Ishak • November 30, 2020

Cancer Researchers Accidentally Find Secret Organ Hidden Inside The Human Head

This could be the first time in 300 years that a new human organ has been discovered.

By Natasha Ishak • Oct 21, 2020

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Cancer Researchers Accidentally Find Secret Organ Hidden Inside The Human Head

This could be the first time in 300 years that a new human organ has been discovered.

By Natasha Ishak • October 21, 2020