The Soviet Union forced more than 100,000 prisoners to excavate a 227 km canal with rudimentary tools: thousands died and the passage became too shallow for large ships
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Original: A União Soviética obrigou mais de 100 mil prisioneiros a escavar um canal de 227 km com ferramentas rudimentares: milhares morreram e a passagem ficou rasa demais para grandes navios
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Lucky Bird Found in Storm Drain a Mile From Home After Passing Driver Happens to Spot it Hopping in
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As the Colorado River shrinks, calls to drain Lake Powell grow
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Good News in History, November 8
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10 Wellness Traditions From Around the World to Weave Into Your Life
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Mayor Uses AirTag to Catch Capstone Thief who was Stealing 18th-Century Stones Across the Countryside
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Baby Saved After Racing Heartbeat Detected by Family Doberman
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Adventurer Finally Hugs Mom After 28-Year Walk Around the World From Home in UK
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These cranberry bogs come with a side of solar
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A 24-hour fast triggers a surprising repair response in the gut
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MIT scientists turn immune cells into cancer killers inside the body
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Climate change and funding cuts threaten malaria targets: what SADC countries can do
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Stronger flu shot linked to nearly 55% lower Alzheimer's risk
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Financial incentives nearly double quit rates among underserved people who smoke in national study
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Potential driver of severe early-onset preeclampsia identified
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Normal-looking sleep can mask memory problems, study suggests
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New treatment may cure common hormonal cause of high blood pressure
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Words from the Saints
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14 Foundational Rules for Being “You”
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Best of the Haiku Challenge (September 2026)
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Two Kinds of Vision
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What Poetry Can Teach Us About Wonder: An Interview With Maya C. Popa
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A Rosefulness™ WONDER Walk to Notice the Living World
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12 Mindful Quotes We Need to Read Every Morning for the Rest of the Year
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Experience-Sampling Method
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Scientists discover hidden brain changes linked to common sleep disorders
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Scientists discover a hidden warning sign of cannabis addiction
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Drinking 2–3 cups of coffee a day linked to dramatically lower dementia risk
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Can Allulose Place Sugar?
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Original: Can Allulose Replace Sugar?
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A Simple Protein Swap for Healthy Aging
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Scientists discover new Alzheimer’s drug that repairs DNA damage and reduces brain inflammation
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All About Magnesium: Health Benefits, Risks & the Magnesium-Rich Foods You Should Know About
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Experts say high blood pressure guidelines are missing half the equation
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How to Master the Run/Walk Method: Training Principles for Consistent Success
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5 Yoga Poses to Strengthen Your Mid Back (Yes, Your Mid Back)
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Don’t Get Locked Into a Spring or Fall Marathon Cycle. A Run Coach Explains Why You Should Race in Other Seasons.
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What the New Moon in Scorpio Means for You
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Low testosterone linked to 18% higher risk of dying from cancer
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‘I’ve Built Stronger Arms in My 40s Than I Had in My 20s—These Are the 3 Exercises I Never Skip’
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How This Busy Dad Got Leaner and Stronger in 11 Weeks Without Losing Much Weight
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The Best Travel Backpacks for Women in 2026, Tested by Editors
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Getting Less Than This Much Sunlight During the Day May Increase Your Dementia Risk, Scientists Find
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Rare fifth-century burials of Germanic chieftains with dazzling weapons and warhorses discovered in France
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How to Tell If Your Head Pain Is a Tension or Sinus Headache—or Actually a Migraine
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NASA's destroyed Swift Observatory took one of the best-ever photos of bright Andromeda
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How frequently did Viking women fight in battle?
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The Maya used so much red paint that they poisoned their water with mercury, mud sediments reveal
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Will AI make life less meaningful? A survey finds optimism hinges on whether humans keep control.
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Tectonic forces near Japan helped fuel the formation of the Grand Canyon
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The Soviet Union forced more than 100,000 prisoners to excavate a 227 km canal with rudimentary tools: thousands died and the passage became too shallow for large ships Brazil Original: A União Soviética obrigou mais de 100 mil prisioneiros a escavar um canal de 227 km com ferramentas rudimentares: milhares morreram e a passagem ficou rasa demais para grandes navios
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Cosmetologist says that curtain fringe remains among the most common requests in salons and points to the Italian bob and soft shag among the trendy cuts
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Original: Cosmetóloga diz que a franja cortina segue entre os pedidos mais comuns nos salões e aponta o bob italiano e o shag suave entre os cortes da vez
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27-year-old student realizes that blind women need help reading pregnancy tests, creates concept of lollipop that could reveal the result by touch of the tongue and begins to develop the technology
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Original: Estudante de 27 anos percebe que mulheres cegas precisam de ajuda para ler testes de gravidez, cria conceito de pirulito que poderia revelar o resultado pelo toque da língua e começa a desenvolver tecnologia
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Japanese-style hair washing: a technique that stimulates healthy hair growth
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Original: Lavagem capilar ao estilo japonês: uma técnica que estimula o crescimento saudável dos cabelos
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Pour half a cup down the drain and it will become clean again quickly
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Original: Despeje meia xícara no ralo e ele voltará a ficar limpo rapidamente
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Dinosaur fossil forgotten in a London museum since 1924, scientists reexamine bones with tomography and discover 120-million-year-old predator that no one had identified
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Original: Fóssil de dinossauro fica esquecido num museu de Londres desde 1924, cientistas reexaminam ossos com tomografia e descobrem predador de 120 milhões de anos que ninguém havia identificado
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Goodbye to artificial plants: designer says "real plants catch the light and move with the air" and suggests easy species like snake plant and pothos
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Original: Adeus às plantas artificiais: designer diz que “plantas de verdade pegam a luz e se movem com o ar” e sugere espécies fáceis como espada-de-são-jorge e jiboia
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Hair gets oily a few hours after washing: experts explain why applying conditioner directly to the roots can weigh down the strands
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Original: O cabelo fica oleoso poucas horas depois da lavagem: especialistas explicam por que passar condicionador diretamente na raiz pode pesar nos fios