Getting to the Moon was a fantastic achievement, and the technology was amazing. It also had the added complication of involving human beings. At the time, the astronauts and rocket engineers were often portrayed as almost superhuman. In reality, they were just as flawed as the rest of us, so not everything that happened fitted […]
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A surprised gasp during a physical exam underscores the need for better medical training on transgender health.

For dying patients, a new book argues that palliative care methods are often better than the typical intensive care unit approach.

As the 105th anniversary of its sinking approaches, it’s clear that the Titanic shows no signs of fading from society’s collective memory. Over the past century, a great number of legends and stories about her and those aboard have been told and repeated. Some are true, and some are factually distorted and have become cemented […]
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The most well-known fact about pi—normally rounded to 3.14159—is that it represents the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. Pi is also an irrational number, so it is incapable of being written as a simple fraction. Therefore, pi is an infinitely long, non-repeating decimal, making it one of the most interesting […]
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Having an ulcer is like being a contestant on a twisted game show called “What to Eat?”.

By now you’ve read — probably countless times — that Donald Trump’s travel budget is so YUGE that it’s “on pace to surpass 8 years of Obama’s travel in 1 year.” Via CNN:
President Trump is on pace to surpass 8 years of Obama's travel spending in 1 year @CNNPolitics https://t.co/rTnNJU7BBd via @danmericaCNN
— Athena Jones (@AthenaCNN) April 12, 2017

CNN got its estimate for Trump — $21…

People don’t always act “rationally.” Nudges might be able to lead to better doctors and healthier patients.

The Daily Mail knew it had clickbait on its hands for sure with the teaser, “Is YOUR baby racist?” Of course not. Well, I certainly don’t think so, but … click.
Is YOUR baby racist? https://t.co/5eoxRp8HHA
— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) April 12, 2017

@MailOnline Really?
— Zarathustra (@zazelpop) April 12, 2017

@MailOnline Is your publication shite?
— Squeeze Bunt Insley (@davetalkssports) April 13, 2017

@MailOnline What liberal wrote this?
— Scott (@ScottCousins_) April 13, 2017

@MailOnline Jumping the shark
— Betz (@DublinMimi) April 13, 2017

@MailOnline I'm absolutely done…what has this world come to…
— Em (@HmmEmma) April 12, 2017

@MailOnline Likes to be wrapped in white sheets all the time…

“Alibi” used to mean some sort of evidence that proved a person was elsewhere when a criminal act had taken place. However, thanks mostly to police shows, the term has become so prevalent that both the Oxford and Cambridge Dictionary consider it, informally, an excuse for something bad. That prevalence has made most criminals think […]
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