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6 of the dirtiest things you come into contact daily
One of the first rules taught to all children due to the fact how important it is to wash your hands. Hand washing helps prevent the spread of disease. Hands should be washed before eating, after contact with animals, after using the toilet. It is especially important to wash your hands frequently if you interact…
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Jaguar has created a sleek electric car based on classic
Modern design electric cars that are like two drops of water similar to other cars, no surprise, so the British company Jaguar Land Rover decided to create something quite unusual. New model of electric car called the E-type Zero raised classic image of the famous Roadster E-type, manufactured in the late 60-ies of the last…
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Fighting Climate Change in a Red State
Illustration: Sam Woolley/Gizmodo Ryan F. MandelbaumToday 10:35amFiled to: Climate Change Atlanta Green Energy Red State Politics 644 Edit Send to Editors Promote Share to Kinja Toggle Conversation tools Go to permalink Illustration: Sam Woolley/Gizmodo ATLANTA — “The South” describes a vast, diverse group of people, ideologies and cultures linked, sometimes exclusively, by soupy, sweaty summers.…
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What Are Those Mysterious ‘Earthquake Lights’ Popping Up on Social Media?
Image: Ray Bouknight/flickr The complexities of rare and extraordinary natural phenomena, like powerful earthquakes, come with mysteries not fully understood. One that seems to get quite a bit of attention from scientists and skeptics alike is earthquake lights, flashes or other glowing phenomena that occur before or during a quake. Videos (real or not) have…
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The FBI Is Investigating the Uber Program That Allegedly Spied on Lyft Drivers
Photo: Getty Less than a week into the new job and Uber’s new CEO faces yet another federal investigation into the company. Sounds like hell. It is. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has launched a probe into secret software Uber used between 2014 and 2016 that was internally referred to as “Hell,” the Wall Street…
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RED’s First Smartphone Still Looks Like a Fake Star Trek Prop
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What’s Really Going On With Google Drive
Image Source: Google On Thursday, Google made a confusing announcement that could easily scare the crap out of 800 million people: Google Drive’s going away—but actually, no, it’s not. However, there are a few things you should know about the changes that are coming. First and foremost, the Google cloud service known as Drive is…
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As Irma Approaches, a Nervous Florida Braces For Impact
GOES-16 captured this stunning—if not horrific—image of Hurricane Irma passing the eastern end of Cuba at about 8:00 am ET on September 8, 2017. (Image: NOAA) Like a slow moving stalker in a horror movie, Hurricane Irma is now less than 400 miles from Miami and making steady progress. The exceptionally-powerful storm has triggered a…
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Boat Exhaust Could Be Causing More Lightning
Image: Aigars Mahinovs/Flickr Are you a boat driver who drives boats in the ocean? Then do I have bad news for you, boathead. And that bad news is lightning. Not so fun driving boats now, boaty! Anyway, it is slowly becoming clear that the world is falling apart, so I’m finding it increasingly difficult to…
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Is This the Beginning of the End for Goop?
A screen shot from Goop’s article on “The 8 Essential Crystals,” in which it claims Carnelian helps treat infertility and PMS symptoms. It does not. A cursory look at almost any of Goop’s articles will reveal some seriously outlandish, unverified claims. It promotes aromatic sprays to treat depression and anxiety, and most infamously, jade eggs…