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# Weird Science

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# Weird Science
Physicists may have to rethink how universe works after ‘tantalising’ results
Tiny particles called muons are not quite doing what is expected of them in two different long-running experiments.
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Apr 8th 2021, 7:50 AM
# Weird Science
Another possible false positive in Stephen Kenny's Ireland camp, FAI say
The player was tested by Uefa ahead of the Finland game.
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Oct 12th 2020, 7:54 PM
# Weird Science
'Genetically, we're behind': Gordon Strachan gives bizarre reason for Scottish failures
His side could only draw with Slovenia on Sunday – a result that ensured they missed out on the World Cup play-offs.
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Oct 8th 2017, 10:34 PM
# tummy tuck
WATCH: Doctors save man's hand - by inserting it into his belly
“Kind of like a hoodie…”
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Sep 2nd 2015, 7:45 PM
# aromatherapy
Woman sets up company to bottle the scent of lost loved ones
You might be able to, soon…
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Apr 23rd 2015, 11:52 PM
# Weird Science
7 deeply unsettling facts about your body that you didn't know
Your body is a temple, son. Not a toy.
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Jul 20th 2014, 9:30 AM
# Weird Science
Smelling flatulence could help you live longer, scientists claim
Those poor poor researchers.
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Jul 11th 2014, 6:00 PM
# Weird Science
16 mind-blowing GIFs of everyday foods in an MRI scanner
See corn as you never imagined you’d see it.
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May 5th 2014, 6:00 PM
# Weird Science
One in four Americans don't know the earth circles the sun
Eh…
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Feb 15th 2014, 10:07 AM
# today i learned
BET you didn't know these incredible facts about nature
Impress and/or annoy your friends with this amazing, baffling trivia.
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Jan 12th 2014, 9:30 AM
# magic eye
These 15 photos will hurt your brain
When you see it.
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Jun 29th 2013, 8:15 PM
# feed me seymour
Sheep-eating tree blooms in the UK
And just in case that wasn’t scary enough, it’s also 10 foot tall.
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Jun 27th 2013, 8:00 PM
# Weird Science
Everything you need to know RIGHT NOW about NeverWet
It will BLOW YOUR MIND.
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Jun 24th 2013, 7:00 PM
# Weird Science
VIDEO: This incredible baseball diving catch almost doesn't look real
Paging, Teddy McCarthy.
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Feb 28th 2013, 5:09 PM
# bueller bueller
Happy Birthday John Hughes: Here’s how you enriched our lives
John Hughes shares his birthday with Molly Ringwald, how perfect is that?
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Feb 18th 2013, 10:00 PM
# Week in Web
Weird Wide Web: the week in online oddities
The internet’s best offerings in social media, tech and science news.
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Dec 30th 2012, 10:00 AM
# Week in Web
Weird Wide Web: the week in online oddities
Some of the internet’s best offerings in social media, tech, science and weird news.
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Jun 24th 2012, 10:00 AM
# Week in Web
Weird Wide Web: the week in online oddities
Some of the internet’s best offerings in social media, tech, science and weird news.
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Jun 10th 2012, 10:00 AM
# Week in Web
Weird Wide Web: the week in online oddities
Some of the internet’s best offerings in social media, tech, science and weird news.
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Jun 3rd 2012, 10:00 AM
# Week in Web
Weird Wide Web: the week in online oddities
A round-up of the internet’s best offerings this week.
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Apr 6th 2012, 6:00 PM
# Weird Science
Chart of the week: Golfers at the Open named Simon
Our team of boffins have been working their calculators into dust figuring this one out.
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Jul 15th 2011, 10:30 AM
# Science Fiction
Chart of the week: Conor Niland v Roger Federer
He booked his place at the All-England Club but ultimately narrowly missed the Fed Express. How does Conor Niland’s record stand now with the Swiss master?
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Jun 25th 2011, 1:58 AM