Baby Corals Delivered to the Great Barrier Reef by Undersea Robot
WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: A newly developed submersible robot was tested at a reef in the Great Barrier Reef to seed corals with microscopic coral larvae. For the next six to…
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Boy from Congo Who Went to US to Have Facial Tumor Removed Dies
WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: An 8-year-old boy who flew to the United States from Congo to have a facial tumor removed has died on Friday. The Dikembe Mutombo Foundation, which sponsored…
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Discovery of Six Headless Baby Seals Described As “Brutal And Violent” Crime
WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: The headless bodies of six fur seal pups were found in New Zealand near Christchurch. Anthony Thompson, local manager of New Zealand’s Department of Conservation, stated that…
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Medical Mystery: 11-year-old Girl’s Inoperable Brain Tumor Vanishes Completely
WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: In June 2018, Roxli Doss, 11, was diagnosed with diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) — a type of brain tumor that has no cure. Roxli’s family was…
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Space X Launches Dragon Cargo Carrying Thousands of Worms to ISS Research Team
WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: SpaceX has successfully launched a rocket on Wednesday, carrying supply to the International Space Station. The Falcon 9, which is also carrying 36,000 worms, is scheduled to…
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Face Transplant of 26-Year-Old Suicide Survivor Costs $1.5 Million, Insurance Helps Pay For It
WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: The case of Cameron Underwood who underwent a costly face transplant was the first ever to be partially supported by insurance. Underwood’s fast recovery period from face…
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More Than 140 Pilot Whales Stranded on New Zealand Beach Died
WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: At least 145 pilot whales that were stranded on a New Zealand beach have died, conservation officials said Monday. Two pods of whales were found about a…
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You’ll Be Surprised to Know that You’re Having a Dinosaur Descendant for Thanksgiving Dinner
WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: A popular custom during Thanksgiving calls for a wishbone breaking — with the person holding the longer portion entitled to make a wish. A wishbone, or a…
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World’s Deadliest Venom is also the Most Expensive at $39M A Gallon
WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: Venom from a deathstalker scorpion tops the world’s costliest liquid, a gallon of which costs $39 million. To fill a gallon, 2.64 million times is needed to…
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Fly Larva Burrows in Bride’s Thigh during Unforgettable Honeymoon in Belize
WHAT’S BEING CLAIMED: Two months after her honeymoon in Belize, a newly-wed noticed a growth on her thigh. Upon examination, the growth turned out to be a fly growing underneath…
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