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Turbulence while flying may be getting worse - we’ll look at why this could be happening, and how playing multiplayer video games might make you a better worker. Plus, on This Day in History, we celebrate the first "Day of Publick Thanksgivin."
You're not imagining it, flight turbulence is getting worse. | BBC Science Focus
Transport Safety Investigation Bureau Preliminary Investigation Findings of Incident Involving SQ321
Congress Establishes Thanksgiving | National Archives
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How the fossil teeth of an 11-year old helps us understand why humans have an unusually long childhood and one town in Scotland will have a jolt to its budget after discovering a 300-year-old statue. that was being used as a doorstop, is valued at $2M USD. Plus, on This Day in History; Bill Schroeder makes history with the Jarvik-7 artificial heart.
Did long childhood shape the evolution of the human brain? | Knowridge
Dental evidence for extended growth in early Homo from Dmanisi | Nature
Town Gets Go Ahead to Sell 300-Year-old Marble Bust Found Propping Open a Shed–And Worth $2 Million
Bill Schroeder lived 620 days with an artificial heart
Bill Schroeder made medical history with artificial heart implant in ‘80s - YouTube
Jarvik-7 Artificial Heart | Smithsonian Institution
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Scientists reconsider their understanding of shadow after they discover lasers – highly concentrated beams of light – can cast one. And scientists finally have a close-up picture of a star outside our galaxy – and it’s surrounded by something interesting. Plus, on This Day in History, the campaign to make Sean Connery James Bond starts.
Lasers That Cast Shadows? Physics Takes a Surprising Turn
Astronomers take the first close-up picture of a star outside our galaxy | ScienceDaily
The true story of how Sean Connery became James Bond | The Gentleman's Journal
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New research points to a rare cosmic event just 40 years ago that changes what we know about Uranus’ magnetosphere. Also, scientists create a living, breathing mouse using ancient single-cell genes. Plus, on 'This Day in History'; smoking is banned on domestic flights in the US.
Voyager 2’s defining Uranus flyby may have been skewed by a rare cosmic event | CNN
We’ve Only Been To Uranus Once And The Freak Timing May Have Misled Us For Years
The anomalous state of Uranus’s magnetosphere during the Voyager 2 flyby | Nature Astronomy
Scientists recreate mouse from gene older than animal life
Twenty-five Years Ago, U.S. Airlines Banned Smoking On Domestic Flights
TDIH: Celebrating 25 Years of No Smoking in Airplanes – SEATCA
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It’s Weird Wednesday, so we are covering scientists that gave rats cars to drive and what was learned from their behavior behind the wheel, King Richard III’s voice is recreated, and the “Four Year Skip-Forward” cruise. Plus, on This Day in History, we look at the TV movie that helped change the course of the Cold War.
Neuroscientists taught rats to drive tiny cars. They took them out on 'joy rides.' | Live Science
Rats taught to drive tiny cars to lower their stress levels
King Richard III given Yorkshire accent using state-of-the-art technology | UK News | Sky News
US cruise company offering four-year escape during Trump presidency | US News | Sky News
‘The Day After’: This 1980s TV movie helped change the course of the Cold War | CNN
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How sitting, reclining, or lying down during the day may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. Amber is found in Antarctica for the first time and what information can be gained from it. Plus, on This Day in History, we take a look at the Nintendo Wii.
Sitting too long can harm heart health, even for active people | ScienceDaily
First discovery of Antarctic amber | Antarctic Science | Cambridge Core
90-million-year-old amber reveals Antarctica's secret past - Earth.com
Scientists Find Evidence of an Ancient Rainforest in Antarctica
Nintendo Wii (2006-2013) – History of Console Gaming
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The remains of a well-preserved saber-toothed kitten was found in Russia, the discovery of the largest known sea creature, and another “Doomsday Fish” washed ashore in California. Plus, on This Day in History, how the railroads help set the time zones in the United States and the history of Teddy Bears.
The world’s largest coral was discovered in the South Pacific
Photos: Scientists discover the world’s largest coral | Vox
Another rare 'doomsday fish' discovered off Southern California coast | WFRV
When did the United States start using time zones?
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The latest scam - this one is based around finding a job and how circular homes are standing firm against hurricanes. Plus, on This Day in History, the art advisor to the Queen is exposed in Parliament as a Soviet spy and is stripped of his knighthood.
How to protect yourself from scammers offering fake jobs | AP News
Cybersecurity Awareness Month: How to stay safe from scams during | AP News
Why you shouldn't store your money in payment apps | AP News
Thousands of Circular Homes Are Surviving Hurricanes Across the US Thanks to North Carolina Company
True Story of Anthony Blunt, Queen Elizabeth's Art Curator & Russian Spy
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The largest object in the asteroid belt may be 90% ice and water and an ancient fossil of a bird skull can help fill the gaps of avian evolution. Plus, on 'This Day in History', we look at the first airplane flight to take off from the deck of a ship.
Near-Earth dwarf planet's surface is 90% covered by water - The Brighter Side of News
An ancient and impure frozen ocean on Ceres implied by its ice-rich crust | Nature Astronomy
Bird brain from the age of dinosaurs reveals roots of avian intelligence | ScienceDaily
The Short, Eventful Life of Eugene B. Ely | Proceedings - January 1981 Vol. 107/1/935
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A breakthrough breath test could detect lung cancer in the early stages, plus Weird Wednesday has a 77-year-old cake piece sold at auction, gross mystery balls on Sydney's beaches that should be avoided, monkeys captured after escaping a research lab, and a 'Wicked' mistake. Also, on This Day in History, the original Big Ben chimes for the first time.
Breakthrough breath test could detect lung cancer early
77-year-old slice of Queen Elizabeth II's wedding cake sells for $2,800 - UPI.com
Watch: Suspected tar balls on Sydney beaches actually poop-filled 'fatbergs' - UPI.com
Mysterious black balls that washed up on Sydney beach were foul-smelling mini ‘fatbergs’ | CNN
South Carolina lab recaptures 5 escaped monkeys. 13 still loose | AP News
When Did Big Ben First Bong? | Londonist
The recasting of Big Ben - The History Press
The History Of Big Ben And Elizabeth Tower In One Chronology | Londonist
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