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REI has more than 50 hiking pags, backpacks, and travel bags on sale for clearance prices right now
17 April 2026 @ 8:59 pm
Save up to 50% off of bags from The North Face, Gregory, Osprey, NEMO, Herschel, and more. They're all trail-tested and ready to hold your GORP.
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Why don’t we remember being babies?
17 April 2026 @ 8:00 pm
Yet we never forget how to ride a bike.
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Woman builds EpiPen cannon, because why not?
17 April 2026 @ 6:51 pm
It’s not the most efficient way to deliver the life-saving medicine, but it’s definitely the most entertaining.
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‘Doors to Death’ reveal how Romans upgraded a stadium for bloodsport
17 April 2026 @ 3:48 pm
The ruins in present-day Turkey tell a grisly tale of wild animals eating prisoners.
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From crying to dentistry: 6 odd skills astronauts need to go to space
17 April 2026 @ 3:15 pm
Everything is more complicated in space, from toilet vacuums to tech support.
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Rare rotting-flesh smelling flower blooming at a Massachusetts college
17 April 2026 @ 2:33 pm
Are corpse flowers like ‘Pangy’ dangerous? Are they endangered? We have answers.
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How Audi’s electromechanical progressive steering works
17 April 2026 @ 1:45 pm
The new A6 sedan is fast, so stable handling is critical.
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Someone dies in a national park. Now what?
17 April 2026 @ 1:01 pm
From “hasty searches” to helicopter extractions, rangers often face a difficult mission to recover remains.
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I did a speedrun through Under Armour’s innovation labs to learn how a marathon supershoe crosses the finish line
17 April 2026 @ 11:45 am
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Litter of 5 bear cubs spotted in Connecticut for the first time
16 April 2026 @ 9:03 pm
About 1,000 to 1,200 black bears call the Nutmeg State home.
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