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TikTok-famous Cuckoo rice cookers are up to 50% off during this early Prime Day sale
17 June 2026 @ 11:50 pm
Seven Cuckoo cookers are discounted now, including a 6-cup Micom at $79.98.
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Want to beat Wordle? Try a 1940s mathematical theory.
17 June 2026 @ 8:12 pm
A new strategy found the correct word 99 percent of the time.
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The best last-minute Father’s Day gifts for any dad
17 June 2026 @ 6:49 pm
No matter what your dad is into, they'll appreciate the gifts on this list. We have everything from outdoor gear to tiny vinyl records.
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The real woman behind Botticelli’s ‘Birth of Venus’ died at only 23
17 June 2026 @ 6:43 pm
Scientists have a new theory about what killed Renaissance muse Simonetta Vespucci
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The Brooks summer sale drops prices on some of our favorite running shoes and the workout clothes to go with them
17 June 2026 @ 4:15 pm
Brooks knocked 15 to 35 percent off more than 100 running shoes, jackets, and apparel pieces. Here are the deals worth grabbing.
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Scientists used melted mummy juice to make sourdough bread
17 June 2026 @ 4:03 pm
Plus 1950s personality tests and other weird things we learned this week.
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Oldest traces of plague discovered in prehistoric teens buried in Russia
17 June 2026 @ 3:00 pm
The remains of 42 hunter-gatherers show that the Black Death was already lethal 5,500 years ago.
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Don’t flush ticks down the toilet
17 June 2026 @ 2:03 pm
Water does not kill them—and they could come back.
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Why road trips are good for you, according to science
17 June 2026 @ 1:03 pm
Driving into the sunset can actually form new neural pathways.
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Big speakers and bigger budgets: Here are some serious sound systems and smarter headphones
17 June 2026 @ 9:00 am
From flagship excess to commuter friendly, these are new, exciting audio products, in pictures.
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