Shark Attacks Are at a 12-Year High
Discovered: Last year was the worst shark attack year since 2000; underage drinkers are partial to Bud Light and Smirnoff; dogs understand us more than we thought; help name Pluto's new moons.
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Discovered: Video games can help dyslexic kids read; pregnancy increases foot size; around 100 million sharks are killed annually; mammalian sperm swims upstream.
Discovered: Last year was the worst shark attack year since 2000; underage drinkers are partial to Bud Light and Smirnoff; dogs understand us more than we thought; help name Pluto's new moons.
A great white shark named Mary Lee is being tracked 45 miles off the coast of Montauk, but this hardly the stuff of Montauk monsters. Here's why the rich kids shouldn't panic.
After a day of staring at Twitter, we're sharing our favorite tweets that made no sense
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A heat wave out west, but don't jump into the water
Detractors over a California bill to ban shark fins call racism
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