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Is turbulence really like Jello-O? Pilots weigh in.
Science backs up the goofy analogy.
Chicago’s rat hole wasn’t made by a rat
Plus a retirement home for penguins and other weird things we learned this week.
Rachel Feltman
At Popular Science, we report and write dozens of stories every week. And while a lot of the fun facts we stumble across make it into our articles, there are lots of other weird facts that we just keep around the office. So we figured, why not share those with you? Welcome to The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week.
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Scottish distillery wants to bottle whisky in aluminum, not glass
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Dinosaur bones found underneath parking lot in Dinosaur, Colorado
They’re the first fossils found near Dinosaur National Monument in over 100 years.
This deadly dog ‘spaghetti’ has ancient origins
Heartworm is one of the most widespread dog parasites.
A robot bat sheds new light on how they hunt in darkness
‘I’m always Team Bat. They always trick me, they always outsmart me.’
Raccoons break into liquor stores, scale skyscrapers and pick locks–studying their clever brains can clarify human intelligence, too
But studying them can pose problems, like wily raccoon escapes.
Tyrannosaurus rex took 40 years to reach full size
New analysis of bone growth rings shows the ‘tyrant lizard king’ grew very slowly.
Toyota is drag racing hydrogen-powered trucks in the Arizona desert
Hydrogen produces only water emissions, plus the fuel-cell trucks are quick. Here’s how it works.
Oldest known cremation in Africa poses 9,500-year-old mystery about Stone Age hunter-gatherers
Why did this community burn one woman’s remains in such a visible, spectacular way?
Female mice often have multiple sexual partners—for survival
Birthing a litter with several fathers may help when food is scarce.
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