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Rural NY Hermit Was Secret Millionaire (Newser Daily Digest)

Rural NY Hermit Was Secret Millionaire

(Newser) - An elderly man found dead near his ramshackle rural home in New York state had millions of dollars in the bank but appears to have valued his solitude more than luxuries like plumbing or heating. George Konnight, 79, had lived in the same home with his sisters since childhood and... More »

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Get Worried: Jellyfish Population Is Booming

(Newser) - The sting of a Chironex fleckeri box jellyfish, which live around Australia and the Philippines, can kill you within three minutes—and Australia's seen an increase in jellyfish numbers lately. In Sweden and Israel, vast numbers of jellyfish have caused trouble at nuclear and coal power plants this year.... More »

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Aspiring Model Poses With Her Colostomy Bags

(Newser) - A photo of a model with Crohn's disease redefining our idea of beauty and a new dad's tears of joy and relief highlight this week's list of the most uplifting stories: Aspiring Model Poses With Colostomy Bags : Bethany Townsend thought her modeling days were done for good... More »

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'Citizen Scientists' Take Over Old NASA Satellite

(Newser) - A satellite originally launched in 1978 is getting a new lease on life after NASA stopped using it. NASA shut down the satellite, called ISEE-3, in 1997, and it's been spinning uselessly around the sun for years. But a crowdfunded team of "citizen scientists" last month got NASA'... More »

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After Tragedy, Dad's Joy for 'Rainbow Baby' Goes Viral

(Newser) - When Andrew Hanson heard his son, Karson, cry for the first time, "it was like he knew that we needed to hear him," he tells the Today Show . The new father grabbed the man who’d just delivered his son safely, Dr. Bryan Hodges, and both men dissolved... More »

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What's a Cannibal's Caloric Intake?

(Newser) - Popular Science has some nutritional information for Hannibal Lecter: It's probably best not to eat an entire human at once. Scientist James Cole finds that a whole person probably contains about 81,500 calories—about 40 times more than your recommended daily value. But individual pieces of person... More »

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Medieval Skeleton May Be Oldest Down Syndrome Case

(Newser) - Archaeologists in France have unearthed what they say is the earliest known case of Down Syndrome, reports New Scientist . A child buried about 1,500 years ago in what is now Chalon-sur-Saone has the short, broad skull and other features characteristic of the syndrome. "This case represents the earliest... More »

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99% of Ocean Plastic Is AWOL

(Newser) - Millions of tons of plastic thought to be floating around the world’s oceans have gone missing. But that's not the good news one might think. According to a new study , marine animals could be ingesting our garbage, reports the Verge . Up to 99% of the most microscopic plastic... More »

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Why Do Mosquitoes Really Like Some People?

(Newser) - At your next barbecue, your friend may be slapping mosquitoes left and right, while they just aren't that into you. Don't be insulted: It may have to do with the chemicals in your skin, Jill Richardson explains at Salon . There are 346 chemicals involved in the scent of... More »

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Scientists Slow Aging in Flowers

(Newser) - Japanese scientists seem to have figured out a way to slow down the aging process dramatically, albeit only in flowers. They zeroed in on a gene in a variety of morning glory, shut it off, and, voila, the flower's blooms suddenly had twice the normal lifespan, reports AFP via... More »

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