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Saturday, December 20, 2014

NASA Emails Wrench to Astronaut (Newser Happy Hour 6-pack)

The day's six most popular stories, in time to unwind.

NASA Emails Wrench to Astronaut

(Newser) - Butch Wilmore had a common problem—he couldn't find a socket wrench—with an uncommon twist: He's an astronaut on the International Space Station about 270 miles above the nearest hardware store. Solution? NASA emailed him one, in a manner of speaking. As the Guardian reports, NASA's... More »

CDC: Beware Caramel Apples

(Newser) - Health officials are warning consumers to avoid prepackaged caramel apples because they are linked to four deaths and more than two dozen illnesses in several states. Caramel apples are most popular around Halloween, and the outbreak started just before then. But the commercially produced variety can have a shelf life... More »

5 Most Incredible Discoveries of the Week

(Newser) - A cemetery with more mummies than you can imagine and an Easter Island mystery that may finally be solved make the list: Proof That Kings David and Solomon Were Real? : It's not like finding a wall with "King David Was Here" scrawled on it, but six clay seals... More »

TV Host Dies After Skipping Chemo to Save Unborn Baby

(Newser) - An up-and-coming TV host in Zhengzhou, China, always gave as much time as she could to her job, often working 14-hour days without complaint, a co-worker says. But when Qiu Yuanyuan became pregnant in March, her focus switched over to her unborn child—so much so that when she found... More »

Ferguson Prosecutor: Grand Jury Witnesses Lied

(Newser) - St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch has offered some surprising revelations to radio station KTRS about the grand jury proceedings in the Michael Brown case —namely that he knows some of the witnesses he put on the stand lied. "Clearly, some were not telling the truth," he... More »

We Were Tricked Into Thinking Carrots Improve Vision

(Newser) - Eating lots of carrots will improve your vision, right? Not exactly, the American Chemical Society explains in a new video . Bottom line: Carrots can contribute in a general way to overall eye health, but they're not going to prevent you from needing glasses. As the ACS video explains, carrots... More »