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WILDFIRES: HUMANS VS. NATURE
Exactly 100 years ago, on August 20, 1910, storm winds whipped up small blazes into the largest wildfire in US history.
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LIES, WROTE GARBO: A SPY NOVEL IN INVISIBLE INK
In 1941, two years into World War II, a 29-year-old Spaniard named Juan Pujol walked into the German intelligence office in Madrid looking to get into the secret intelligence business.
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SWIMMING HAZARDS
In New York as in most cities, the Parks Department, the YMCA, and other entities offer learn-to-swim programs. Yet nationwide, 1 in 10 adults does not know how to swim.
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SHARK ATTACKS: DON'T GET MAD, GET EATEN
Sharks are apex predators that will eat a wide array of ocean-going prey, including the occasional—very occasional—human being.
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JOLT, CRUSH, BIG RED: SHARKS, VENDING MACHINES, AND DEATH
You are more than twice as likely to die from a vending machine accident as you are from a shark attack.
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DEATH DURING CHILDBIRTH: THE GOOD NEWS, AND THE BAD
Death during childbirth is the ultimate unplanned sacrifice. And most of the time, it’s a sacrifice that should not have been required.
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FEMALE CHEERLEADERS SHOW SPIRIT AT THEIR OWN RISK
Gone are the days of the lighthearted chant and a few waves of the pom-pom. Today’s cheerleaders are under pressure to include basket tosses, X mounts, hitch walls, triples, and other potentially dangerous gymnastics stunts in their routines.
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TOO HOT TO HANDLE: DANGERS OF SUMMER HEAT
Many Americans think of Independence Day as the official start of summer vacation, but something else arrived last weekend too: the season’s first heat wave.
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WATCH OUT THIS HOLIDAY: NEW INTERN AHEAD!
It turns out what has long been regarded as urban myth is actually true: July is the most dangerous time to land in one of America’s celebrated teaching hospitals.
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DID YOU FEEL THAT? THE EARTH JUST MOVED
At 1:41 pm Eastern Standard Time, a 5.0 magnitude earthquake hit central Canada. According to the US Geological Survey, the epicenter was Val des Bois, Quebec.
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