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  1. Math

    Strange Orbits

    Orbiting bodies can follow weird trajectories, from figure-eight loops to complex, interlocked paths.

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  2. Humans

    From the August 10, 1935, issue

    A silencer for artificial lightning, a trigger for epilepsy, and light that keeps plants from growing.

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  3. Archaeology

    The Iceman Cometh

    A Web site maintained by Italy’s South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology offers an illustrated look at scientific efforts to understand the life and death of Oetzi the Iceman, who perished in Europe’s Alps more than 5,000 years ago only to be discovered in mummified form by hikers in 1991. Explore Oetzi’s clothing, equipment, and tattoos, […]

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  4. 19584

    The plates on Stegosaurus and the fleshy, domed skulls on pachycephalosaurs could certainly have been for recognition, but not the kind of recognition cited in this article comparing it to teen fashion.