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Woman Raised Her Daughter On Foods Without Any Added Sugar Or Carbs, Now She's Unveiling The Impact

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A DNA Test Uncovered A Family Truth No One Could Have Suspected

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The Unsettling Reason Why This European City Was Built Entirely Underground

Buried in the frosty region of Northern Europe is an underground city filled with all the infrastructure and supplies needed to sustain a population within its icy tunnels. But what is the reason for this city's existence? Well, the hidden community has some murky roots — but that hasn't stopped officials from fighting to keep it operational.

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Kylie Jenner's Love For Butterflies Actually Has A Solemn Explanation

Kylie Jenner’s life, and her body, gets a ton of scrutiny. Millions of fans all over the world hang on her every word on social media. And the entertainment media follow her every move. There’d hardly be anyone more photographed in the world, and of course fans have noticed that she has many tattoos. But Jenner doesn’t always share what they represent. So it was big news when she told the world what the butterfly on her ankle – her most personal tattoo of all – means to her.

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Genius New Uses People Have Found For Rubbing Alcohol

By now, you've probably gotten used to finding the smell of rubbing alcohol everywhere you go, since the coronavirus had us all obsessively using it as hand sanitizer. You may even have extra rubbing alcohol stocked up at home – but don't let it just sit there. There are a ton of brilliant uses for this household liquid gold, from genius home improvements to health hacks.

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VHS Tapes That Are Worth A Small Fortune Today

There's nothing like watching a good ol' VHS tape. Gray, grainy stripes interrupt the viewing experience. Frustrations mount after forgetting to rewind the tapes again. But those delicate ribbons inside the thick, black cartridges hold the stories we remember so fondly — you can't put a price on nostalgia.

Or maybe you can. If you've got any of those chunky hunks of plastic lying around from the '90s, you can sell them on the collector's dream site, eBay. Whether they're a special edition or just a truly beloved film, these ghosts of technology's past are certain to have someone out there willing to pay big bucks for them.

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Real-Life Photos From Burning Man Festival That Are Almost Supernatural

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A Boy Sold His Pokémon Cards For A Sad Reason, And It’s Leaving Us Teary-Eyed

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Giant, Mysterious Hole In Antarctica’s Ice Has Scientists Stunned

It’s winter in Antarctica, and a group of scientists are studying the frozen wasteland. Then, while battling howling winds and blistering cold, they make a perplexing discovery. According to the team’s high-tech gadgets, a colossal hole has opened up in the sprawling ice sheet nearby. It’s a chasm so enormous — several hundred miles across — that it has to be viewed from space to really take it all in. The experts are suddenly left with some serious questions to answer. Firstly, how on Earth did the gap get there? But more importantly, should we all be concerned?

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NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden Had A Revelation That Authorities Rushed To Conceal

After giving journalists access to stacks of top-secret documents, the formerly-unknown government employee Edward Snowden instantly became one of the world’s most wanted criminals. After all, he had exposed shocking details that the public was never supposed to know about, including the extent to which the US government was spying on its citizens. However, aside from this stunning revelation, there was another secret buried in those documents — a grim conspiracy that people had speculated about for years. And now, for better or worse, we finally know the truth.