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MORE GREAT STUFF LIKE THE STORIES IN THIS ISSUE

THE POWER OF EARTH’S ROTATION

MASS GRAVES UNDER WEIRD PLACES

Lucid Dreaming

The Ancient People of the Sahara

Our Global Population

The Tomb of Jesus Christ

THE LOCH NESS MONSTER

Actual Random Numbers

Bringing Back Buttons

An Ancient Scarab Amulet

The Identity of a Famous Criminal

DON'T TOUCH THAT DIAL! • AS CARMAKERS LOBBY TO YANK AM RADIO FROM NEW MODELS, BROADCASTERS ARGUE THAT THE TRUSTY 105-YEAR-OLD MEDIUM IS AN IRREPLACEABLE LIFELINE FOR MILLIONS OF AMERICANS.

ONE BUCKET. TEN GENIUS HACKS. • THERE’S A $5 DO-IT-ALL PROBLEM SOLVER JUST SITTING IN YOUR GARAGE. PUT IT TO WORK!

Inside the Glitter LAB • How the tiniest trace of red shimmer helped solve one of California’s most brutal crimes.

BUILD THIS STURDY STEEL WIENER DOG BOOT SCRAPER

THE ONCE UBIQUITOUS BOOT SCRAPER

The SECRET VENOMOUS HISTORY of Ozempic • How a deadly toxin from a desert-dwelling lizard led to one of the biggest medical breakthroughs in modern times.

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