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Scientists may have found a 'third state' of existence that begins right after death

Researchers argue that after an organism's death, certain cells enter a mysterious "third state" that challenges our understanding of life.

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She found a bunch of cash in a thrift-store purse along with a stunning handwritten note

$7 for a bag in OK condition seemed like a decent deal, but then she discovered a lucrative bonus.

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'Please call me': A boss's attempt to 'fire' a contract worker backfires spectacularly

Contractor has the most badass response after being ordered to attend office meetings.

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Boss demands worker 'clock out' every time she's not at the desk, she made him eat his words

What began as a strict rule backfired in a way the manager didn’t see coming.

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This 'impossible' 10-question color test is so tough that only 1 percent of people can ace it

Women score better than men, but almost no one can get a perfect score on this surprisingly tricky challenge.

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Barack Obama wrote a beautiful letter to a 10-year-old girl being bullied for having gay parents

A 10-year-old's letter about being bullied for having two dads earned a powerful, personal response from the president.

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Mom found out son called a girl ‘ugly.' So she decided to teach him a lesson in decency.

After a mom discovered her son's cruel text messages, she leaped into action.

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Incredible video shows people speaking English in 65 accents

Different accents are like colors that decorate the palette of the globe as the people in the video display.

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A mom's 'tough love' letter to her 'YouTuber' son went viral. Then the online shaming began.

"I am not ashamed of what I wrote."

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Teacher hilariously had to explain to deaf students that people can hear their farts

The hilarious conversation created a wonderful teaching moment about a much more serious issue.

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Mom wears summer dress for years before finally noticing the risqué pattern in plain sight

It's a dress she wore all the time, but a closer look revealed a detail that's impossible to ignore.

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A 1963 newspaper went viral for one man's answer to 'Would a woman be a good president?'

Meet the outlier voice in an old reader poll and see what the rest of the page reveals.

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Child experts reveal the 5 phrases that don't work on kids—and the 5 that do

Did “because I said so” ever actually work on you?

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Archaeologists stunned after finding secret rooms under a 1,500-year-old Istanbul church

A network of mysterious, mosaic-filled tunnels and rooms was discovered during excavation work at an ancient church.

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Neuroscientists say this might be the most relaxing song ever recorded

Enya’s got nothing on this song.

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