How can you tell if someone isn’t really into doing you a favor?

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Every two minutes or so, all over the world, someone asks someone else for a small favor. and all over the world, almost everyone says yes. All the time.

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How humans behave during natural disasters

Watch the moment a cosmonaut tossed a bag of parts into space but NASA said the space litter is harmless

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Russian cosmonaut with bundle of leftovers about to throw into space.

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Possible meteorite crashes through the roof of a New Jersey home, lands in bedroom still warm

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The potential meteorite, in the bedroom where it landed.

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Roman Emperor Caligula's massive party ships were not burned by the Nazis during World War II, researchers say. A US artillery unit was to blame.

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Left, Historical luxury ships — Liebig collectors' card, 1935. Right - Nemi ships built by Caligula, 1st century AD.
Left, Artist impressions of Caligula's luxury Nemi ships — Liebig collectors' card, 1935. Right - Nemi ships built by Caligula, 1st century AD, raised under during Mussolini's dictatorship in the 1930s.

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A mysterious object has been spotted that is 10 million times brighter than the sun. Scientists can't work out why it hasn't exploded

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A superimposed picture shows the location of the M 82 X-2 ultraluminous X-ray source inside the Messier 2 galaxy.
A ULX called M82 X-2 is shown here inside the Messier 82 galaxy in this pseudo colored and visible light picture.

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Orcas keep attacking sailboats, sometimes sinking them. Scientists are looking for answers.

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A pod of orcas swim near a boat.

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Being outside can improve memory, fight depression, and lower blood pressure — here are 12 science-backed reasons to spend more time outdoors

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Spending time outside will improve your physical and mental health.

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A powerful solar storm is due to hit Earth on Wednesday, sparking beautiful auroras. Here's how to see them.

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A picture from Riverton's national weather service in Wyoming shows purple and green northern lights shining behind a spherical structure in the foreground.
The northern lights spotted in Riverton, Wyoming on March 23, 2023

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China lands its secretive space plane after 9 months in orbit

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The X-37B space plane returns from a test flight. China's space plane is not pictured.

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Elon Musk once praised a rocket CEO who didn't go to college for beating Jeff Bezos to orbit, new book reveals: 'Bezos has spent a shitload of money, and he hasn't made it'

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Elon Musk said it was "impressive" that space company Rocket Lab was able to launch a rocket into orbit before Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin company.

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