Video shows Russian soldier saying some troops mixed river water in a can of meat and drank it for a week so they wouldn't starve

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Russians called up as part of the partial mobilization go through military training in Rostov on October 21, 2022.

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Orcas killed a great white shark for its liver in Australia, scientists confirmed, leaving the sharks one less place to hide

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A Great White Shark surfaces from the water near a person’s outstretched hand.
A Great White Shark surfaces from the water near a person’s outstretched hand.

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A powerful solar eruption headed for Earth could trigger a strong geomagnetic storm by Friday and stunning aurora across Canada

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Solar flare seen on sun taken by NOAA satellites.
A large solar flare erupted from the sun earlier this week generating a powerful explosion directed toward Earth.

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Nixon once set Henry Kissinger up with a famous socialite — and then interrupted him right when he was about to kiss her

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President Richard Nixon meets with his foreign affairs adviser Henry Kissinger in his White House office in Washington, June 11, 1973.

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Judges to Trump: Pipe back down

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Donald Trump at his civil fraud trial in New York.
Donald Trump at his civil fraud trial in New York.

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Elon Musk says he debated the 'meaning of life' as a 12-year-old and wondered 'isn't it all pointless?'

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Elon Musk speaks onstage during The New York Times Dealbook Summit 2023 at Jazz at Lincoln Center on November 29, 2023 in New York City.

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Stunning video shows Antarctic killer whales appearing to use icebergs as scratching posts, possibly to exfoliate their skin

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Orcas in Antarctica, photographed in 1981.

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An American Airlines passenger is facing charges after an chaotic meltdown before takeoff, according to a wild police report

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An American Airlines Airbus A319 .
An American Airlines Airbus A319.

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A high-ranking Russian general was killed by a landmine in Ukraine — one that his own military may have placed: reports

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A controlled explosion as Ukrainian forces conduct demining work in the Kharkiv region.

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The black hole at the center of the Milky Way is spinning so fast, it's squishing space-time down like a football

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A cross-section showing Sagittarius A* at the center of the Milky Way galaxy.

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