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"On average, the typical American contracts two to three colds per year between September and May, at an estimated cost of around $40 billion to the economy. Effective forms of treating or preventing colds have proven hard to come by, with the majority of over-the-counter medicines yielding modest results; it's hard to devise a drug that tackles the vast array of viral pathogens that cause them. The need for better respiratory protection during the winter months is clear. It might be found in a practice that dates back thousands of years."

No pressure, but you do realize this is your only brain, and you're feeding it one language forever, right? Babbel gives you lifetime access to 14 languages built for actual conversations: Ten-minute lessons, real-world topics, speech recognition, and progress that sticks whether you're traveling, working, or just tired of sounding like a tourist. Buy it once, come back whenever, and let future you quietly flex in multiple languages. [Ad]

"It's possible to become intoxicated without taking a single sip of alcohol — and scientists think they're closer to fully understanding why. Due to a rare condition called auto-brewery syndrome, or ABS, some people's bodies produce enough ethanol to cause intoxication. That's the same substance found in wine, beer, and other types of alcoholic drinks. In individuals with ABS, microbes in the gut break down carbohydrates and turn them into high amounts of ethanol that make their way into the bloodstream. In most people, this process produces tiny concentrations of alcohol that don't have any effect. Scientists aren't sure how exactly this phenomenon occurs, and the limited research so far includes case reports on individual patients and a small study with five patients published in 2023."

"Most of us would say our beloved dogs and cats are part of the family. We live, sleep, and eat with them — but our domesticated companions are still animals, and sometimes, they give in to their biological instincts. In January, authorities found the half-eaten body of a 34-year-old Romanian woman who passed away alone in her apartment. The culprit: her two pet pugs, who had started consuming their owner's corpse after five days in isolation."

It's official: Windows 10 support is over — and has been… since last year. (Where have you been?!) No more updates. No more security patches. Just you and a growing list of vulnerabilities having an awkward stare-off. But before your laptop becomes an antique riddled with malware, do yourself a favor: grab Windows 11 Pro for $10. It's a one-time purchase, no subscription, and you'll be future-proofed faster than you can say "forced update." [Ad]

"Discover these fascinating facts about the color-swapping cephalopod. … Cuttlefish have some of the most impressive courtship routines in nature. Big males adopt a striking zebra-stripe pattern on one side of their body to ward off rivals, while simultaneously displaying an attractive mottled pattern to a female on the other — quite a feat. But what if you're not a large male able to scare off competitors? Some little 'uns ingeniously turn a dappled color, round out their body shape and act very demure, exactly like a female."

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