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Japanese quail: The bird with weird sperm foam, a post-sex strut and a spot in space history

QUICK FACTS Name: Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica) Where it lives: Steppes and meadows in Asia, notably China, India, Japan, Korea…

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Weird ‘harmless’ microbes may play a pivotal role in colorectal cancer

Evidence is mounting that a microbe called Methanobrevibacter smithii is involved in colorectal cancer KATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Alamy Mysterious ancient…

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COMEDY

4 Times Artists Performed Their ‘Weird Al’ Parodies

Don’t expect to see Madonna perform “Like A Surgeon” in concert anytime soon, the “Weird Al” Yankovic parody of her 1984 megahit, “Like…

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SCIENCE

Was ancient Mars habitable? NASA’s Perseverance rover is grinding into a ‘weird, uncooperative’ rock to find out

NASA’s Perseverance rover is digging deeper into Mars’ geologic past as it begins grinding into Red Planet rock surfaces to…

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COMEDY

What Are the Chances That ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Will Show Up in the New ‘Naked Gun’?

Judging from the trailers, the upcoming Naked Gun reboot is seemingly going to be chock-full of references to the original movie trilogy,…

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SCIENCE

Scientists invent weird, shape-shifting ‘electronic ink’ that could give rise to a new generation of flexible gadgets

Scientists have developed a new kind of “electronic ink” that can be used to print electronic circuits capable of switching…

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COMEDY

Don McLean Says Weird Al’s Cover of ‘American Pie’ Is ‘Better Than the Original’

There are exactly two types of music fans in America, and the easiest way to figure out which type you…

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COMEDY

The One Musical Artist Who Thought Weird Al ‘Desecrated’ Their Song

“Weird Al” Yankovic seems like a pretty down-to-Earth, chill guy – unless, of course, you try to kidnap his girlfriend,…

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SCIENCE

Weird line of galaxies may have been created by a cosmic bullet

A line of galaxies formed after two dwarf galaxies collided head-on, ripping gas from each other Keim et al./DECaLS A…

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COMEDY

Dr. Demento, Weird Al’s Dr. Dre, Calls It Quits

It’s hard to overstate the absolute stranglehold that comedy songs had on the generations of the past. Sure, the new…

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