ARTICLES
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The chirping noises made by crickets attract suitors -- but they can also be used by humans to easily (and accurately) calculate the temperature.
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No matter how you slice it, the U.S. population is still mostly Christian, and mostly Protestant. But a certain sector of the religious landscape has been on the rise for decades: the atheists, humanists, and otherwise unaffiliated.
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On a ledge high above the San Francisco Bay, Kevin Berthia prepared to jump to his death. Then he heard a voice.
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Mechanical Turk lets you pay people small amounts to complete "microtasks". Now, academics are using it to make their research faster, cheaper and -- arguably -- more accurate.
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In the 1950s, raccoon hats were "bigger than anything, ever, including The Beatles and Elvis." How'd they get from the heads of early settlers to the closets of millions of American kids?
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A study shows why expensive weddings aren't all they're cracked up to be -- spend too much and you might just ruin your marriage!
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In 1872, one misplaced comma cost the US government -- and American taxpayers -- $2 million (nearly $38 million today). The story is frustrating.
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The purple Teletubbies star just wanted to frolic with his magical bag. Instead, he stirred a decade-long controversy that nearly destroyed the children's program.
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Michael "Pirate Joe" Hallatt and his unmarked white van are Canada's number-one supplier of Trader Joe's items. And, so far, Trader Joe's hasn't been able to stop him.
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The Priceonomics t-shirt is available "at cost" for readers and friends of Priceonomics.
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For years, we've been inundated with the "fact" that one human year is equal to seven "dog years." There's just one problem: It's a crock of shit.
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Sometimes when you investigate an new career, it turns out that the profession is surprisingly lucrative. Poetry isn’t one of those cases.
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During the 2012 primaries, no less than 13 politicians were doused with glitter. Were these malicious assaults or a peaceful form of protest?
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How one of the biggest fraudsters of 20th century art made millions, conned a Nazi, and emerged a national hero.
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In a California fire station, a 113-year-old light bulb still burns. Is it a miracle of physics, or a sign that light bulbs have gotten weaker with time?
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How cocaine and the War on Drugs utterly destroyed McDonald's coffee spoon.
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How to buy your pet project onto the ballot in California.
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A brief history of how we've trained our children to poop -- from enemas to the iPotty.
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We analyzed if the Priceonomics Blog writes link-bait headlines, and you'll never believe what we found out!
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Iron Eyes Cody rose to fame in the 1970s as the teary-eyed face of the Native American community -- but he harbored a dark secret about his heritage.
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The profit bonanza at car washes in San Francisco that takes place after Burning Man.
