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SCOTUS Returns, Book Bans, and Bukangi the Shark

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Supreme Court Term Begins
  1. 0.64 · explainers · keep 0.16 · The Supreme Court term runs from October to June
  2. 0.60 · explainers · keep 0.06 · The 2025-26 Supreme Court docket is poised to reshape presidential power
  3. 0.49 · explainers · keep 0.07 · The Supreme Court curbed the EPA's power to regulate carbon emissions in 2022
  4. 0.47 · explainers · keep 0.37 · Explore the most impactful Supreme Court cases in US history
  5. 0.47 · explainers · keep 0.35 · Meet the 9 justices currently serving on the US Supreme Court.
  6. 0.46 · explainers · keep 0.41 · Watch scholars debate Supreme Court term limits
  7. 0.43 · explainers · keep 0.17 · The Supreme Court has greatly expanded executive power in recent years
  8. 0.42 · explainers · keep 0.17 · The Supreme Court blocked states from setting term limits for Congress
  9. 0.42 · news-in-context · keep 0.40 · See who appointed the Supreme Court's 116 throughout its history.
  10. 0.41 · explainers · keep 0.08 · The Supreme Court limited federal judges' power to issue nationwide injunctions in 2025
  11. 0.41 · explainers · keep 0.49 · State supreme court justices almost never serve for life
  12. 0.41 · explainers · keep 0.82 · A court designed to be the least powerful branch of government became one of the most influential institutions in America.
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Cornell Campus Protests
  1. 0.40 · longform · keep 0.11 · The Kent State massacre sparked a nationwide student strike
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Book Ban Boom
  1. 0.63 · news-in-context · keep 0.07 · Book-banning attempts remained near record highs in 2025
  2. 0.60 · longform · keep 0.13 · Hear from both sides of the attempt to ban books across the country, which spiked by more than 1,100% between 2020 and 2022
  3. 0.51 · news-in-context · keep 0.18 · Americans are reading fewer books than in the past
  4. 0.49 · news-in-context · keep 0.12 · In a spring 2026 survey, more Americans said they support a ban on students using cellphones during the entire school day than oppose it.
  5. 0.47 · news-in-context · keep 0.37 · The Atlantic proclaimed that 'The End of Reading is Here,' which might be alarmist but is based on significant data.
  6. 0.47 · news-in-context · keep 0.20 · Independent bookstores are expanding across the country, though studies show literacy rates are rapidly declining, with only 35% of American high school seniors considered proficient readers.
  7. 0.45 · explainers · keep 0.63 · Why school boards ban dystopian books
  8. 0.45 · news-in-context · keep 0.49 · 40% of Americans didn't read a book in 2025, with 19% of adults responsible for 82% of the country's book reading.
  9. 0.41 · news-in-context · keep 0.23 · As of 2023, more than 130 nations have enacted bans or restrictions on plastic items, starting with Bangladesh's ban on plastic bags in 2002.
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Washington Capitals star Alex Ovechkin announces plan to retire at the end of the NHL season, capping a record
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Former "American Idol" contestant Caleb Flynn is sentenced to life in prison without parole for murdering his
  1. 0.43 · longform · keep 0.19 · A deep dive into the Murdaugh murder saga
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Comedian Reggie McFadden, known for appearances on "Def Comedy Jam" and "In Living Color," dies at age 57
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Taylor Swift's "Patient Zero" debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 chart, knocking Ella Langley's "Choosin' Te
  1. 0.60 · explainers · keep 0.33 · Taylor Swift was the first artist to occupy every one of the top 10 slots on Billboard's Hot 100 chart.
  2. 0.50 · explainers · keep 0.14 · In 2023 Taylor Swift made history having the most #1 albums of any female artist
  3. 0.49 · curiosity · keep 0.16 · 'The Life of a Showgirl' was Swift's 15th chart-topping album
  4. 0.48 · explainers · keep 0.49 · Taylor Swift is one of the world's most successful artists
  5. 0.48 · explainers · keep 0.71 · Watch Taylor Swift write a song
  6. 0.47 · explainers · keep 0.20 · Taylor Swift is one of the most successful artists in the world
  7. 0.46 · explainers · keep 0.43 · The Eras Tour generated $2B in ticket sales, but $5B in consumer spending
  8. 0.46 · curiosity · keep 0.33 · Taylor Swift's relationship with Kansas City Chief's star Travis Kelce helped boost the NFL's popularity, especially among younger generations.
  9. 0.45 · explainers · keep 0.28 · Listen to a Taylor Swift superfan podcast
  10. 0.45 · explainers · keep 0.23 · Taylor Swift was 16 when she released her debut album
  11. 0.45 · explainers · keep 0.44 · Taylor Swift influenced record labels to change the way they write contracts
  12. 0.44 · explainers · keep 0.12 · Taylor Swift became more outspoken about her politics in the late 2010s
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Astronomers discover first known second-generation planet orbiting the remains of the dead star from which it
  1. 0.54 · curiosity · keep 0.44 · Gaming out how our solar system might catch a new planet
  2. 0.51 · curiosity · keep 0.13 · Ice found in another star system for the first time
  3. 0.47 · curiosity · keep 0.45 · How a pulsar's properties led to the discovery of the first exoplanets
  4. 0.47 · curiosity · keep 0.67 · Why Earth will be made uninhabitable by the sun far sooner than when the sun dies
  5. 0.47 · curiosity · keep 0.32 · An exoplanet detection method involves measuring a host star's auroras
  6. 0.47 · curiosity · keep 0.39 · Exoplanet atmospheric gas patterns may indirectly provide evidence for life
  7. 0.47 · curiosity · keep 0.18 · The sun will become a red giant after it exhausts the hydrogen fuel in its core, causing gravity to collapse the core and heat it enough for the surrounding hydrogen shell to ignite, releasing enough energy to cause the star to swell.
  8. 0.46 · curiosity · keep 0.22 · Questioning the results of life on K2-18b
  9. 0.46 · experiences · keep 0.33 · New ways of seeing the cosmos have redrawn the map of human identity
  10. 0.45 · curiosity · keep 0.74 · Hubble revealed that planet-forming disks are common around young stars
  11. 0.45 · curiosity · keep 0.67 · One of the hottest known exoplanets seems to snow an active ingredient of sunscreen, titanium dioxide—but only on the dark side of the planet.
  12. 0.45 · curiosity · keep 0.73 · Evidence for a ninth planet in our solar system
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Medical professionals link heat waves to a 25% increase in medical complications among pregnant women; a 1 deg
  1. 0.54 · news-in-context · keep 0.13 · Heat-related deaths may have climbed by more than 50% over 20 years
  2. 0.51 · explainers · keep 0.43 · Heatstroke can reprogram your DNA, putting survivors at risk of future health problems.
  3. 0.51 · news-in-context · keep 0.19 · More extreme heat days are putting human health at risk in both the short and long term
  4. 0.47 · news-in-context · keep 0.33 · Heatstroke deaths may be massively undercounted—perhaps by a factor of 10
  5. 0.47 · explainers · keep 0.27 · Some research suggests that the gut microbiome influences our risk of heatstroke, with elevated exercise levels raising body temperature to unsafe levels and increasing gut permeability—causing a "leaky" gut.
  6. 0.46 · explainers · keep 0.33 · Heatstroke occurs when the body reaches 104°F or higher and can't cool itself
  7. 0.46 · curiosity · keep 0.63 · Extreme heat is neurologically impairing animals
  8. 0.46 · curiosity · keep 0.43 · Heat-related complications are of greater concern for distance runners than cardiac threats
  9. 0.46 · news-in-context · keep 0.12 · Climate shifts are projected to cause more cases of food poisoning
  10. 0.45 · explainers · keep 0.24 · Schizophrenia increases heat death risks in several complex ways
  11. 0.45 · explainers · keep 0.45 · Heatstroke treatment guidelines were built almost exclusively on research in men
  12. 0.45 · explainers · keep 0.29 · Certain medications that affect blood flow or mood boost the risk of heatstroke
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People who eat ultraprocessed meals have higher insulin and blood sugar levels shortly after eating than those
  1. 0.59 · explainers · keep 0.38 · Ultraprocessed foods include preservatives, dyes, sweeteners, and more
  2. 0.55 · explainers · keep 0.29 · Ultraprocessed foods are linked with a 58% elevated risk of developing dementia.
  3. 0.55 · explainers · keep 0.63 · Ultra-processed foods are made to maximize cravings and encourage overeating
  4. 0.48 · explainers · keep 0.33 · How meal timing factors into health outcomes
  5. 0.48 · explainers · keep 0.49 · Why processed foods can be so addictive
  6. 0.42 · explainers · keep 0.56 · Insulin is a hormone that controls blood sugar by helping absorb it into cells
  7. 0.42 · explainers · keep 0.67 · The dark side of modern sugar production
  8. 0.41 · explainers · keep 0.49 · At-home genetic testing results commonly led users to healthier lifestyles
  9. 0.41 · explainers · keep 0.51 · Diabetes 101: Insulin deficiency leads to high glucose levels in the blood
  10. 0.40 · explainers · keep 0.37 · Interest in intermittent fasting outpaces the science
  11. 0.40 · curiosity · keep 0.72 · Learn the history of food science breakthroughs from the 20th century
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US stock markets close up (S&P 500 +0.7%, Dow +0.2%, Nasdaq +1.1%) as the Nasdaq composite and Nvidia hit all-
  1. 0.52 · explainers · keep 0.40 · A stock index is a group of companies clustered together, often providing a condensed snapshot of a market segment.
  2. 0.49 · explainers · keep 0.29 · The Nasdaq's 'Magnificent 7' companies are responsible for roughly 40% of the Nasdaq 100 index's gains, while the remaining 93 companies account for the other 60%.
  3. 0.48 · explainers · keep 0.65 · See how the S&P 500 performed throughout the first 100 days of each modern presidency.
  4. 0.48 · news-in-context · keep 0.49 · Many of the top companies in the US by market cap began as tech startups
  5. 0.48 · explainers · keep 0.61 · Why does the stock market matter?
  6. 0.48 · explainers · keep 0.36 · 'The stock market' can be loosely defined as a set of exchanges and other places where shares of public companies are bought and sold.
  7. 0.48 · news-in-context · keep 0.11 · US IPO issuance—the total dollar amount of new stock sold to the public via IPOs—hit a record high in 2026.
  8. 0.47 · explainers · keep 0.12 · The S&P 500, managed by the same company, is another major stock index
  9. 0.47 · explainers · keep 0.46 · The stock market, explained in 3 minutes
  10. 0.47 · news-in-context · keep 0.30 · In late 2025, the top 10 companies in the S&P 500 made up more than 40% of the index's total value
  11. 0.46 · news-in-context · keep 0.51 · Why some say the S&P 500 has effectively become an AI fund
  12. 0.46 · news-in-context · keep 0.11 · The Dow now tracks 30 major US companies across various industries
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CNN CEO Mark Thompson will remain in charge of the news network after parent company Warner Bros. Discovery's
  1. 0.41 · news-in-context · keep 0.08 · Kalshi announced a partnership with CNN in 2025
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General Motors to reintroduce hybrid vehicles to US lineup as the gasoline-electric cars account for a record
  1. 0.55 · news-in-context · keep 0.12 · After being the country's largest automaker by sales volume for nearly 100 years, Toyota surpassed General Motors as the top automobile manufacturer in the US—representing a shift in the American economy that once heavily depended on domestic manufacturing.
  2. 0.53 · news-in-context · keep 0.27 · See a timeline of the US government's investments and restructuring efforts of General Motors following the Great Recession.
  3. 0.52 · news-in-context · keep 0.65 · At its peak in 2001, the Toyota Prius made up 77% of the US hybrid vehicle market
  4. 0.52 · news-in-context · keep 0.16 · As of January 2025, Tesla is the second best-selling EV company in the world
  5. 0.51 · explainers · keep 0.10 · After delisting and going private for nearly two years in the midst of the Great Recession, General Motors went public for the second time in 2010 in what was then the largest IPO in history.
  6. 0.48 · curiosity · keep 0.16 · High fuel prices and fuel shortages revived dormant interest in EVs
  7. 0.48 · explainers · keep 0.38 · BYD overcame Tesla via state backing, cheaper cars, and vertical integration
  8. 0.48 · news-in-context · keep 0.14 · US EV sales grew from 1.4 million vehicles in 2023, to 1.7 million in 2024
  9. 0.47 · explainers · keep 0.28 · Read what professors at Harvard Business School think led to General Motors' 2009 bankruptcy.
  10. 0.46 · curiosity · keep 0.31 · See a timeline of important moments in General Motors' history, including its early automatic innovations in creating electrical systems in cars and the birth of the American muscle car in 1964.
  11. 0.46 · explainers · keep 0.33 · Owning a large catalog of brands with distinct purposes and customer bases helped General Motors overtake Ford Motor Company as America's leading car manufacturer, something that still sets the company apart today.
  12. 0.46 · news-in-context · keep 0.22 · BYD Auto is the largest EV maker in China, overtaking Tesla
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Yemen's Saudi-backed government forces claim to have ousted Iranian-backed Houthi rebels from Bab el-Mandeb St
  1. 0.48 · news-in-context · keep 0.08 · A report found that the 2026 Iran war is the largest oil supply disruption in history.
  2. 0.42 · news-in-context · keep 0.14 · Why have gas prices surged nearly 27% since the Iran war began?
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Former Republican House speaker Dennis Hastert dies at age 84; the longest-serving Republican speaker from 199
  1. 0.46 · curiosity · keep 0.43 · John Dingell Jr. was the longest-serving member of the House
  2. 0.43 · curiosity · keep 0.11 · McCarthy set a modern record with 15 ballots to become House speaker
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FlyDubai copilot who allegedly stabbed captain last week reportedly intended to crash into Tel Aviv airport or
  1. 0.43 · curiosity · keep 0.14 · Flight 93 passengers fought back and prevented a fourth target
  2. 0.40 · longform · keep 0.17 · Nearly five years after MH370 vanished, this deeply reported piece argues Malaysian officials have long known more about the flight's fate than they've said.
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Retired FBI agent uses his sleuthing expertise to track down 100 rare apple trees and save them from extinctio
  1. 0.44 · curiosity · keep 0.47 · 'Johnny Appleseed' was the itinerant horticulturalist John Chapman
  2. 0.41 · longform · keep 0.61 · Meet the Dutch art detective who's recovered a Van Gogh, Dali, and Picasso
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Which state each generation is most likely to move to.
  1. 0.46 · explainers · keep 0.41 · Each generation’s median income
  2. 0.45 · news-in-context · keep 0.19 · Tracking where people moved in the US in 2022
  3. 0.43 · news-in-context · keep 0.64 · Based on the number of patents, venture capital investment, and research and development spending per capita in 2025, America's most innovative states are California, Massachusetts, and Delaware.
  4. 0.43 · news-in-context · keep 0.48 · See which countries have already reached their peak population, and when others will eventually reach theirs.
  5. 0.42 · news-in-context · keep 0.54 · See the annual income required to purchase a typical three-bedroom home in each state as of 2025, based on a 10% down payment, a 6.65% interest rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage, and a 30% income-to-housing cost threshold.
  6. 0.42 · news-in-context · keep 0.46 · See how income levels have changed in each state since 2010
  7. 0.42 · news-in-context · keep 0.63 · States with the most million-dollar homes
  8. 0.42 · news-in-context · keep 0.78 · US immigrants shifted from primarily originating in Ireland and Germany to Mexico and India.
  9. 0.41 · news-in-context · keep 0.61 · The income needed to raise a family by US state
  10. 0.41 · news-in-context · keep 0.72 · Massachusetts is the state with the highest median household income for young Americans at $123.2K per year
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What Halloween was like 100 years ago.
  1. 0.44 · news-in-context · keep 0.68 · Where to celebrate Halloween in the US
  2. 0.40 · curiosity · keep 0.56 · 'Halloween' is one of the most profitable indie films of all time, making $47M in its initial run despite a modest budget.
  3. 0.40 · news-in-context · keep 0.37 · Here's how much money Americans spend on Halloween
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The most beloved ice cream flavor in each state.
  1. 0.59 · curiosity · keep 0.55 · 97% of Americans polled say they like or love ice cream
  2. 0.55 · experiences · keep 0.57 · Explore a visualization of the data behind Ben & Jerry's legendary ice cream flavors.
  3. 0.51 · curiosity · keep 0.66 · The best restaurant tasting experiences in every state
  4. 0.48 · curiosity · keep 0.63 · America's ice cream obsession began under Prohibition, with the street treat acting as a legal vice that helped ease the pain of the Great Depression.
  5. 0.46 · news-in-context · keep 0.75 · The best beach in every US state
  6. 0.44 · curiosity · keep 0.46 · Ice cream, gelato, sorbet, and Italian ice are all popular cold desserts, though they have many important differences.
  7. 0.43 · curiosity · keep 0.56 · Make a popular no-churn watermelon ice cream, using just watermelon and milk.
  8. 0.42 · curiosity · keep 0.20 · Ice cream trucks are surging in popularity
  9. 0.42 · curiosity · keep 0.60 · The Mister Softee ice cream truck began with two brothers in a Chevy van in Philadelphia, selling green ice cream.
  10. 0.41 · curiosity · keep 0.70 · George Washington loved to serve ice cream while hosting guests at the White House, and spent thousands of dollars on ice cream in a single summer.
  11. 0.41 · experiences · keep 0.81 · Visit these offbeat attractions in each US state
  12. 0.41 · curiosity · keep 0.65 · In the 19th century, ice-cream-related illnesses were somewhat regular in America thanks to vendors' poor hygienic practices.
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Seven-year-old's beach walk cracks a 300-year-old shipwreck mystery.
  1. 0.54 · curiosity · keep 0.50 · Historians estimate that only 1% of shipwrecks have been discovered.
  2. 0.53 · curiosity · keep 0.10 · Researchers discover a massive Lake Superior shipwreck
  3. 0.53 · experiences · keep 0.41 · Thanks to digitized archives, shipwreck hunters can now do in a day the research that once took them at least a week or two.
  4. 0.52 · curiosity · keep 0.75 · The Dokos shipwreck, the second-oldest discovered to date, is more than 4,000 years old.
  5. 0.52 · curiosity · keep 0.78 · Explore fascinating artifacts found in different shipwrecks, including centuries old alcohol, love letters, and a Titanic musician's violin.
  6. 0.50 · curiosity · keep 0.26 · A nor'easter in September 2026 uncovered what is likely the Warren Sawyer, a cargo ship that ran aground near Nantucket in 1884.
  7. 0.49 · experiences · keep 0.52 · Explore a database of more than 220,000 shipwrecks, the largest compilation to date.
  8. 0.49 · experiences · keep 0.61 · Less than 1% of shipwrecks have been explored, partly because a single dive can cost millions of dollars.
  9. 0.47 · experiences · keep 0.46 · Scientists discover what looks like an underwater road
  10. 0.47 · curiosity · keep 0.60 · In the 2010s, Australian researchers turned 220-year-old yeast preserved from a 1797 shipwreck into a new beer.
  11. 0.46 · experiences · keep 0.43 · An archive of some of America's most significant shipwrecks
  12. 0.44 · curiosity · keep 0.14 · A new scan of the Titanic reveals details about its final hours
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The class war brewing over a 230-foot piece of cloth.
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Ever wanted to interact with a museum artifact? Now you can.
  1. 0.53 · experiences · keep 0.56 · Explore the British Museum's collection across time and continents in this interactive Google Arts and Culture experience.
  2. 0.51 · curiosity · keep 0.67 · A researcher thinks she knows why people keep touching museum exhibits
  3. 0.50 · experiences · keep 0.69 · Explore the Museum of the World
  4. 0.50 · experiences · keep 0.65 · Flip through centuries-old artifacts in this 3D library
  5. 0.48 · experiences · keep 0.45 · Integrating mixed reality has made art galleries and museums more interactive and accessible
  6. 0.47 · experiences · keep 0.65 · Pictures of paintings: a virtual art museum
  7. 0.45 · experiences · keep 0.56 · Recreating ancient faces: where art meets archaeology
  8. 0.45 · experiences · keep 0.70 · Test your historical knowledge with this daily game that shows you 10 historical artifacts and asks you to guess their time period and place of origin.
  9. 0.42 · experiences · keep 0.67 · Get your hands dirty in this archaeology video game that's actually about archaeology
  10. 0.42 · experiences · keep 0.53 · Search the digital collections of over 4,000 art museums.
  11. 0.42 · curiosity · keep 0.26 · Watch Mark Zuckerberg explain Meta's Tamagotchi-like Muse charm.
  12. 0.41 · experiences · keep 0.70 · Hear the untold colonial backstories of the British Museum’s most famous artifacts
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See this year's best dog photo.
  1. 0.58 · curiosity · keep 0.56 · The funniest pet photos of 2022
  2. 0.56 · curiosity · keep 0.53 · See the winners of the 2023 dog photography awards
  3. 0.49 · curiosity · keep 0.40 · National Geographic's 2022 Photo of the Year
  4. 0.48 · curiosity · keep 0.54 · Photobombing bird nabs best wedding photo of the year
  5. 0.47 · curiosity · keep 0.36 · 2025's Nature Photographer of the Year winners
  6. 0.47 · experiences · keep 0.27 · A resting rhino tops the best travel photos of the year
  7. 0.46 · experiences · keep 0.70 · Forty-nine top-notch photos of springtime around the world
  8. 0.45 · experiences · keep 0.51 · See a gallery of winning photos from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards for 2025
  9. 0.45 · curiosity · keep 0.69 · See hilarious photos from the Comedy Wildlife Awards 2025
  10. 0.45 · experiences · keep 0.29 · See 2026's Ocean Photographer of the Year winners.
  11. 0.44 · news-in-context · keep 0.39 · The best drone photos of 2022
  12. 0.43 · curiosity · keep 0.58 · See the winning photos from a major European nature photography contest
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This year's record-breaking big vegetables.
  1. 0.41 · experiences · keep 0.84 · Watch a time-lapse of the 120-day journey of a pumpkin seed growing into an adult fruit.
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Meet South Korea's new obsession, Bukangi the shark.
  1. 0.47 · experiences · keep 0.65 · See an anamorphic illusion of a massive crashing wave in South Korea
  2. 0.44 · longform · keep 0.88 · Korea's "real-life mermaids"
  3. 0.41 · longform · keep 0.52 · Aerial footage of five killer whales hunting great white sharks
  4. 0.41 · curiosity · keep 0.52 · Deep Blue is the largest great white shark ever caught on camera
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Meet South Korea's new obsession, Bukangi the shark.
  1. 0.49 · experiences · keep 0.65 · See an anamorphic illusion of a massive crashing wave in South Korea
  2. 0.45 · longform · keep 0.88 · Korea's "real-life mermaids"
  3. 0.43 · curiosity · keep 0.43 · 'Shark Week' began as a late-summer programming block dedicated to shark conservation and dispelling myths perpetuated by popular media like Steven Spielberg's 'Jaws', but over time, it began incorporating more sensationalized content.
  4. 0.41 · longform · keep 0.52 · Aerial footage of five killer whales hunting great white sharks
  5. 0.41 · curiosity · keep 0.45 · An image of a shark swimming on the freeway repeatedly fools viewers during natural disasters
  6. 0.40 · curiosity · keep 0.52 · Deep Blue is the largest great white shark ever caught on camera
  7. 0.40 · curiosity · keep 0.51 · 'Jaws' creators regret making sharks the monsters
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