Gay and trans rights don’t describe a single, unified political movement

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From gay Nazis to ‘we’re here, we’re queer’: A century of arguing about gay pride

Gay pride has many exuberant advocates. It also has critics in unexpected places.

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Are you a 🍄 lover? Here’s a fun explanation about how mushrooms protect themselves. About 1-2% of mushrooms are poisonous to humans and there is no easy way to distinguish which ones can kill.

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Why are some mushrooms poisonous?

Poison can be a deadly defense that helps a mushroom make sure its spores are spread to new places to grow into baby mushrooms.

3 ways the government can silence opinions it disagrees with, without using censorship

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3 ways the government can silence opinions it disagrees with, without using censorship

The Trump administration isn’t resorting to official censorship. Instead, it’s using less blatant – and more effective – ways to suppress d...

We really don’t want to imagine it, but the beloved avocado came close to never being in supermarkets at all 🥑

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Love avocados? Thank the toxodon

If it weren’t for historical and biological happenstance, few would be eating avocados today.

Important information for anyone who uses “Private” or “Incognito” mode browsing: it’s not really that private. Private browsing mode does not prevent your employer, school or internet service provider from seeing your web activities.

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Private browsing: What it does – and doesn’t do – to shield you from prying eyes on the web

Private mode browsing is a useful way to cover your online tracks. Just don’t read too much into the word ‘private.’

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You're working out, feeling great – until your stomach starts to churn and you're sidelined with a bout of nausea. Here's what's happening in your body and how to avoid this common effect of exercise:

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When working out makes you sick to your stomach: What to know about exercise-induced nausea

You’re working out, feeling great – until your stomach starts to churn and you’re sidelined with a bout of nausea. Here’s what’s happenin...

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Your most important piece of exercise gear may be the friends who work out with you, even if it’s an online group.

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Group exercise may be even better for you than solo workouts – here’s why

Your most important piece of exercise gear may be the friends you buddy up with to work out.

Children’s books about people of color remain a very small proportion of books published each year. And even within that small group, some are inauthentic or missing necessary context. Here are tips for picking out the good ones:

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Rooting out racism in children’s books

Books can help children develop a sense of identity. But when characters of color are portrayed negatively, that can send a wrong message to kids.

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