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Alessandro Moreschi: The Last Castrato and His 1902 Recordings
In 1902 Alessandro Moreschi made the only solo recordings of a castrato. The viral post is mostly right, but the tradition lasted about 360 years, not 500.
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Public Health·10 MIN READ
Sugar in the First 1,000 Days: What It Really Does to a Baby
A viral post says avoiding added sugar in a baby's first 1,000 days prevents 30 diseases. The real studies show something narrower, and more convincing.
History·9 MIN READ
In 37 BC, Varro Described the Invisible Creatures That Cause Disease
In a farming manual from 37 BC, the Roman scholar Varro warned of invisible creatures that cause disease, nearly 1,700 years before anyone could see one.
Public Health·9 MIN READ
Endometriosis Isn't Just a 'Bad Period.' It's a Whole-Body Disease
A viral post says endometriosis has been found in the lungs, brain and heart. Here's what the evidence actually shows, and why 'bad period' badly undersells it.
Human Rights·9 MIN READ
A Top Tokyo Medical School Rigged Its Exams for a Decade to Keep Women Out
For over a decade, Tokyo Medical University secretly cut women's entrance-exam scores to keep them out. The first year it stopped, women beat the men.
Technology·8 MIN READ
OpenAI Promised to Save Humanity. Then It Removed the Profit Cap.
OpenAI began as a nonprofit “for all humanity.” A decade later it's an ~$852B company with no profit cap. Here's what's true — and what's just anger.
Science·8 MIN READ
You Think You’re Resting. Your Brain Might Be Stuck in a Loop.
Losing the urge to go outside isn't laziness — it's a rumination-and-withdrawal loop. Here's the science, and the one small step that actually breaks it.
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