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Costco’s answer to Sam’s Club’s “Scan & Go” is finally here, offering faster checkouts and app-based payments for bulk shoppers.
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Scientists captured the elusive Antarctic gonate squid on camera for the first time during a National Geographic expedition.
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This riddle dates back to the late 1700s—can you figure out the answer?
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The story of how Pet Sounds was made has been told and retold (and parodied) plenty of times since its release in 1966, but there are still many fascinating little stories about the album that may have gone under the radar.