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MORE GREAT STUFF LIKE THE STORIES IN THIS ISSUE

LIFE 101 • YOUR EXPERT TOOLBOX FOR ALL THE STUFF THAT MATTERS

5 TIPS TO AVOID A TILE WORK DISASTER

WHEN TO REPLACE YOUR SURGE PROTECTORS

THE RIGHT WAY TO PICK A FLASHLIGHT

HOW TO CLEAN SUEDE

ONE CREATURE BIRTHING TWO SPECIES

HIDDEN COINS

Photographing the Speed of Light

A Tomb Full of Treasure

An EV Battery Revolution

The World’s Oldest Mummy

Creating a Home Amongst WWII Weapons

The Story Behind an Infamous Photo

LOST TREASURE

A Signal From a Wormhole

Humanity Shrinking

THE ASTEROID WHISPERERS • THE SCRAPPY STARTUP BETTING EVERYTHING ON ACHIEVING WHAT NO OTHER PRIVATE COMPANY HAS: MAKING ASTEROID MINING A REALITY.

YES, YOU CAN REFINISH (SOME) FURNITURE IN ONE DAY • Rejuvenating a piece like an old chest doesn’t have to be a time-consuming ordeal.

SKRRRRRRRRT! • HOW THE BIG WHEEL TURNED PLASTIC, PHYSICS, AND PURE CHAOS INTO A GENERATION’S FIRST TASTE OF FREEDOM.

the HEAD TRANSPLANT DOCTOR will SEE YOU NOW • Neurosurgeon Sergio Canavero insists his plan for the first human head transplant is inevitable—and will unlock radical life extension. But when scalpel meets skin, is it survivable?

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