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Learn about how a psychologist named B.F. Skinner proved that pigeons can be superstitious; the science of histamines and why allergy medications make us sleepy; and the 5 ages of the universe, including the Stelliferous Era we’re in right now.
Pigeons Can Be Superstitious — And a Psychologist Once Proved It by Ashley Hamer
Why do allergy medications make us sleepy? by Cameron Duke
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There are 5 ages of the universe, and we're in the Stelliferous Era by Grant Currin
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