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How Many Licks Does It Take To Get To A Tootsie Pop's Center?

Mathematicians at New York University have come up with an answer: 1,000. Previous studies, however, found it only took a few hundred licks to get to the chewy center.

Greg Burkett clears snow from a winter storm in Cambridge, Mass., on Monday. Boston has had more than 6 feet of snow in the past 30 days.

Snowfall Obliterates Records In Boston: 'Another Winter Storm?!'

Boston has had more than 72 inches of snow in the past 30 days, breaking a record set in 1978, the National Weather Service says.

Pick Up Your Smartphone Less Often. You Might Think Better.

Our friends at the WNYC podcast New Tech City recently challenged you to put down the smartphone to see what sort of brilliance beckoned. We check in on the results.

Same-sex marriage hurdles and Birmingham school tax increase

Alabama became the 37th state to legalize same-sex marriage yesterday.Couples throughout Alabama have been applying for – and receiving – marriage…

President George W. Bush addressed a joint session of Congress shortly after the Sept. 11 attacks, vowing to tap "every resource" to fight terrorism. Two days before the speech, he had signed an Authorization for Use of Military Force passed by Congress.

In White House Memory, A-U-M-F Translates To B-U-S-H

Surely it is not a welcome thought for the current White House that it is going to Congress for the Authorization for the Use of Military Force " ... just like President Bush."

Ashton Carter, President Obama's nominee to be the next secretary of defense, talks with Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., right, during a break in testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee last week. The panel approved Carter's nomination Tuesday.

Senate Panel Approves Carter's Nomination As Defense Chief

In a vote that sends his nomination to the full Senate, the Senate Armed Services Committee approved Ashton Carter's bid to be the next secretary of defense Tuesday.

The eruption of Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines in 1991 spewed almost 20 million tons of sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere, causing worldwide temperatures to drop half a degree on average.

Scientific Pros Weigh The Cons Of Messing With Earth's Thermostat

Studying techniques for engineering our way out of climate change would be helpful — and not the same as actually trying them, says a panel convened by the National Research Council.

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The Professor

Title: The Professor: A Legal ThrillerAuthor: Robert BaileyPublisher: Exhibit APages: 404Price: $14.99 (Paperback)Robert Bailey, in practice as a civil…

Magali, 33, describes the worst catcall she received from a soldier in Mexico City.

'Stop Telling Women To Smile': Denouncing 'Jackals' And Catcalling In Mexico

Sexual harassment is rampant in Mexico City. The artist behind "Stop Telling Women to Smile" is asking women to talk back.

Amanda Filipacchi is also the author of the novels <em>Nude Men, Vapor</em> and<em> Love Creeps.</em>

Funny If It Weren't So True: A Farce About 'The Importance Of Beauty'

Amanda Filipacchi's novel is about a costume designer who wears a fat suit after a suitor commits suicide. It's structured as a mashup of an old Friends episode, a fairy tale and a murder mystery.

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