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something hard to understand or explain
why my sister married that guy is still a mystery to my parents
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While The Recruit’s season 1 finale tied up many mysteries, the episode ended on a massive cliffhanger that points to what will likely be explored in season 2.
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Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Haas notes that stamp DNA can illuminate such mysteries, though one caveat is that someone other than the sender might have licked the stamp, or a sponge could have been used for moistening.
—Maria Bolevich, Interesting Engineering, 30 Dec. 2024
Probe sets new standards in solar exploration The spacecraft, designed, built, and operated by APL in Laurel, Maryland, is pioneering a new era of space exploration and uncovering the Sun’s long-standing mysteries.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 29 Dec. 2024
Take the quiz here … KEEP THE CHANGE – ‘Home Alone’ director puts to rest one of the movie's biggest mysteries.
—Fox News, 27 Dec. 2024
Scientists hope the information will help solve some solar mysteries, like why is the corona 300 times hotter than the sun’s actual surface, which is 300 miles below it?
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
As scientists await detailed data from the flyby, set to arrive on January 1, 2025, the probe's survival marks a critical milestone in science's quest to unravel the mysteries of our closest star.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
By Ashley Strickland | CNN This year, scientists were able to pull back the curtain on mysteries surrounding figures across history, both known and unknown, to reveal more about their unique stories.
—Cnn, The Mercury News, 25 Dec. 2024
Here are some of the ways science sparked a new understanding of historical figures in 2024, and in some cases, led to more mysteries that have yet to be untangled.
—Cnn, The Mercury News, 25 Dec. 2024
Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Haas notes that stamp DNA can illuminate such mysteries, though one caveat is that someone other than the sender might have licked the stamp, or a sponge could have been used for moistening.
—Maria Bolevich, Interesting Engineering, 30 Dec. 2024
Probe sets new standards in solar exploration The spacecraft, designed, built, and operated by APL in Laurel, Maryland, is pioneering a new era of space exploration and uncovering the Sun’s long-standing mysteries.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 29 Dec. 2024
Take the quiz here … KEEP THE CHANGE – ‘Home Alone’ director puts to rest one of the movie's biggest mysteries.
—Fox News, 27 Dec. 2024
Scientists hope the information will help solve some solar mysteries, like why is the corona 300 times hotter than the sun’s actual surface, which is 300 miles below it?
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
As scientists await detailed data from the flyby, set to arrive on January 1, 2025, the probe's survival marks a critical milestone in science's quest to unravel the mysteries of our closest star.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
By Ashley Strickland | CNN This year, scientists were able to pull back the curtain on mysteries surrounding figures across history, both known and unknown, to reveal more about their unique stories.
—Cnn, The Mercury News, 25 Dec. 2024
Here are some of the ways science sparked a new understanding of historical figures in 2024, and in some cases, led to more mysteries that have yet to be untangled.
—Cnn, The Mercury News, 25 Dec. 2024
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