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Bleach Peddler Kerri Rivera Appears to Be Back to Peddling Bleach After Police Raid

04.25.22

By Anna Merlan
Tech

COVID-19 Is Bringing Back One of the Oldest and Strangest Fake Cures

01.06.22

By Anna Merlan
How Snake-Oil Salesmen are Cashing in on Coronavirus Panic in Australia

04.16.20

By Gavin Butler
Health

A Disgraced Ex-Doctor Says He’s Behind the Use of Ketamine to ‘Cure’ a Child with Autism

04.09.20

By Anna Merlan
Health

There’s Now a Formal Complaint Against Goop’s Unproven Health Claims

08.23.17

By Susan Rinkunas
Health

The New Head of the CDC Once Promoted Anti-Aging Quackery

07.10.17

By Jesse Hicks
Games

A Guide to the Groundbreaking Board Games You Should Be Playing Right Now

11.04.15

By Owen Duffy
The Parents Who Give Their Children Bleach Enemas to ‘Cure’ Them of Autism

03.12.15

By Stefan Sirucek

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Tech

Want a Sonos Home Theater Upgrade on a Budget? The Beam Soundbar Is Just $369.

Want better audio without having to sell a kidney? Sonos’ semi-affordable soundbar is on sale for a price that goes full-blown affordable.

06.05.25

By Matt Jancer
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News

Scientists Used Mushrooms To Invent a Plastic That’s Alive

06.05.25

By Luis Prada
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News

Dji Is… Happy That the White House Will Decide Next Week on Whether To Ban Its Drones?

DJI has swagger as the US government fulfills it wishes and takes a rumored imminent look into whether the Chinese company can keep operating as usual in the US.

06.05.25

By Matt Jancer
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News

There Are 8.2 Billion People on Earth—but There Might Actually Be Billions More

06.05.25

By Luis Prada
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Life

Rare 200-Year-Old Condom Goes on Display at Dutch Museum

A Dutch museum decided to put quite an unusual object on display in its most recent exhibit—a 19th century condom.

06.05.25

By Paige Gawley