Often called modern-day dinosaurs, cassowaries are one of only a few birds known to have killed humans.
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More than 1,000 years ago, Mesoamerican societies conducted one of history's most interesting experiments in commodity money.
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It walked enough miles to nearly circle the Earth twice.
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Researchers find that the coffee pulp is valuable in its own right.
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