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Two body-positivity advocates — Molly Barker and Caitlin Boyle — ditched makeup, blow-drys, and shaving for 60 days. What the experiment revealed about
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Two body-positivity advocates — Molly Barker and Caitlin Boyle — ditched makeup, blow-drys, and shaving for 60 days. What the experiment revealed about

Anthony 'Chopper' Garcia collected $30,000 in unemployment benefits from inside an LA jail cell, with help from family outside. The AP story from 2012.

Off the red carpet, the uniform is jeans, a tee, and a kid on the hip. What celebrity street style in 2012 — Heidi Klum to Natalie Portman — actually looked

China's 'Interviews Before Execution' put death-row prisoners on prime-time TV for 40 million viewers. The show, its host Ding Yu, and why it vanished.

In 2012 the FDA approved the first quadrivalent flu vaccine, covering four strains instead of three. Why that one extra strain mattered.

A 2012 Denver investigation found welfare debit cards used at casinos and strip clubs. The story behind the headlines — and what actually changed.

Leap Day's strangest tradition: women get to propose. From Scottish legend to Leap Year dances, here's where the February 29 custom came from.

A gene variant called 5-HTTLPR was once said to predict divorce. It doesn't. Here's what the actual research found about DNA and marital satisfaction.

Is there really a list of foods you must eat every day? Here's the honest answer behind the superfood hype — and what actually matters on your plate.

Saif Ali Khan was arrested on February 21, 2012, for allegedly assaulting businessman Iqbal Mir Sharma at Mumbai's Taj hotel — and released on bail in an hour.

A stranger's cruel get down to the gym, fatty remark in a nightclub pushed 26-year-old mother Sarah Gould to lose six stone in time for her wedding.

Penn State researchers found that active people report more excitement and enthusiasm — and that on any given day, being more active than usual delivers a

Are whole eggs or egg whites better for you? The science on dietary cholesterol has shifted, and the yolk carries nutrients the white lacks.

The Dhoom casting rumor was wrong: only one Khan signed up. Aamir Khan joined Dhoom 3 as the franchise's first Khan villain, after John Abraham and Hrithik.

On February 2, 2012, the Supreme Court cancelled all 122 2G licenses granted in 2008 as wholly arbitrary and unconstitutional, shaking India's telecom sector.

Forbes called reclusive 5-Hour Energy founder Manoj Bhargava the wealthiest Indian in America in 2012 — worth $1.5 billion, though almost nobody knew his name.

Gottman's research says contempt is the strongest predictor of divorce. An argument that maintaining a baseline of respect is a condition for good behavior

A viral video by competitive eater Furious Pete showed how before-and-after fitness photos can be faked in five hours with chips, soda, oil, and a tanning bed.

M.I.A.'s middle finger during the Super Bowl XLVI halftime show in February 2012 became one of the most discussed — and legally disputed — halftime moments.

Teen pregnancy, drinking, and risky behavior are all in long-term decline in America. The data says today's teenagers are more cautious than the generations