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Madix the cat was found in the rubble of Sonny "Hoot" Gibson's Mayfield, Ky., office building nine days after a tornado devastated much of the town. Sonny "Hoot" Gibson via AP hide caption
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Shell neurons (green) project to the breathing center and core neurons (red) project to the pain/emotion center. Brain scientists have found the two are linked, shedding new light on opioid overdoses. Salk Institute hide caption
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Researchers from the Higher School of Economics in Moscow found that select, unopened, Lego sets on the secondary market saw an average annual return of 11% — that's more than gold and some shares of large companies. Sean Gallup/Getty Images hide caption
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