Science Is Awesome
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More of the awesomeness of life and the world around you!
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Grover Krantz was an eccentric anthropologist and devoted pet lover. Before he lost his battle with pancreatic cancer in 2002, Krantz decided to donate his body to the Smithsonian. He said, "Ive been a teacher all my life and I think I might as well be a teacher after Im dead, so why dont I just give you my body. But theres one catch: You have to keep my dogs with me.23
The Midway Atoll is 1,200 miles away from civilization in the Pacific Ocean, about halfway between North America and Asia. Millions of albatross that live there have been unknowingly snacking on garbage from the nearby Great Pacific Garbage patch. Of course, their bodies cannot process the plastic, and they eventually die.