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Why does your body suddenly startle as you fall asleep?

3 years 9 months ago
Ever drift off to sleep and suddenly feel like you're falling, forcing you to wake with a start? Some people say they are startled alert by a loud snapping noise or a blinding light coming from inside their head, while others describe their muscles twitching involuntarily from a sudden electric shock.

Dubai could get a 93-kilometer indoor cycling super highway

3 years 9 months ago
Dubai could become a new center for sustainability and wellness, if developer URB gets its way. The Dubai-based firm has proposed a series of ambitious, environmentally focused designs to transform the emirate -- including an indoor climate controlled "sustainable urban highway" stretching over 93 kilometers (58 miles).

Largest ever collection of Vermeer paintings unveiled in blockbuster show

3 years 9 months ago
"The most mysterious and beloved artist of all time." Without a hint of apology, this is how the general director of Amsterdam's Rijksmuseum, Taco Dibbits, describes Vermeer. And it's hard to disagree. Of course, we have other more recognizable names — Leonardo, Rembrandt, Picasso, Van Gogh — but has any other great artist been so intensely studied and revisited in recent years as the Dutchman Johannes Vermeer of Delft?
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