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8th grader's origami holds 9,000 times its weight, student trapped in German art, lightning sounds from Mars

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Dec 03, 2025
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Photo: Mark Frauenfelder

Happy Tuesday! Here’s today’s stories: A 14-year-old New Yorker just won $25,000 for designing origami that can support the weight of 4,000 elephants, proving that paper folding is secretly a superpower. Meanwhile, an American exchange student learned why you shouldn’t climb into giant vagina sculptures after getting stuck leg-fi…

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