👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Anderson Cooper has listened to practically 6,000 voicemails from folks reaching out to him with stories of life-altering loss. And he returns a few of these calls. It’s all a part of a community the NCS host constructed around grief, which he explores in his deeply private “All There Is” podcast. That community is rising — and tonight, “All There Is Live” premieres as a weekly livestream at 9:15 p.m. ET. Check it out and be part of the dialog at NCS.com/allthereis
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Turns out it’s not nearly hitting 10,000 steps — it’s about how you are taking them. A new research finds that longer, sustained strolls are linked to lower risks of heart disease and early death, making that traditional “long walk on the beach” greater than only a romantic cliché.
Can a species “de-evolve”? Perhaps. In a suspected case of reverse evolution, wild tomatoes in the Galápagos have developed a sure protection mechanism that hasn’t been seen in millions of years.
Museums by day, playgrounds by evening. London’s establishments are courting new crowds with silent discos, samurai suppers and lion-side glamping — all a part of a creative reinvention.
While selling her new guide, Kamala Harris opened up about her “complicated” relationship with former President Joe Biden, revisiting moments from her short-lived presidential marketing campaign and the fallout that adopted.
Halloween ensembles from the first half of the twentieth century had been terrifying. From pagan spirits to Wonder Woman, check out a short historical past of this vacation’s costumes. And if you happen to’re nonetheless scrambling for one, you may be in luck.
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NCS correspondent goes undercover at Netherworld Haunted House
Watch as NCS correspondent Isabel Rosales braves the notorious Netherworld Haunted House, remodeling right into a monster to scare unsuspecting company.
👻 Lights, digicam, shriek! You’ve simply entered the legendary Netherworld Haunted House. Your pores and skin prickles, adrenaline spikes — and that primal fight-or-flight intuition kicks in. But the actual fright? NCS’s Isabel Rosales, remodeled right into a terrifying monster, ready to spook unsuspecting guests.
🌊 Searching the seas: During a hunt for a famed polar exploration shipwreck, researchers found one thing sudden: placing geometrics patterns created by fish on the Antarctic seafloor.

🥤 Coca-Cola lately launched a brand new soda components in the US market. What key ingredient change units it aside from the conventional model?
A. It makes use of cane sugar as an alternative of high-fructose corn syrup
B. It contains added electrolytes for hydration
C. It options lowered caffeine content material
D. It’s sweetened with stevia and monk fruit
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🧠 Quiz reply: A. Coca-Cola has begun promoting a soda that uses cane sugar, somewhat than high-fructose corn syrup, in the US following a requirement from President Donald Trump.
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