Many eras of human history have been recorded as having been particularly strange. However, you don’t need a span of many years for things to get weird. Sometimes it takes just one particularly bizarre day. Whether it’s due to politics, natural events, or something you’d never see coming, some days have gone down in history …
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These wild brain things can actually happen and that makes them even more wild. Do you think you know what they are? The Belief That You’re Already Dead: Cotard’s Delusion Some people with Cotard’s delusion genuinely believe they have died. They may insist that their organs are missing, their body has stopped functioning, or that …
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Remember Google Glass? If not, I can’t blame you. It was a short-lived, futuristic device in the mid-2010s that was supposed to integrate a computer into eyeglasses, allowing you to perform searches and such wherever you went. The Glass died, partially because the technology just wasn’t there yet. Now, it is – and that’s becoming …
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They say you have to suffer for beauty. Depending on what you do, that suffering may quickly become very real. People are ready to do pretty crazy things to look better (at least in their own heads). It seems like every day there’s some new thing that’s supposed to make you prettier, but it comes …
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No resource lasts forever. That’s why governments across the globe hold on to stockpiles of various goods, products, and fuels. Some of them make sense, like having reserves of oil, vital minerals, and local food staples. Others are more… Odd. Some countries hold reserves of seemingly bizarre products to cater to local necessities and cultural …
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What do you think is on this list of weird food-related cases? Like what happened to the man that ate too many carrots? The Man Who Lived on Pizza for Decades Dan Janssen became famous for eating almost nothing but cheese pizza for years. Despite the extremely limited diet, he continued living a normal life …
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Old McDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O! And on that farm, he had… What the heck is this guy growing? We’re all familiar with the common cash crops, from wheat to potatoes, coffee, cotton, and more. But there are a lot of much weirder things grown around the world. They might have super niche culinary uses, …
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Do you think these will be the craziest plans? People really are such interesting creatures. The Great Escape Using a Helicopter — Michel Vaujour (1986)French bank robber Michel Vaujour planned one of the boldest prison escapes ever attempted. While serving time in Paris, his wife learned to fly a helicopter and hijacked one, landing it …
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Have you read 50 Strange Secrets About Everyday Objects: Part One? Because this is part two. Microwave ovens heat food by exciting water molecules. Refrigerators move heat out instead of creating cold. Freezers slow bacterial growth but don’t completely stop it. Ceiling fans make people feel cooler without lowering room temperature. Pillows trap air to …
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So what do you think the possible reason is that scientists might bring back the woolly mammoth because it seems more than a little nuts. Would you agree? Restoring Lost Ecosystems One major reason for bringing back mammoth-like animals is the idea that they could help restore ancient Arctic grasslands. Woolly mammoths once lived in …
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