A country’s constitution is a powerful document. It lays down the basic governmental and legal principles along which the authorities are supposed to operate. Sometimes, those principles are a bit silly. Constitutions from around the world often feature clauses dictating some strange provisions. This could be because the constitution is very old, it was written …
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In the U.K., the monarch owns all the swans and organizes an annual census to count the precious birds. This unconventional tradition is called Swan Upping, and we explained it in detail yesterday. That story got us asking ourselves what other strange tradition monarchies follow — not just in Great Britain but all over the …
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If you have Christmas in July vibes, give these snow facts a read. (And don’t worry, Christmas will be here before we know it!) A “thundersnow” is a snowstorm including thunder, lighting, and strong winds. Snow isn’t white but it’s actually clear. The snow looks white because of the way the sun reflects off of …
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What random facts about dreaming do you know? Like did you know that everyone dreams every night? Dreams are easily forgotten due to chemical changes during sleep, due to the prefrontal cortex function and the hippocampus function. Blind people dream, often about animals, their service dogs and eating. Those who are fully blind only dream …
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We’ve all probably spent time in front of a mirror, wondering how weird our mouths look. But let us tell you, human mouths are nothing compared to some of the maws that are out there. Some animals have absolutely mind-boggling gobs. And it’s not just the weird life of ancient Earth — even living animals …
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Do you remember some of the crazy things that happened in the 90s? Like what about the fight, with the bite? Who doesn’t remember the infamous fight between Mike Tyson and Evander Holyfield, or for the younger generation, or hasn’t heard about it? Tyson lost it during the fight and bit off part of Holyfield’s …
We all become bones eventually. While unfortunate for us, our remains can tell a lot about our way of life to future archeologists. That, or they could unearth our bones and utterly confused and creeped out by what they see. Occasionally, some weird human remains pop out of the ground for one reason or another. …
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There are so many wild things that happened in the 90s. Do you know about these stories from that decade? The body of Zachary Taylor was exhumed June 17, 1991, almost 150 years after his death, to see if he was murdered. Originally, cholera was thought to be the be the cause of death, but …
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They say the eyes are windows of the soul. If that’s the case, then there are some freaky-deaky souls out there. The human eye is excellent at what it does, but compared to many animals, our peepers aren’t that impressive. There are critters in nature that can spot tiny prey from a mile away, see …
What do you know about comets? Here are some fun facts about these objects flying around the Earth. Comets appear in the sky like streaks because they’re actively melting. The core of a comet is called the comet nucleus and can be several kilometers wide, like the size of a small town. Comets are composed …