We live here, eat here, and breathe here, but how much do we not know about Planet Earth? Here are a bunch of fun facts to make your day. The Earth is Kinda Small Well, really small, when you compare it to the sun. A whopping 1.3 million Earths could fit inside the sun. Wow! …
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Ruling an empire or a kingdom used to be a brutal business. As such, we often label a lot of past emperors and kings as “crazy” or “insane” because of their sometimes unspeakably cruel reigns. But horrendous as some of the things carried out under their orders were, unfortunately, that was the name of the …
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One day, life on Earth will end. All humans, animals, plants, and even microbes will die, and there’ll be nothing left but a sterile rock floating in the void. Of course, that hasn’t happened yet (as far as we know). But that just fuels people’s curiosity about how exactly the world is going to end. …
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We’ve all inhaled something we’re not supposed to at one point or another. And you know how that usually ends — you cough your lungs out until the foreign object leaves your airways. Sometimes, though, the intruder never leaves and we learn to live with it until doctors discover it years later. That’s when you …
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Puppies, kittens, bunnies… There are just so many cute animals in the world and not enough time to pet them all. But your usual huggable fuzzballs are merely the tip of the adorable iceberg. We’ve written a lot about the most horrible animals, but this time, we’ll take a look at the forgotten and unknown …
Getting bitten by… Well, anything is not something that most people want. But most of us will get bitten by something or other throughout our lives. Usually, that’s not a big deal — patch yourself up and you’re good to go. That, of course, depends completely on what happens to bite you. Here’s a list …
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If you follow the news at all, you might think we’re living in the end times. But in reality, that could be further from the truth. By many metrics, today is the best day ever to be alive. We’re not saying that there aren’t big problems in the world, but compared to history, we live …
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April 20th is National fry day, cheddar fries that is. Here are a whole bunch of cheddar fry recipes to try for this fry day. Cheddar Fries It’s not like you need to add anything to cheddar cheese fries for them to be amazing, because you really don’t. Make some crispy shoestring fries, or …
I know, I know, we all love a fantastic drink every know and then.. or even a slightly ok drink pretty often? Americans love to drink and Wisconsinites do even more however, this is alcohol awareness month and here are all the reasons why you shouldn’t drink. Memory and Thinking The vast majority of us …
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Every dog owner has gagged when their pooch releases a small biological weapon attack in the living room. And today, on April 8, we celebrate that fact. You may or may not have known this, but April 8 is the Dog Farting Awareness day. On this most illustrious of dates, we gather in solemn contemplation …
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