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Are we alone in the universe? Or do alien creatures occasionally – or maybe even regularly – descend from the skies to walk on Earth? Some people certainly think so, and not all of them are UFO-hunting crackpots either. For example, you could go read our story of the ex-U.S. military boss who thinks we …
Who doesn’t like a good conspiracy theory? Even if you don’t believe in them, they’re entertaining stories to read – the more outlandish the theory, the better! Conspiracy theories are usually spawned by significant historical events, especially ones where someone important dies under murky circumstances. One of the most significant of such in – at …
Continue reading “50-year-old Newspapers Debunk JFK Conspiracy Theory”
The mom was found under a pile of clothes and an autopsy determined that she had been decomposing there for at least a year. An officer showed up to the residence and while talking to the residents, the following conversation was overheard over the call to the dispatcher: “Who is this upstairs?” the deputy questioned. …
Meat has become a bit of a controversial food in the past couple of decades, at least in some circles. Packed as it is with protein, there are some actual concerns surrounding our hunger for flesh. Without even mentioning any ethical and animal welfare issues, meat production presents some serious issues. Producing the amounts of …
Continue reading “Go Eat Yourself: Steak Grown from Human Cells Borders on Cannibalism”
We rely on somethings in life to remain constant so we can know the world is right. Grass grows, birds fly, the sun shines, and the normal human body temperature is about 98.6°F. For you Europeans, that’s 37°C, precise. This measurement – first measured by German physician Carl Wunderlich some 200 years ago – is …
Continue reading “Cold, So Cold… Universal Drop in Human Body Temperature Stumps Scientists”
It’s a common scene in Saturday morning cartoons and comedies. An elderly person, be it a grandma or grandpa, grabs a walking stick and chases someone around while beating them around the head. Usually such an instance of violence is used to elicit laughs from the audience. But there was nothing funny about it when …
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Some people love pizza, some like roasted Brussels sprouts, while others swear in the name of sushi. The point is, we all have a favorite food that we could eat every single day. But do you like your favorite dish enough that just hearing its name would bring you back from the grips of death? …
Continue reading “Name of Favorite Food Wakes Taiwanese Teen from Coma”
If you’ve flown before, you know that people watching is one of the best parts. The people on this plane sure got a show when it comes to that and all thanks to a drunken women. A woman, 25, was arrested for disorderly conduct and public intoxication. After allegedly starting a drunken altercation. She was …
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Do biologists like listening to Pearl Jam? We’re just asking, because a German-Japanese group of researchers seems to have taken a page out of the grunge band’s playbook. Seemingly referencing one of Pearl Jam’s most famous songs, the scientists have successfully done the evolution, baby! Using a specific gene from the human brain, they managed …
Continue reading “Do the Evolution: Scientists Grow Bigger Monkey Brain Using Human Genes”
This is a part two, so if you need to read the first part, click on this title. Read Hairdresser Got Drunk Necking Gin While at Work: Part One, then come back and finish up here with the rest of the story. “I didn’t sleep properly, I kept waking up all night and I messaged …
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