Our desire for exploration far outpaces our capacity. Our struggle to travel to our neighboring planets doesn’t bode well for exploring distant solar systems. But when you consider how little of our own world we’ve seen, we’re still in the infancy of understanding the capacity for survival in species. Take, for instance, the pitch-black, freezing, …
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English is a crustacean language. It grows and sheds words to make room for new ones, which is a good thing. People may be aghast that “literally” now also means figuratively, but all words and their definitions are made up. We can use them however we want–change the meaning, mash them together, and throw away …
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The auction house RR Auction in Boston launched online bidding for a bunch of presidential memorabilia, and some of it weirder than others. Last year, they sold a lock of Lincoln’s hair alongside a telegram covered in bloodstains. The winning bidder remained anonymous but paid $81,000 to own a remnant of the 16th president. There’s …
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Our planet, cozy, warm, and blessed with an abundance of carbon and water, is such an anomaly in our solar system. When we talk about “strange planets,” Earth is probably the strangest. After all, in the hundreds of billions of planets in our galaxy, we’re the only one (we know of) that can support such …
We’ve previously addressed the sky-high pricing for Legos these days. They’ve gone from a ubiquitous gift for kids to a serious investment for parents. When someone sets a World Record for the size of a Lego display, it’s a big announcement that this person is rich. Or, in this case, a museum. Kids museums have …
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Setting off on international travel is the start of an exciting adventure. By leaving the comfort zone of your home country, you will have a whole range of new experiences and meet a lot of fascinating people from all over the world. However, there are certain steps that you should take to ensure that your …
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For many people, suggesting to friends and family you want to visit a casino is treated with phrases like, “The house always wins” and “Las Vegas was never built on winners.” And sure enough, casinos have an advantage in nearly every game, from slots and video poker to baccarat and blackjack. Still, to be clear, …
Houseplants are having an actual moment on the internet. It started last year, but the momentum is still going strong across social media. Plant accounts offer viral content about rare and luxury plants, plant care, and how to sneak yet another houseplant into your home without your partner noticing. Internet trends aside, houseplants are beneficial …
The year 2020 has already ended, to the relief of many. Yet, despite all the challenges we faced this past year, some people just could not leave well enough along. Despite Covid-19, a stressful election season, and economic uncertainty, people still managed to do incredibly stupid things. The list below features glaring stupidity of some …
Scroll through your For You Page on TikTok, and a weird theme appears of people monetizing just about anything–muscular guys chopping wood, hippies repotting plants, Millennials lipsynching. Something about people in their cluttered bedrooms, making a living without succumbing to a soul-draining retail job, is charming. But it’s also concerning that this is all the …
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