If your house catches fire, it’s game over. Even if it doesn’t burn to the ground, all the water the firefighters will spray on it will surely cause massive damage to the structures and your belongings. Wouldn’t it be great if there were a way to extinguish a fire without water? Soon, there might be. …
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They say the eyes are the windows of the soul. But you can see a lot of other things in the eyes, too. To be perfectly honest, our eyes are a little freaky. In some ways, human eyes are some of the sharpest in nature, and there’s a lot that goes on in those balls …
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A lot of things happened in 2007. Apple changed the tech landscape with the first iPhone, Netflix started streaming movies, the Harry Potter book series wrapped up… And Neville Greene received a traffic ticket for running a red light. But the Canadian man didn’t feel he deserved to be fined. He appealed the ticket and …
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Governments poison their citizens in many ways. You can see that in the food/pharma/lifestyle of America, right? Unit 731 carried out brutal human experimentation in occupied China. Victims were exposed to plague, anthrax, and other deadly diseases. During the Cold War, the U.S. military conducted secret radiation experiments on unsuspecting civilians and soldiers to study …
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Do you think you know all the facts on this list about the courts throughout history? Maybe you have something to add? Trial by combat was once a legal practice in parts of Europe. Two opponents fought physically, and the winner was believed to have divine support on their side. The phrase “court is now …
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Did you know that there are things that help your teeth more than fluoride? This is because your mouth health isn’t dependent on fluoride. Sleeping enough so your immune system can stop treating your gums like optional equipment. Not crunching ice cubes like your teeth are industrial equipment. Treating bleeding gums like warning signs instead …
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What do you do if you feel disrespected? What do you think is on this list? Give them a thumbs up usually reserved for children attempting basic tasks. Slowly rotate your chair away from them during the conversation. Start acting dramatically disappointed instead of angry, like a betrayed school principal. Start speaking with fake royal …
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What do you think people do to dissociate? Do you ever find yourself dissociating? Learn niche hobbies briefly and intensely before abandoning them completely. Fold laundry incredibly slowly to avoid confronting thoughts. Rewatch the same comfort show so many times the dialogue becomes emotional wallpaper. Wander stores without buying anything, treating fluorescent lighting like therapy. …
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Do you think there are manipulative things restaurants do to get you in the door? Have you ever noticed anything? Serve food on wooden boards or roof tiles to appear trendy and artistic. Put candles on tables to create artificial intimacy between exhausted strangers. Train servers to remove empty plates quickly so tables feel ready …
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Space is not the place to be. Unless you’re an alien, no living thing can withstand the horrible conditions of the void. Or so you might think. As it turns out, though, there are plenty of creatures that are perfectly fine with a trip to the orbit – or even long-term exposure to the vacuum …
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