Do you know about these weird ways to look taller? Or you born with height? Wear the same color from head to toe. A single-color outfit creates a continuous visual line, making your body appear longer. Dark colors like black, navy, or charcoal can make this effect even stronger. Raise your hairstyle. Adding height to …
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A popular urban myth states that Coca-Cola (and other similar drinks) will dissolve a tooth within days. While that’s not true, cola drinks are acidic, and drinking too much can damage your teeth. But their acidity may have beneficial effects as well, as this woman’s case demonstrates. A Massachusetts woman reported to a hospital with …
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“If you build it, they will come,” says the common expression. That’s simply not true. Creating a popular tourist attraction is shockingly difficult. Build it in the wrong place, at the wrong time, or do your math poorly, and all you’ll ever have is a giant money sink and a lot of people making fun …
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How do you think children are different from 50 years ago? Things are always changing and these are some from the last handful of decades. The first years of life are more important than previously understood. Researchers now know that early childhood experiences strongly influence brain development, learning abilities, emotional regulation, and future health. The …
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Do you know about these crazy killers and why they said they killed? For attention or just to know how it felt, it doesn’t get much crazier than that. “I wanted to know what it felt like.” One of the most disturbing motives ever described is simple curiosity. Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb murdered 14-year-old …
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Remember Spaceballs? If that’s too old for you, it’s a 1987 sci-fi parody by Mel Brooks, featuring an evil spacefaring race called the Spaceballs. I’m bringing the movie up because it turns out that space balls are real. But they’re not as comically heinous as in the film. Recently, beachgoers discovered strange metallic spheres on …
Did you read 10 True Stories That Sound Completely Made Up: Part One? Because this is part two. The Man Who Invented an Entire Country In the early 1820s, Scottish adventurer Gregor MacGregor claimed to be the ruler of a prosperous Central American nation called Poyais. He published detailed books describing fertile farmland, modern cities, …
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Accidents have always been part of human existence, but the way we respond to them has changed dramatically over time. From ancient civilizations to the modern era, the concept of accountability, compensation, and legal recourse has evolved in fascinating and often bizarre ways. What started as simple retaliation or community-based justice systems transformed into the …
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The British monarchy gets a lot of attention worldwide, for varying reasons. Some people enjoy the drama and gossip, while others are drawn to the centuries of pomp and tradition. Some of those ceremonies, however, are decidedly odd or just straight-up outlandish. But that’s what you get when you carry some traditions over hundreds of …
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Do you think you know all about these true stories? Do you know about Project Acoustic Kitty? The Man Who Survived Two Atomic Bombs – Tsutomu Yamaguchi Tsutomu Yamaguchi was a 29-year-old engineer working for Mitsubishi when he traveled to Hiroshima on a business trip in August 1945. On the morning of August 6, he …
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