What psychological facts about humans do you know? For instance, the way you experience fear when you lose your phone? Memories are less like precise snapshots and more like pieced images. Women have only half the pain receptors on their bodies are males, with a much larger threshold for pain. When you consume chocolate, the …
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These wild facts about the summer may surprise you like did you know there is an underwater hotel and only one rather interesting way to get there? Do you know the rest of these facts about summer? There’s a midnight baseball game tradition in Alaska and it’s 100 years old. The world’s longest lazy river …
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These fun summer activities don’t have to happen right away, there’s still some summer left! Have you hiked or watched a movie outside yet this summer? Have An Ice Cream Party If there’s anything sweeter about summer than ice cream, I don’t know what it is. Buy vanilla, strawberry, cookie dough and chocolate ice cream …
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Do you know any angry facts about dolphins? Turns out these pretty animals that people sometimes swim and play with are, well, mean and ugly! The Effect Of Air Pollution Dolphins use sound for communication and echolocation. Loud noises from ships, underwater construction, and naval exercises interfere with the acoustic signals that dolphins use. For …
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It’s World Folklore Day — which means it’s time for us to dive into the world’s strange folk tales and creatures. Last year, we featured a cavalcade of bizarre things from all over the globe. This time, however, we decided to stay closer to home. We recently talked about some curses in U.S. folklore, but …
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Psychology fun facts about the scientific study of the mind and behavior, also known as psychology. Did you know your eyes really do “get bigger” when you’re in love? And more. If you can speak two languages, you may unintentionally change your personality when you go from one language to another. Studies show that people …
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There are so many fun facts about the state of Connecticut, there was enough for more articles! Like did you know that ESPN first started in Connecticut? The first American dictionary was made by Noah Webster in Connecticut. The first dictionary was published in 1806 and an expanded and comprehensive version was published in 1826. …
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The Bath County History Museum is a small, local museum in Owingsville, Kentucky. It might not be a place you’d ever think to visit, unless you happen to have family in the area or something. But you should if you want to learn more about the bizarre event known as the Kentucky Meat Shower. Nearly …
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An inmate manages to escape the jail by digging a secret tunnel under the facility’s walls. This prison escape story is as old as time, familiar from movies like Shawshank Redemption. Recently, these events played out scene by scene in the Czech Republic. However, there’s a bit of a plot twist — the escapees weren’t …
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Blue crabs are generally considered a Maryland specialty, especially when drenched in Old Bay seasoning. Although the Old Line State might be the most famous for them, the crabs also show up in the Carolinas, Delaware, New Jersey, and even Louisiana. The corn fields of Iowa, however, are decidedly crab-less. It’s weird, then, that blue …
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