You have something really important you need to do in another room. So, you get up, walk over there, pass the doorway, and… You no longer have any idea why you came over. We’ve all had this happen, probably more times than we can remember. But why? What is it about doorways that makes your …
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In the life of every man, there will come a time when you do something utterly harebrained to get some. You may not be proud of it, and it may even be dangerous, but you still do it. Just to get laid. Well, it’s the same thing in the animal kingdom. Although there are certainly …
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Mushrooms are very valuable. Not only do some of them taste amazing, but mushrooms and other fungi are some of the most important decomposers in nature. That said, they are a bit freaky. They’re not quite animals, they’re not quite plants, and they can pop up unannounced somewhere unexpected overnight. That, and some of them …
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If you have a computer powered by disembodied human brain, is it a man or machine? That’s a question that comes up in many science fiction stories where combining human biology with computers is possible. Soon, we may have to start asking that question in real life as well. An Australian biotech company Cortical Labs …
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Do you think you know these intriguing intestine fun facts? Like that your intestines help you breathe, well, kinda? Intestines Help You Breathe? According to Leonardo da Vinci, your intestines do help you breathe. He thought this because he thought the digestive system aided in respiratory function. In 1940, he wrote among notes that “The …
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Yawning is famously contagious. If you see someone yawn, you’re more likely than not to do so yourself, as is everyone else around you. Now imagine if the same went for other bodily functions — like emptying your bladder. That’s how it apparently works with chimpanzees. A new study has found that chimps like to …
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Life always finds a way. Even if it has to violently create a new opening to make new life happen. For some creatures, that’s just part of their horrendous procreation ritual. For others, though, it’s something that happens by freak accident. Like this teenage girl. A teen girl in Lesotho showed up at a hospital …
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Want to hear more curious penis facts? Because here they are. There’s A Penis Museum There really is and it’s in Iceland. There are more than 238 penises, along with penile parts from nearly all the fauna of Iceland. The largest penis is from a sperm whale, standing 6 feet tall and weighing in at …
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Do you know about these curious penis facts? Like that penises may have had barbs on them? Barbed Penises? The human penis is among one of the most smooth in the animal kingdom, but it may not have always been that way. “In the distant past, it probably had sharp barbs, like some of our …
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Taking care of children is hard, especially the first time. If you have a bouncing newborn baby at home, you might be on the lookout for any and all parenting advice you can get. If your relatives, friends, and complete strangers haven’t already bombarded you with enough tips, you might turn to the natural world …
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