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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What do you think of these quotes about winter? If you hate the season, it’s almost over! “Summer is the time for squabbles. In winter, we must protect one another, keep each other warm, share our strengths.” — George R.R. Martin “Winter forms our character and brings out our best.” — Tom Allen. This has …
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To keep your species alive, you need to have babies. For the most part, procreation follows the classic, tried-and-true method. If you don’t know what we’re talking about, go ask your parents about the birds and bees. Nature isn’t big on standardization, though, and some animals carry on their legacy in unusual ways. Some of …
We’re all doomed to die. No, that’s not teenage nihilism or Shakespearean introspection — it’s a fact of life. To illustrate this point, an estimated 99.9% of all species that have ever existed are long gone. Whether it is a plant or animal, big or small, any given species rarely survives past 15 million years. …
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No matter how mundane of a body part it is, at some point along the evolutionary line, it appeared for the first time. Something as basic as eyes, blood, or even brains stop existing if you go far enough back in history. The same goes for the butthole. An animal’s rear passage can be a …
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Do you know these national park fun facts? There are so many more that didn’t make this list, but how cool do these sound? The oldest park east of the Mississippi River is Acadia National Park. This park was also the first instance in which land was donated to the federal government. There are more …
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Some animals are carnivores, while others are content to munch on leaves and fruits. You can usually tell fairly quickly whether an animal eats plants, other animals, or both. Yet, sometimes nature throws a curveball at you. Certain animals do not eat at all what you’d expect. Perhaps they’re real gourmands who go only for …
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