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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These crazy body facts might surprise you! Did you know you’re taller when you sleep at night? Your skeleton regenerates every 10 years so the bones you have will be brand new in about that time. As you age, the process takes longer and leads to your bones naturally thinning. Did you know about this …
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Whether they cultivate their muscles or minds, people have always sought to be faster, stronger, better. To achieve the peak of excellence, athletes and great thinkers both have resorted to various performance boosters, from anabolic steroids to gladiator sweat. However, you don’t need to take anything to do better, whether it’s in sports or academia. …
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Our oceans are delicate things. Their ecosystems are immensely complex, and even a small change in a single thing can cause a ripple effect that reverberates through the entire ocean. Such as the lack of whale poop. Indeed, whales’ gastrointestinal systems produce more than just precious (and revolting) ambergris. They also produce — surprise, surprise …
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Space launches are both incredibly expensive and potentially dangerous, so you’d imagine they’d be humorless, no-nonsense scientific affairs. And they are, for the most part, but the rockets may still carry something utterly unhinged. Ever since Sputnik in 1957, all manners of strange things have made it into Earth’s orbit and beyond. Some of them …
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For fans of the Northern Lights, 2024 was a fantastic yes. Aurora borealis lit up the sky across the northern hemisphere in spring and fall, showing up as far south as Mexico. Many American farmers, however, had some split opinions about the aurora. On one hand, they were certainly pretty to look at. On the …
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We know more about the natural world than ever before in human history — which is to say, still not very much. For instance, biologists estimate that we have discovered less than 15% of all animal species living on Earth. We’re making good progress, though. Every year, researchers define new animal species and 2024 was …
We’ve all seen the awesome opening battle scene in Gladiator. There must’ve been few things as terrifying to a Roman legionary than a barbarian warrior charging out of the deep woods. Well, except maybe a barbarian charging out of the deep woods while high out of his skull. A new study suggests that the warriors …
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