Arachnophobia, claustrophobia, anatidaephobia… Phobias of all kinds are relatively common issues that people around the world struggle with. But the thing about phobias is that they evolve with the times. For example, there wouldn’t have been any aerophobic people (that is, those scared of flying) before the advent of hot air balloons and airplanes. With …
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Serena Williams has discovered how magical breast milk is and she’s using it on her face. This is the story. Williams became a mom again back in August and after welcoming her second daughter, Adira River, she decided to use her lactation supply to the fullest and even tried it out on herself. In a …
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Old graveyards and other ancient burial sites are treasure troves for archeologists in every sense of the word. Both the human remains and the goods they were buried with can tell us a lot about our ancestors. The Tainiaro gravesite in northern Finland is one of the largest and northernmost Stone Age burial grounds. As …
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Fun facts or trivia questions, it doesn’t matter what you call them. Do you know these? The world’s fastest growing plant is bamboo. Michael Jackson was called the Kind of Pop. A candle’s flame is hot and blue in zero gravity. In Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew”, Petruchio’s manservant was called Grumia. The Guinness …
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If there’s one thing everybody knows about Australia, it’s the fact that the continent is sentient and just wants you dead. It seems almost every single living Australian creature is venomous to some degree. Ants, spiders, snakes, octopi, reptiles, and even the weirdly cute platypus are all venomous. We suspect even the Australians themselves might …
Museums and other archeological collections have a noble mission — preserving our past so that we won’t forget it. Usually, they carry out their task by collecting old objects and artifacts. But as museums themselves get older, their collections begin to fill with all kinds of ancient junk, like a hoarding grandma’s attic. Occasionally, some …
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Did you know that November is National Healthy Skin month? Because it is and these are all the natural ways that you can use to take care of your skin. Honey When you add honey to your skin, it draws moisture from the air and binds it. The added hydration will give your skin a …
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Here are more jellyfish fun facts for National Jellyfish Day! Can you hardly wait? Not only that, but box jellyfish can also move up to six meters per minute! The shelf-like shape of their bells allows them to catch and expel water more quickly than most jellies, which simply drift with the current. That is …
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What do you know about jellyfish? Today is National Jellyfish Day and a bunch of fun facts to go with it. Jellyfish do not have scales, gills, or fins like fish because they are not fish. They are 98% water. Jellyfish have one orifice that does the job of both the mouth and the anus. …
Picture yourself as an archeologist digging through the ruins of an ancient Neolithic city. Then, you find something. Slowly, from beneath sand and soil, you discover a statue. It’s a huge slab of stone carved into the shape of a giant man, more finely detailed than what you would’ve expected from the period. And the …
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