Did you read All The Lightning Facts You Never Knew: Part One? Follow the link if you haven’t, because this is part two. Lighting doesn’t just come down from above, it also streaks up high into the sky.This was discovered in the 1930s but finally confirmed in pictures. Scientists aren’t entirely sure why this happens …
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Let’s learn all the lightning facts! Like, lightning is the most powerful electrical source on earth. Lightning is hotter than the sun and can kill you from above. Lightning strikes more than eight million times a day. It strikes 100 times a second around the world. A bolt of lightening superheats the surrounding air, causing …
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Which strange inventions have you fallen in love with? Here are a bunch for you to explore. Selfie Toaster This is exactly what it sounds like and easily one of the most strange inventions. The company, Burnt Impressions, created a toaster that allows users to make toast charred with their own selfies. Who wouldn’t want …
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If you’re over the snow because you live in the North, then you get it. These are the most relatable photos you’ll see if you’re over the weather. It’s like the sun is trying so hard to break through the clouds but it just can’t. There’s nothing better in the winter than the sun coming …
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Some 2,000 years ago, Roman settlers established a site called Vindolanda in northern England. Later, in 1992, archeologists discovered a treasure trove of crafting goods at the ancient fort. Among the scraps of cloth, leather, shoes, and dresses, they found a wooden object. They filed it off as a darning egg — an implement used …
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You probably don’t think of your pee as something particularly valuable. And why would you — it’s a gross waste product. Yet, it can also be your body’s liquid gold. For example, you probably know that urine can be a precious fertilizer. But there are other uses for pee, as well. Throughout human history, we’ve …
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Here’s a science fiction plotline you’ve probably seen a thousand times. Scientists take two animals, mash their genes together, and create some kind of a horrifying hybrid creature that goes on to wreak destruction. Well, what used to be yesterday’s science fiction is today’s reality. At least the part about combining genes from different animals. …
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It’s a very slow shift, but our Moon is drifting further away from the Earth every year. It’s hard to think of the Moon as different than we know in the night sky but it looks like it’s edging farther and it’s not stopping. Who hasn’t looked up into the night sky and wondered what …
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Have you read Is This 21-Year-Old Girl Madeleine McCann?: Part One? Because this is part two. “I had not heard of this case until I started asking my parents questions about my childhood as I have little to no memory of it. The memories are all very blurry and when I have had conversations with …
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Did you read, Man Shares Effects After 11 Days, or 266 Hours, Awake: Part One? Because this is part two. Wright may be an advocate of sleeplessness but the Guinness Book of World Records no longer keeps a record of the most hours unslept because of the health risks associated with sleep deprivation. In an …
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