These weird units of measure are really only weird for those who don’t use them regularly. But whether you’re a cook or a seamstress, these weird units of measure are common but funny. Bushel A bushel measurement size changes depending on the food stuff placed into it. Specifically, from things that we grow in the …
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Here at Oddee, we’re in the business of bringing you the rarest and most unusual stories. And you can’t get much rarer or more unusual than something that happens once every 50,000 years. And soon it will never happen again. C/2022 E3 (ZTF) is coming. This exceedingly rare comet has entered our solar system and …
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The holiday season is over and it’s time to put away your Christmas lights. No, trust us, it’s time, just do it. “But it’s so annoying. The lights always get tangled in the box and it takes half a box to untangle them,” you say. “It’s so much easier to just leave them up.” We …
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Today, storytelling is a finely developed art form. We have so many ways to tell stories, from novels to movies, comic books, poetry… You name it. But all those ways to tell stories didn’t just suddenly pop up. They all had to start somewhere — and we now have a better idea of where. Archeologists …
Your intestines are full of much more than just fecal matter. The human gut is a world of its own, full of beneficial microbes, microorganisms, and other tiny things. And these microscopic fellows are vital to your well-being. If the delicate microbiome in your tubes goes off-balance, you’ll face any number of possibly debilitating or …
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Since the discovery of radioactivity in 1896, we’ve put the phenomenon to more or less good use. Today, we use nuclear power to produce energy, unleash immense destruction with atom bombs — and ironically treat cancer. But before this, people made some rather… Questionable nuclear-powered and radioactive inventions. Granted, they were still trying to figure …
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Stretching day is the perfect day to stretch, along with all the other days! Did you know that stretching everyday will only help you with your daily activities and decrease your risk of injury. If you sit a lot during the day… If you sit all day, first of all, get up! Try to be …
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It’s always a difficult situation if you find out your parents aren’t whom you think they are. Unless, of course, the whole thing is so bizarre that you’re more confused than upset. For example, you could find out that your mother is also your uncle. And possibly your father. A routine paternity test on a …
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There’s no sugarcoating it — nature is cruel. Many animals commit horrendous violence, rape, and many other questionable acts, but it’s what they have to do to survive. But then there are the animals that do horrible things for no apparent reason. There are animals out there that will engage in completely unnecessary cruelty and …
If you haven’t read The History of American Cheese: Part One and The History of American Cheese: Part Two, you’ll get the history of this article. Because this is part three. Legalities Kraft had a legal patent meaning he had the right to practice something and the right to prevent anyone else from doing it. …
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