Are you watching any of the craziest reality dating TV shows? Do you think Love is Blind or Married at First Sight is more wild? Are You the One? “Contestants live together while trying to identify their scientifically matched “perfect match.” If the entire group guesses correctly by season’s end, they split a large cash …
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These odd orange things may surprise you. If there’s something you can think of to add to the conversation, let us know by adding it to the comments! For some glowworms, certain larvae emit an orange glow instead of green. Clementine octopuses are the ones who glow when they’re mating. Can you imagine two octopuses …
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Do you know about these wild Amazon rainforest stories? Tell us about something that isn’t on this list in the comments! Trees That Kill The manchineel tree that lives in parts of the Amazon basin, is so toxic that if its raining and you stand under it, you will get burned. It bears fruit that …
In a famous scene during her adventures in Wonderland, Alice attends the Mad Hatter’s mindboggling tea party. It’s one of the prime examples of the kind of surreal imagination that only humans are capable of. Well, that’s what we thought. Now, researchers have found out that apes may have active imaginations, too — and they …
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In the great game of global political and military powers, nations are often willing to take any steps necessary to get ahead of their rivals. Even if those steps are both bizarre and moderately disconcerting. Russia, for instance, is allegedly developing technology to turn birds, such as pigeons, into remote-controlled surveillance drones. The scheme sounds …
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Do you know all these fun facts about figure skating? How about that it’s been around for more than 1,000 years? Controversial Costumes Short skirts were once scandalous when it came to figure skating. Sonja Henie revolutionized skating fashion in the 1920s by wearing short skirts and ballet-style outfits throughout her programs. First Olympic Winter …
What’s inside you is what really matters. No, we’re not talking about your good heart, but your skeleton. In vertebrates, the skeleton provides support for the creature’s entire body. It has to adapt and specialize to allow each animal to get through its everyday life. Consequently, some of them end up pretty freaky-looking. Here are …
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Animals do things differently. That includes what they carry in their no-no zones. When it comes to animal genitalia, it gets really strange, really quickly. Reproductive competition is fierce in nature, so critters end up developing some seriously funky equipment to ensure they get to carry on their legacy. We’ve covered this subject before, but …
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Did you know there’s a percentage a food needs to be called that? Here are some examples and what it takes in different countries to be considered each food. Chocolate in the United States To be labeled chocolate, a product must contain at least 10% chocolate liquor or the ground cocoa mass made from cocoa …
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Do you know these black bear fun facts? Did it surprise you to learn that a baby black bear is so little? Despite their size, black bears are generally shy and avoid humans whenever they can. Black bears are classified as “Least Concern” by the IUCN due to stable populations. Black bears are highly intelligent …
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