After World War II, G.I.s returned from the front and got busy building families. That resulted in a baby boom, and that’s how we got today’s Boomers. It turns out that the same thing can also happen with our closest relatives. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, a bloody war raged in Uganda. This …
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Do you think you know a bunch of these fun facts about frogs? Because some of them are going to shock you. Frogs are amphibians and can live in water and on land. Their lives are shown in this dual water and land life as they are laid in water, hatch in the water and …
In science fiction, robots are comparable to, if not better than, real people. They can run, crawl, jump, speak, and use guns and computers just like a human would. Real robots, however, are much clumsier and clunkier things. Although some industrial machines can manipulate objects with incredible accuracy, humanoid robots are a far cry from …
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You’d imagine we’d know the ins and outs of our own bodies. After all, we’re all human beings, and if there’s anything we spend a lot of time working on and with, it’s other humans. Yet, there’s so much about the human body we simply don’t understand. Never mind stuff like not knowing which molecular …
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Robots are fascinating constructs in fiction, but in reality, they can be a little disappointing. While many have impressively complex computer processes running them, majority are little more than single arms building things in factories. But there are more interesting robots out there, too. Whether they’re built to entertain people, train workers, or just because …
Ew, you just walked face-first into a spiderweb! Peeling the sticky mess of your face is bad enough, but it always gets worse if you then feel something skittering across the back of your head. Oh well, at least spiders are solitary creatures. You won’t have to worry about there being multiple creepy crawlies on …
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Did you read The End All Be All Galapagos Islands Fun Facts: Part One? Because this is the second, and final, part. The Sierra Negra Volcano in Isabela Island of the Galapagos has the second largest crater in the world The Galapagos Islands are above a hot spot where the Earth’s crust is melting from …
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If you like Asian food, you’re familiar with the shiitake mushroom. These vaguely baby bella-looking fungi are absolutely delicious, whether you grill them, fry them, or use them to infuse mouthwatering umami flavor into broths. In the future, they might also help power your computer. A research team from the Ohio State University (OSU) has …
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Take a deep breath, hold it in… Exhale. Now do the same thing through your butt. Well, you obviously can’t do that, because your lungs are hooked up to a different orifice. However, a recent scientific breakthrough has demonstrated that breathing through your booty is not only possible, but safe. Butt breathing doesn’t involve drawing …
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Statistically, fall is our favorite season with over 40% of us preferring it over all others. Do you think some people hate the fall? I mean Fall is still pretty colorful with the changing leaves…much more colorful than winter. And the days are shorter, but it’s actually comfortable outside (at least where I live). Not …
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