15 Facts You Didn’t Know About Your Body
From sneezing after sex, to the use of the appendix, meet 15 curious facts about the human body.
Category: Weird Science
10 Strangest Frogs
If you think simple frogs are creepy, wait until you meet these ten bizarre species.
10 Fascinating Frozen Wonders of Nature
From tiny snowflakes to a giant wave-looking glacier, meet some of the most beautiful ice formations sculpted by nature.
10 Most Fascinating Natural Phenomena
1Aurora Borealis Undoubtedly one of the most beautiful events to occur in our world, the Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, has both astounded and amazed people since it was first discovered. This phenomenon ocurrs when the sun gives off high-energy charged particles (also called ions) that travel out into space at speeds …
10 Most Disturbing Bugs
1Lymantrid moth (Dasychira pudibunda) The Lymantrid moth (Calliteara pudibunda) is widespread in Danish beech (Fagus sylvatica) forests. The species has one generation in Denmark, with the dull grey moth flying during June. Each female can lay 300-400 eggs which she normally does very near the place where she emerged from the pupae. The small caterpillar …
10 Amazing Hybrid Animals
From the Zebroid (Zebra + Equine) to a Beefalo (Buffalo + Cow), some of the most intriguing hybrid animals. 1Zebroid = Zebra + Equine A zebroid (also zebra mule and zebrule) is the offspring of any cross between a zebra and any other equine: essentially, a zebra hybrid. In most cases, the sire is a …
9 of the World’s Biggest Animals
1World’s Biggest Dog Say hello to this gargantuan specimen named Hercules, purportedly the Guinness Record holder for World’s Biggest Dog. Hercules is an English Mastiff and has a 38 inch neck and weighs 282 pounds. With “paws the size of softballs”, the three-year-old monster is far larger and heavier than his breed’s standard 200lb. …
10 Most Fascinating Dogs
1Sgt. Stubby: America’s first war dog hero America’s first war dog, Stubby, served for 18 months and participated in seventeen battles on the Western Front. In February of 1918 he saved his regiment from surprise mustard gas attacks. This pit bull terrier dog was the most decorated war dog of World War I and the …
10 Most Fascinating Galaxies of our Universe
1The Sombrero Galaxy The Sombrero Galaxy (also known as M104 or NGC 4594) is an unbarred spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It has a bright nucleus, an unusually large central bulge, and a prominent dust lane in its inclined disk. The dark dust lane and the bulge give this galaxy the appearance of …
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10 Transparent Animals
1Transparent Frog Native to Venezuela, the Glass Frogs belong to the amphibian family Centrolenidae (order Anura).While the general background coloration of most glass frogs is primarily lime green, the abdominal skin of some members of this family is transparent, so that the heart, liver, and digestive tract are visible through their translucent skin. (Photo by …