Space is strange. There are all kinds of bizarre things floating about in there, from planets where razor glass rains sideways to incomprehensibly huge voids where there’s nothing at all. Yet, we know so little about the universe that astronomers discover new surprises all the time. Recently, they found a planet that defies most things …
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Animals can have confusing names. For example, did you know the red-bellied woodpecker doesn’t have a red belly? These kinds of misleading monikers can be a result of outdated classifications, shared appearances between unrelated animals, or simple mistakes. Whatever the reason, though, an animal’s name or behavior can lead you to believe it’s related to …
Do you know these ice fun facts? Besides snow, ice is the cornerstone of the season and know you’ll know more about it. Ice always floats in water, which is why your drink cubes bob at the top. Ice cubes can crack loudly when dropped into warm drinks. The holes in ice cube trays help …
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Do you know that breast milk changes for the baby, depending on health and age? Do you think you know these fun facts about breast milk? Its composition changes daily and even within one feeding. The milk at the start of a feed (foremilk) is more watery, while the milk at the end (hindmilk) is …
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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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