What is big, wet, and costs millions of dollars? The world’s largest swimming pool at San Alfonso del Mar resort, of course. It’s nearly 20 acres of watery goodness — so large that visitors can opt to travel by boat around the man-made lagoon. You’ll have to travel to the coast of Chile to experience […]
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Okay, this may not be for the faint of heart — but for the rest of us, seeing someone swallow a sword is cool enough in itself. How about being able to get an inside view of what’s going on while a sword swallower is actually doing that? We got your x-ray sword swallowing images […]
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Sorry dogs, there’s a new best friend in town. According to the Telegraph, owning a cat helps pet owners combat their risk for strokes. They cite a study stating that cat owners were less likely to die from a stroke than their feline-less counterparts. Over 4,000 people were involved in the study, and half of […]
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Unless you were named prom king/queen, “Most Likely to be Cool,” or some other extremely extroverted title in high school or college, it’s always a guilty pleasure to be able to avoid a certain social situation for some secret reason. Maybe an annoying friend will be attending, maybe it will be awkward in every way […]
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Every so often I come across a website that helps me out — not just with a interesting article, but a platform or service that makes my life just a little bit easier or even, more enjoyable. Unfortunately, since those sites come around only once in a blue moon, I get that depressed feeling like […]
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We’ve all been there — stuck on the side of the road with a flat tire, lost on the highway searching for directions to a ‘local’ restaurant to meet some sketchy acquaintances, or, if you’re like me — you’ve lost your credit card (even though you’re positive it was stolen).
So, what’s the connection between all […]
You have all seen pictures of the earth in some form or fashion — either by a globe, atlas, or even through Google Map. But these beautiful pictures show what the earth looks like at night. These pictures were taken through the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Operational Linescan System, which was originally designed to view […]
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Have you ever traveled to a location and realized that, in some strange way, you’ve been there before? Or, have you been asked a question that you swore you knew the answer to — but even though it’s on the tip of your tongue, you just can’t seem to get the answer out?
These and other […]
Seventy-five years ago, the communicator that comic strip crime fighter Dick Tracy wore strapped to his wrist was thought to be a flight of fancy. Now cell phones are common among kindergartners.
For the clumsy and the absent-minded who are constantly dropping their cell phone into a wet sink or can’t seem to remember where they […]
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Everyone knows smoking is bad for your health. Even tobacco company’s must provide a surgeon general’s warning to the customer about how dangerous smoking is. Second hand smoke is just as deadly. However, no one really understood how cigarette smoke caused lung cancer. Was it the nicotine? Other toxins?Researchers from the University of California published […]
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Have you ever had an argument with a member of the opposite sex and you found yourself saying, “If you only saw my side of the story… you’d understand.” Well, turns out a difference in opinion is the only thing that differs between men and women’s viewpoints.
When it comes to imagining and predicting future events, […]
Have you ever seen a movie like The Butterfly Effect where memory flashbacks are sometimes portrayed like a DVD on fast forward? Well researchers out of the University of Arizona have figured out that this is kind of how the brain consolidates memories from the prior day. In other words, when processing the day’s events, […]
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As a kid, did you ever play the game where one person makes up a statement and the phrase must be whispered word-for-word into the person sitting next to you? The phrase travels around the room and when it finally reaches the last person, the group gets to see how distorted the original statement became. […]
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Is there a link between eating enough nutrients as a toddler and increased pay as an adult? A 30 year-old study believes so.
John Hoddinott of the International Food Policy Research Institute in Washington D.C. led a study which analyzed data on 1,424 Guatemalans aged 25-42 who grew up in four villages.
The study actually began in […]
With the hustle and bustle of everyday life, stress is at an all-time high. For many people, their anxiety turns them to food — and it isn’t usually an apple or handful of pretzels. If you’re like me, comfort foods provide the ultimate feel-good factor. That is until your scale breaks, you become upset, are […]
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Sounds like these chimps are on to something!
After months of continuous study, researchers find that chimpanzees are fickle when it comes to trading one thing for another, unless they are gaining something better in return. Never would have guessed. They are animals, after all.
Still, scientists have found that, when trained, chimps are more willing to […]
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