The 2019 Forbes list of the world's richest people counts 2,153 billionaires, which is 55 less than the year prior. But while the wealth of the super-rich has trended downward, wealthy women are on the rise, making history in the process. There were more female billionaires in 2019 than ever before.
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Bill Gates is a billionaire willing to part with his wealth. If all the world's billionaires had the same mentality, they could do some great things. But could billionaires end world poverty? The around 2,000 billionaires made enough money in 2018 alone to end extreme poverty 7 times over.
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If your cat loves discarded cardboard boxes, don't judge, for this is simply feline nature. But in keeping with tradition of the mysterious sphinx, no one knows exactly why cats love confined spaces. Don't worry, though; we've got scientific theories for the reason why cats like boxes so much.
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While only about 5 percent of a jelly's body is solid mass, they're actually eaten by a good deal of species. While they were once thought to be a nutritional cul-de-sac since they're basically just water, jellies are like snack foods for ocean dwellers: easy and abundant. So which beasts eat them?
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Cats enjoy swimming about as much as Spirit Airlines enjoys punctuality. They find it oppressive and repugnant, as if each H20 molecule contains the sound bite of a baby bawling and a flight delay. Yet, cats need water to survive, making their relationship a bit complicated. So what gives?
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Sharks are fascinating, borderline unearthly creatures with millions of years of evolution backing their near unquestionable supremacy over the open sea. Lightning fast, unblinking, and terrifying, they are that rarest of apex predators. But what animal eats the animal that eats everything?
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Despite the best efforts of cats everywhere to act like they're too cool for school, their undoing can be engineered with the blandest of fruits: the cucumber. Yes, cucumbers are technically fruits. So why would this lethal species be so afraid of an inert piece of plant matter?
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Dogs' mouths lick their puppies' private parts to induce peeing and pooping and occasionally eat poop out of sheer boredom, malnutrition, or to get attention. But surely, those crotch-licking poop-eaters' mouths are cleaner than a human's, right? Well...no, they're pretty gross, actually.
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Of all of the many things people love about dogs, their faces are in the top five. From long, sleek heads of greyhounds to whatever microwave accident resulted in the Dogue de Bordeaux, the closest thing to a universal feature all dogs possess is a set of whiskers. But what do they do?
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The bonds we have with our canine companions are unlike any other, and knowing what's going on inside their precious heads can only make that bond stronger.
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Dogs are called "man's best friend," a title they earned from thousands of years of accompanying us in our daily waking lives. But as it turns out, all those good boys and girls might be wagging their tails and throwing up on the rug in dreamland as well. Here's what dogs (probably) dream about.
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Dogs have been our faithful companions for thousands of years, but there are still so many mysteries associated with the furry love machines. What are they thinking about? Do they love us as much as we love them? Perhaps most pressingly, what happens if they eat a grape?
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If you give typewriters to an infinite army of monkeys and let them bang away, they'll eventually type the complete works of Shakespeare. But soft! What stench through yonder nostrils break? 'Tis their poop, and those sons of simians might just throw it at you. Why would primates pelt you with poop?
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For many humans, chocolate is pretty much heaven in your mouth. However for dogs, death by chocolate isn't just a morbid dessert name. As any responsible dog owner will tell you, chocolate can be a one-way ticket to Casket Town for canines, and the trip to the afterlife is a rough one.
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A billion dollars is a lot of money. It's hard to imagine how people become billionaires, but even stranger is that some billionaires lose it all.
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Cats are cute and cuddly and fluffy but sometimes when you're petting them, they turn into biting machines. Why? What's wrong with the petting? You like petting! Here's why cats sometimes bite you when you're petting them.
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These animals adapted or evolved quickly to defend themselves against humans.
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There's a ton of misinformation floating around out there about cats that just refuses to go away.
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