The Truth About The Christian Science Church
The words "Christian" and "science" don't typically jive, so the religion called Christian Science is one of those things that makes you wonder.
Read More-
-
Weirdest Weather Events Ever
Some of the weirdest weather events in history have been totally forgotten today.
Read More -
This Is How The North Pole Smells
Who among us hasn't looked at photographs of the ethereal, sweeping North Pole and wondered what it's like to be there? What would it ... smell like?
Read More -
Innovative Vehicle Ideas That Immediately Failed
The car industry has always been a hotbed of innovation, but quite a few of these "great" ideas didn't work out well. At all.
Read More -
How Would Doctors Perform Surgery In Space?
It would take at least 150 days to get to Mars with current astronautical equipment. So what happens if you get a blood clot?
Read More -
The Largest Chicken Breed In The World
The true "rex goliath" of domesticated fowl is the Jersey Giant, which sounds as much like the nickname of an amateur Garden State boxer as a chicken breed.
Read More -
What Happens If You Touch A Blue Poison Dart Frog?
The blue poison dart frog is a perfect example of how reality can be blown out of proportion.
Read More -
Two Objects In Our Solar System That Orbit The Sun Backwards
Since that gas cloud happened to be rotating counterclockwise, everything in today's Solar System rotates counterclockwise as well. Well, almost everything...
Read More -
What Happens To Your Body When You Die By Guillotine
Compared to some grim execution methods, beheading, at least in theory, seems somewhat quicker and more humane. In reality? Not always.
Read More -
Why MKUltra's Top Brainwashing Scientist Was A Real-Life Nightmare
Dr. Donald Ewen Cameron did experiments so horrifying he's been called "Scotland's Mengele." Here's why MKUltra's top brainwashing scientist was a nightmare.
Read More -
Why A Circumhorizon Arc Is Not A Fire Rainbow
Another extremely rare occurrence, so uncommon most people have never even seen one or more than a fleeting glance, at least, is the circumhorizon arc.
Read More -
What You Didn't Know About New York City's Poop Train
New York City has a population of nearly 9 million people. According to sources, these city dwellers produce approximately 1,200 tons of sewage each day.
Read More -
What Happens To Your Body When You Are Strangled To Death
The body goes through a torturous process and death can occur in less than five minutes when being strangled.
Read More -
Who Is The Oldest Person To Go To Space?
Blue Origins is Jeff Bezo's pet project that takes private citizens into space, and so far, the trips have broken two world records for oldest person in space.
Read More -
Here's What Really Happens To Your Body When You Die During A Human Stampede
It's kind of an ironic way to die, and it's definitely horrible. Imagine being part of a massive crowd yet no one knows you are suffocating, nor can they help.
Read More -
How Star Trek's Warp Drive Engine Could Be Real One Day
When TV shows like "Star Trek" air, it makes people think about space travel, especially when the starships utilize their warp drives.
Read More -
The Milky Way Has A Very Surprising Smell And Taste
The Milky Way does not smell or taste anything like the yummy candy bar of the same name. There is no hint of chocolate or caramel in the air.
Read More -
The Stunning Number Of Stars In The Milky Way Galaxy
We can't physically count the number of stars in the galaxy, but scientists have a general idea of what our galaxy looks like.
Read More -
What Really Happens To Your Body When You Are Decapitated
Whether severed from your body as the result of an execution or a tragic accident, your body goes through rapid changes when your head has been removed.
Read More -
Here's What Made Population III Stars So Different In Our Galaxy
Originally, stars were classified as being either Population I, which have a good amount of metal in them, and Population II, which are less metal-rich.
Read More -
This Was Esther Lederberg's Unforgettable Contribution To Science
Esther Lederberg was a trailblazing scientist in the disciplines of microbiology and bacterial genetics, yet has been overshadowed in the history books.
Read More -
Why Some Scientists Are Suggesting The Sun Might End Life One Day
The sun can be responsible in myriad ways for what scientists call an "Extinction Level Event," a single massive catastrophe that would destroy life on Earth.
Read More -
Why The First American In Space Was Nearly Expelled From Flight School
The first American in space was part of the first astronaut class that NASA chose, but was nearly kicked out of flight school for various reasons.
Read More -
The Big Crunch: The Surprising Way The Universe Could End
The universe itself has a life cycle: beginning, middle, end. But will it, a) die of old age? b) tear itself apart? or c) shrink to "nothing" again?
Read More -
Why Some Scientists Are Suggesting The Ocean Might Kill Us One Day
Over the millennia, there have been occurrences in the ocean, which covers 75% of our planet, that have caused extinction level events.
Read More -
Why A Treadmill Named After Stephen Colbert Was Sent To Space
In 2009, The Guardian reported that NASA ran a contest asking what they should name a new room in the International Space Station. Enter Colbert Nation.
Read More -
What Really Happens To Your Body When You Fall To Your Death
According to Psychology Today, some of our seemingly intrinsic human fear of heights is from a quirk in our proprioception — our sense of the body's position.
Read More
