How The St. Louis Arch Was Built
St. Louis, Missouri may be the only city in the United States whose skyline is dominated by a 630-foot-tall piece of art. Specifically, the Gateway Arch.
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How Much Poop Can The Human Body Hold?
We all do it, but a lot of us don't talk about it. Sometimes we say people are full of it, but in reality, how much poop can the human body hold?
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How Climate Change Is Turning Antarctica Green
As climate change reshapes life as we know it, Antarctica is becoming more hospitable to plant life -- with chilling implications for the entire planet.
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Why People Pee And Poop After They've Died
The human body goes through several changes after death, including, sometimes, releasing urine and excrement. Here's why people pee and poop after they've died.
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The Science Behind Why Cabin Crews Dim The Lights During Takeoff And Landing
If you've ever traveled by plane, you might have noticed that cabin crews dim the lights during takeoff and landing. Here's why this happens.
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Saturation Diving: The World's Most Isolated And Lethal Job
Considering a career change? Saturation diving can earn you up to $1,400 a day. The catch? It's one of the most-risky professions in the world.
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The Real Reason You Weigh Less Near The Equator
If you are tired of the scale staying stuck, a little travel might do you good. Just pick the right location and you might even lose a few of those pounds.
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Here's What Happens To Your Body If You Die In An Explosion
In their terrible ability to potentially harm many at once, explosions are largely unlike any other force or weapon on Earth - and one doctors rarely see.
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The Most Aggressive Cat Breed In The World
Cats kill up to 2.4 billion birds and 12.3 billion small mammals annually. In that sense, they are aggressively lethal creatures.
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The US Just Lost 23 Species To Extinction: Here's The List
More than 90% of all living things are now extinct, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is now ready to call it for several small species.
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Can Your Dead Body Actually Give Birth To A Baby?
Sometimes women die while in the advanced stages of pregnancy. Before modern medicine, this was almost certainly a death sentence for the unborn baby as well.
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How Truly Massive Is The World's Heaviest Pumpkin?
There exists out there a mindset which would suggest that in all things, at all times, bigger is better, especially when it comes to growing produce.
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The Most Loyal Dog Breed In The World
It's always difficult to compare good dogs, because by definition, all dogs are good dogs. Without further ado, the most loyal dog breed in the world is ...
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Things That Are Normal Now That Will Be Ridiculous In 50 Years
Technology changes our lives so quickly that in 50 years​ everything will be really different.
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Jobs That Won't Exist In 10 Years
As technology and society evolves, the jobs of today might not still be the jobs of tomorrow.
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What Happens To Your Body When You Stop Wearing Tighty-Whities
Ditching the tighty-whities can result in some surprising effects on more than just your fashion sense (and your decision to walk over sidewalk grates).
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The Smartest Cat Breed In The World
If you're considering going out and finding a sweet kitty cat of your own, one breed is known to be smarter than others.
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Secrets Doctors Don't Want You To Know
Doctors' best efforts sometimes aren't anywhere as good as we like to think
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What Jamie Hyneman Has Been Up To Since Leaving Mythbusters
"MythBusters" has been off-air for years. But what happened to Jamie Hyneman -- the incredibly stoic counterpoint to Savage's more chaotic spirit?
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More Grim Remains Of The Titan Submersible Have Been Found
The Titan submersible lost contact with its mothership in summer 2023, and since then two expeditions have come back with remains. Here's the latest.
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Famous Scientific Theories That Were Proven Wrong
Science is all trial-and-error and new questions, which means that humanity has seen its fair share of debunked theories and hypotheses over the years.
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Here's What Would Happen If You Touched Lava
There's just something about lava. It doesn't matter that it's going to hurt, there's something that makes you want to reach out and... Don't. Just don't do it.
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Mental Illnesses That Can Give You Superhuman Brain Powers
By focusing on positive side effects of mental illnesses, like the superpowers they can give you, perhaps we can begin to remove some of their negative stigma.
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Optical Illusions That'll Fool Your Brain
Humans need to make sense of a messy, uncertain world using imperfect eyes and imperfect brains. That's where optical illusions that fool your brain come in.
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Real, Ominous Warnings From Robots And Machines
If you ask the machines themselves, there are some pretty stark warnings.
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The Most Expensive Cat Breed In The World
Some people shell out actual money for really, really fancy breeds of cat. So what is the most expensive cat breed in the world?
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False Things About Astronauts You've Been Believing
Astronauts are heroes, but we all need a bit of a reality check when it comes to astronaut stuff, because we get some things wrong.
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