The Unnecessary Organ 10% Of Human Beings Have
Thanks to modern medicine, there are countless body parts we can get usually get along just fine without — but 10% of folks are born with this bonus organ:
Read MoreThanks to modern medicine, there are countless body parts we can get usually get along just fine without — but 10% of folks are born with this bonus organ:
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Read MoreEija-Riitta Berliner-Mauer decried the fall of the Berlin Wall as a crime. "What they did was awful," she lamented. "They mutilated my husband."
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Read MoreWhen we learn about the solar system as kids, we usually learn that planets all revolve around the sun in their own orbits. Well, it's a bit more complicated.
Read MoreWhen a person thinks of someone being knocked out or getting a concussion, they might think of someone receiving a blow to the head and becoming unconscious.
Read MoreNo one can say for sure what happens after death, but some ways to die are certainly worse than others. Here are the worst ways to die, according to scientists.
Read MoreWhile tsunamis are normally associated with earthquakes, an unusual type of tsunami not created by seismic activity once struck Naples, Florida.
Read MoreIt's most likely that our first alien contact would be through something that seems drab: signals. As it turns out, though, it might have already happened.
Read MoreHow did the Moon even get to be where it is? As it turns out, we have a bizarre, cosmic coincidence to thank: Theia, the rogue impactor protoplanet.
Read More'Dark energy' might be a bit frightening, but it's called 'dark' merely because no one yet knows exactly what it is nor how to measure it.
Read MoreHumankind has gazed up at the moon for thousands of years and will likely continue to do so for as long as we exist, but Earth's neighbor is moving away.
Read MoreThere's plenty to criticize about Tesla Inc., but in less than 20 years, the company has accomplished what many once thought was impossible.
Read MoreNo, the super flower blood moon doesn't portend the coming of the end times — but it is still pretty rad. Here's who'll see it and how it got that cool name.
Read MoreThrough the years, certain dog breeds have been much more prone to violence than others. Here's a list of the most dangerous.
Read MoreAtlantis is not the only sunken lost continent. Lemuria is connected to secret societies and the occult. Let's discover the lost continent of Lemuria.
Read MorePop culture's unflattering portrayal of sharks notwithstanding, there are many reasons why these fish are typically the top predators in their ecosystems.
Read MoreThe "city of lights" might sound like a dream come true to many, but for some tourists, it can turn into a nightmare.
Read MoreThere are 45,000-plus known species of spiders in the world, and humans fear of these arachnids may be an evolutionary response for preservation.
Read MoreLocated east of Dakar on the Cap-Vert Peninsula in Senegal, Lake Retba is a lesser-known, super saline lake the shade of pink lemonade.
Read MoreThe most dangerous islands in the world are all the more terrifying because there's only so far you can run, before you can't run any further.
Read MoreFish don't really tend to fill us with fear. Most of these fish you'd encounter while obliviously swimming along in the ocean, or a river. So beware of fish.
Read MoreThere are zombie fires burning in Siberia, and it has experts alarmed. Here's why.
Read MoreSome visitors to Jerusalem find that the aura of religion that permeates nearly every square inch of the city is overwhelming, and have a psychiatric reaction.
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