Reading Time: 2 minutes Would you believe that the speed of light can be slowed to the mere crawl of a moped at full throttle, roughly 38 mph? Most people would probably think that I have been out the back inhaling an illegal substance that inhibits my thought process with a statement like that, but it’s true, and can …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes In one of the coolest recent discoveries about the human body, you have taste buds in your lungs. But before you reach for an expensive cigar to test this out, there are a few significant differences between the taste buds in the lungs compared to the ones on your tongue. Not only that, but they may …
Reading Time: 2 minutes In what could be considered a proverbial “screw you” to the Catholic Church, the long dead, amputated middle finger of Galileo is on display in a museum in Florence, Italy. The macabre display of the solitary digit protruding skyward, as if it is pointing towards the heavens, is one of the more bizarre artifacts that you will encounter …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes The world’s first vending machine was made in the first century A.D. Often incorrectly dated to 215 BC, the simple device created by Hero of Alexandria, a Greek mathematician of the time, predated the next attempt at automated customer service by about 1,600 years. Could you imagine life without vending machines? Found in just about every …
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Reading Time: 3 minutes The first animal cloned ever was a sea urchin in 1885. That’s over 100 years before it became cool and a hot topic of discussion. While the exact process of this cloning is not exactly the same as that performed in laboratories today, believe me when I say the process was different, the end result …
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Dogs poop in alignment with Earth’s magnetic field. It seems almost unbelievable, but it’s true. Why is it that dogs poop in alignment with magnetic fields? Is it a primitive form of OCD, or just a natural coincidence that we stupid, nonobservant humans have practically ignored since we domesticated the family pet? I must admit, …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Popsicles were invented by an 11-year-old boy. But as inspiring as that is for such a young person, what this 11 year old kid did next was pure genius. He kept it secret for a staggering 18 years until he could patent his invention in his own right. I only wish that I was this …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Would you believe that water boils faster at high altitudes, and at the summit of Everest at a significantly lower temperature than it does at sea level? Why is this so? Well there is a really cool scientific explanation as to why this is the case, and when you discover the reason you may just start …
Reading Time: 3 minutes You’ve heard of marijuana, right? I guess that you have also heard of the synthetic cannabis called Kronic, which mimics the effects of the drug, but in many jurisdictions is still legal. But have you heard of Dimethylheptylpyran (DMHP, just because it’s easier)? You may not have ever heard of this drug, but it was a forerunner …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Why doesn’t coffee taste like it smells? This is a fairly honest question if I must say so myself. After all, the aroma of the drink that many of enjoy in the morning is about as enticing a smell that you can find. But take a sip out of a cup and boy are you …
