Science
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Phrenology: The Secrets In Your Skull
Phrenology. This strange practice was common back in the 1800s, and involved using the bumps and contours of your skull…
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When people die, what happens to their remains? Some are buried. Some are cremated. And some have their bodies put…
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How Many People Have Ever Lived and Died?
How many humans have ever lived on Planet Earth? There’s a common myth about this. It states that the people…
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Strange Patents: The High Five Machine
If there’s one mystery of the universe I’ve never fully understood, it’s what to do when I feel like giving…
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Pluto’s Icy Moon Charon and the Hunt for Hidden Oceans
In Greek mythology, Charon is the ferryman of Hades, the one soul tasked with transporting the recently departed over the…
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Why Superstition May Actually Work
As you’ve probably heard, this month’s Friday the 13th coincides with a full moon, something that won’t happen again for…
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8 Dead Celebrities Who Were Virtually Brought Back to Life
We seem to have entered a strange new era, a time when death is truly only the beginning. At least for celebrities, actors,…
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Have You Ever Experienced Sleep Paralysis?
You awake suddenly in the middle of the night, unable to move and terrified to open your eyes. The sound of…
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Video: Red Sprites & Blue Jets
For the longest time, scientists didn’t believe the pilots who reported strange lights above the clouds during thunderstorms. In fact,…
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How Scientists Have Induced Out-of-Body Experiences
A study published in 2007 described how scientists were able to use virtual reality goggles and a stick to induce…
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