Do Words Get Removed From A Dictionary If They Are Not Used?

13 February 2021

Do words get removed from a dictionary if they are not used? The Second Edition of the Oxford English Dictionary [OED] is generally regarded as the single most…

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Pieces That Are All the Same Solid Color By Pure Hell Puzzles

13 January 2021

Looking for a real challenge in your life? Try Pure Hell, a maddening puzzle made up of extra tiny pieces that are all the same solid…

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Denmark Strait Cataract. It Isn’t What You Think

8 January 2021

Denmark Strait Cataract. What’s the largest waterfall in the world? If you’re talking by flow rate, it’s Inga Falls. If you mean the tallest, it’s…

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Is It Possible To Do a Mind Transfer To Another Body?

24 July 2020

Whole brain emulation (WBE), mind upload or brain upload (sometimes called “mind copying” or “mind transfer“) is the hypothetical futuristic process of scanning the mental…

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Does Speed Reading Works?

24 July 2020

Almost all of us are drowning in words. It’s no wonder that speed reading — which means to read at an increased speed with no…

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How Fear Is Being Hardwired Inside The Brain

22 July 2020

Although being scared may possibly not be a pleasant sensation, the capability to sense fear is clearly fairly essential, making certain that creatures respond accordingly to harmful…

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A natural wonder shaped by the wind – the Twisted Trees of Slope Point

22 July 2020

On the most southernmost tip on New Zealand’s South Island is a place called Slope Point. It hosts some of the strangest-looking trees in the…

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11 Transparent Creatures On Our Planet

4 July 2020

There are strange and amazing creatures living in our world, and some of the most intriguing of these animals are the ones that are transparent.…

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Tread Lightly Around These Dangerous Female Gangsters

2 July 2020

Dangerous female gangsters. When asked to describe a gang leader, many people will whip up ideas of nasty-looking men in suits, covered with notorious tattoos…

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The Origins Of Our Favorite Monster Myths

20 May 2020

These days, monsters feel as American as apple pie. They star in our movies, and turn our Six Flags theme parks into Fright Nights. Tom…

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The Most Bizarre Alien Abduction Stories Of All Times

19 May 2020

Alien abduction claims have become a godsend for science fiction writers, bored reporters, and stand-up comedians since the early 1950s. First-hand accounts of alien abductions…

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Psychoanalysis: Sigmund Freud

9 May 2020

The Man Sigmund Freud is the father of psychoanalysis. He was a physiologist, medical doctor, psychologist and influential thinker of the early twentieth century. He…

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Greenbrier Ghost: Meet Elva Zona Heaster, The One And Only Ghost Who Solved Her Own Murder

15 April 2020

You’ll never know what’s in store for you when you hear the true story of The Greenbrier Ghost. It is a remarkable case in which…

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Hilarious Attempts To Break Out Of Prison That Failed

29 March 2020

Nobody wants to be in prison — if they do, then the prison’s doing it wrong. Plenty of prisoners have dreamed of escaping and living…

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What Would’ve Happened If We Had A Flat Earth?

25 February 2020

Flat earth. One of the great lies told to schoolchildren is that the whole round-earth thing was first proposed by Christopher Columbus, sailing toward the…

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These Are The Most Dangerous Railways In The World

22 February 2020

Dangerous railways. Nobody is actually really scared of trains, are they? Air travel, sure, and you wouldn’t be too surprised to meet someone who gets…

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The Truth About The Dark Side Of Selfies

2 February 2020

The dark side of selfies. Our social media feeds are full of self-shot photos of our friends and family looking better than we do, doing…

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Hell Will Freeze Over Before An Agreement On The World’s Hottest Place

21 January 2020

The specific point on Earth that reigns as the planet’s hottest place turns out to be a very complex, loaded question. What defines ‘hottest’ exactly?…

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A Ukraine Real-Life Pennywise The Clown Risks Spending 5 Years in Prison

21 January 2020

A mysterious prankster who has been dressing up as Pennywise the evil clown from the popular “It” films and trying to scare passers-by has been…

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This Study Shows That People Are Terrible At Being Alone With Their Thoughts!

28 December 2019

Alone with their thoughts. In 1654, scientist and philosopher Blaise Pascal wrote: “All of humanity’s problems stem from man’s inability to sit quietly in a…

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