Here's How High You Can Fall Into Water Before It Feels Like Concrete
It's said that if you land in water from great heights, it feels like falling onto concrete. Here's the estimated height you'd have to fall from to feel that.
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It's said that if you land in water from great heights, it feels like falling onto concrete. Here's the estimated height you'd have to fall from to feel that.
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Read MoreThe Menendez brothers, Erik and Lyle, brutally murdered their parents at their home in 1989. They remain in prison, and they even receive some perks.
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Read MoreOne thing modern day people have in common with the ancients is a fascination with outer space. Our ancestors even had weapons created from space materials.
Read MoreArcheologists spent a decade deciphering one Roman court document found among the Dead Sea Scrolls, and it was eye opening. Here's what they learned.
Read MoreYou've probably noticed those orange balls on power lines and come up with a few theories about what they're for. The real answer makes perfect sense.
Read MoreA city in Idaho once made it illegal not to smile in public for a well-meaning reason. The law is still on the books and is celebrated for a week every year.
Read More"Adolf Hitler" - it's a name known around the world. But the fascist who caused unfathomable human suffering almost had a different last name.
Read MoreAncient Egypt was a time full of intrigue, and there are many mysteries from the time we have yet to solve. But the painful ways to die are all too clear.
Read MoreEarly explorers learned by trial and error as they scouted new territories. Here's why people thought that California was actually an island for centuries.
Read MoreJeffrey Dahmer is one of the most notorious serial killers in history, and after he was murdered in 1994, more disturbing details about him trickled out.
Read MoreThe next time you're in Massachusetts, you might want to be careful how what you do with the national anthem - or you could be hit with a fine.
Read MoreRoman concrete lasts long - it's even sturdier than the concrete we use to make buildings today. The reason lies in one very particular thing.
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Read MoreProlific actor Gene Hackman was found dead at his home on February 26, 2025, alongside his wife Betsy Arawaka, and their family pet. He was 95 years old.
Read MoreThe largest ape of all time, Gigantopithecus, went extinct but some apes closely related to it, like the orangutan, survived. Here are a few theories as to why.
Read MoreYears ago, Mt. Vesuvius erupted and swallowed the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Now, we've decoded the first word of a manuscript from the area.
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Read MoreIn 2025, researchers revealed that they had found an ancient stone in Galilee, Israel, that sheds light on some ancient history and raises a few questions.
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