The Untold Story Of Russia's All-Female Battalion Of Death
War is hell, but hell hath no fury like the Women's Battalion of Death. This is the untold story of Russia's all-female Battalion of Death
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The Real Reason Cats Like To Drink From A Sink
For many cat owners, there are three unavoidable constants in life: Death, taxes, and the fact that their feline friend will try to drink from the sink whenever it gets a chance. Let's find out why cats like to drink from a sink!
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Do Humans Share DNA With Dogs?
It probably won't come as a surprise that dogs and humans have a lot of genetic overlap. Seattle Pi writes that humans and dogs share about 84 percent of their DNA. Presumably that number is far higher for canines like McGruff the Crime Dog. But that's just the nature of living things.
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Who Will Be The World's First Trillionaire?
These days, $1 billion has become chump change to today's richest people. As their wealth continues ballooning, the world may soon see its first trillionaire, horrifyingly enough. Who's it going to be?
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Were Velociraptors Smarter Than Dogs?
It's tough to say how smart raptors were. There's no way to experience their behavior first hand, and intelligence is a spectrum. While velociraptors may not have been great at math, they might have excelled in sculpting or theological studies. But were they smarter than dogs?
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A Million Cannibal Ants Escape From Nuclear Bunker In Poland
In 2013, as Global News tells us, Polish insect researchers discovered a peculiar "lost" ant colony in a nuclear bunker. In 2016, they publicized its story. And in 2019, they verified the secret behind the colony's survival: Cannibalism.
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The Biggest Monkey In The World
What if humans were tasked with selecting a monkey king? To determine which ruler measures up, you'd first have to know the largest monkey species.
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How Many Millionaires Are In The World?
Those with $1 million or more, account for 45 percent of the world's total wealth. Guess how many of them there are... If your answer was 36 million, you're correct, according to Credit Suisse's Global Wealth Report.
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The Real Reason Dogs Kick Grass After They Poop
Science has managed to answer most of mankind's questions about dogs. But what about the big questions? The ones that keep us up at night? Why, one is forced to ask, shaking their fist to the heavens, do dogs kick up grass after dropping a deuce? And why should we give a poop?
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What Do Cats Dream About?
This just in: Scientists have invented a device that can access your kitty's brain and record all of his or her dream images. Just kidding. The truth is we will never really know exactly what cats dream about, but we can make a pretty good guess.
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The Most Poisonous Fruit For Dogs
While no toxic fruit belongs in a dog's mouth, the American Kennel Club makes a point of saying that "dogs should never eat grapes." Grapes, and their wrinkly counterparts, raisins, appear to be universally lethal to dogs and are liable to cause "acute sudden kidney failure."
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Why Do Cats Knead?
Cats love to make biscuits. In case you don't happen to be a cat person and have no idea what we're talking about, "kneading" or "making biscuits" is when a cat steps on something soft and then alternately pushes on the soft surface with each foot (sometimes with, sometimes without claws). But why?
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The Most Poisonous Fruit For Cats
Despite the fact that you can buy non-alcoholic wine made specifically for your kitty, grapes may be poisonous to cats. So if you heard it through the grapevine that your cat likes grape-based wine, just understand that not only is "in vino veritas" not true in this case; it's potentially deadly.
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What Happens When A Snake Tries To Eat Itself?
Actual snakes sometimes try to eat their actual tails. What happens when a snake tries to eat itself?
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The Most Poisonous Houseplant To Cats
Sometimes cats eat things that aren't good for them, and owners who aren't aware of the house cat's affinity for the common houseplant may not know there's a danger until it's too late. Cats will eat plants, even though they are clearly not omnivores. This is the most poisonous houseplant to cats.
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The Real Reason Cats Eat Grass
For a while, experts believed that cats probably eat grass expressly because it makes them barf — perhaps a cat with an upset stomach eats grass in order to purge, which would presumably make the animal feel better afterward. But the were wrong. So what's the real reason cats eat grass?
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How Many Female Billionaires Are There?
The 2019 Forbes list of the world's richest people counts 2,153 billionaires, which is 55 less than the year prior. But while the wealth of the super-rich has trended downward, wealthy women are on the rise, making history in the process. There were more female billionaires in 2019 than ever before.
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Could Billionaires End World Poverty?
Bill Gates is a billionaire willing to part with his wealth. If all the world's billionaires had the same mentality, they could do some great things. But could billionaires end world poverty? The around 2,000 billionaires made enough money in 2018 alone to end extreme poverty 7 times over.
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The Reason Why Cats Like Boxes So Much
If your cat loves discarded cardboard boxes, don't judge, for this is simply feline nature. But in keeping with tradition of the mysterious sphinx, no one knows exactly why cats love confined spaces. Don't worry, though; we've got scientific theories for the reason why cats like boxes so much.
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What Animals Eat Lions?
Lions occupy a penthouse suite atop the food chain, overlooking the animal kingdom from above. They're incredible hunters, able to down a 1,000 pound Cape Town buffalo, then gorging on up to 70 pounds of flesh in one sitting. But do any animals commit regular regicide against the king of the jungle?
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What Animals Eat Jellyfish?
While only about 5 percent of a jelly's body is solid mass, they're actually eaten by a good deal of species. While they were once thought to be a nutritional cul-de-sac since they're basically just water, jellies are like snack foods for ocean dwellers: easy and abundant. So which beasts eat them?
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How Many Billionaires Are In The World?
Fourteen of the 20 richest people in the world are Americans. In fact, with 607 billionaires in its ranks, America has the most crazy-rich people of any country in the world, according to Business Insider. China comes in second, with 324. Amateurs. But how many billionaires are there in the world?
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The Reason Why Most Cats Hate Water
Cats enjoy swimming about as much as Spirit Airlines enjoys punctuality. They find it oppressive and repugnant, as if each H20 molecule contains the sound bite of a baby bawling and a flight delay. Yet, cats need water to survive, making their relationship a bit complicated. So what gives?
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Endangered Animals You Didn't Know Were In Crisis
Thousands of animal species are considered endangered. But there are numerous well-known species that many don't realize are also close to extinction.
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The Reason Cats Almost Always Land On Their Feet
When cats fall, they twist and turn through the air to achieve an optimal landing position, all while appearing not to push against anything. But how?
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The Truth About The Blue-Green Algae That's Killing Dogs
What happened to those dogs who all died after hanging out in or near small bodies of water? The answer is blue-green algae...which isn't actually algae at all.
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What Animals Eat Sharks?
Sharks are fascinating, borderline unearthly creatures with millions of years of evolution backing their near unquestionable supremacy over the open sea. Lightning fast, unblinking, and terrifying, they are that rarest of apex predators. But what animal eats the animal that eats everything?
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