Here's What Happens When You Get Jerusalem Syndrome
Some visitors to Jerusalem find that the aura of religion that permeates nearly every square inch of the city is overwhelming, and have a psychiatric reaction.
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What Is Pogonophobia, The Fear Of Beards?
Pogonophobia is "the irrational, persistent and often unwarranted fear of beards." (Some definitions throw in "extreme dislike of" as well.)
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Roko's Basilisk: The Thought Experiment That Could Enslave The Human Race
Technologists such as Elon Musk have said that AI is "far more dangerous than nukes." Not regulating the relationship between man and machine is "insane."
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Here's What Really Happens When You Fart In Space
In living beings, intestinal gas occurs as part of the digestion process. What happens when you let one rip in space?
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Elon Musk: What It's Really Like Working For The Tech Billionaire
Considering how visible he is, many have wondered what it's like to work for someone like Elon Musk. Is he really a real-life equivalent to Tony Stark/Iron Man?
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How Many Kids Does Elon Musk Actually Have?
Musk's first marriage was to Justine Wilson, who gave birth to Musk's first five children: one set of twins, one set of triplets. Another child died of SIDS.
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The Surprising Reason Mosquitos Are Being Genetically Altered
Some folks in the Florida Keys are freaking out about the idea of having 144,000 genetically altered mosquitos released into the environment.
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The True Story Of How 'Gorilla Hail' Got Its Name
When several thunderstorms passed through Texas and Oklahoma in April, numerous people posted images of destructive hail described as 'gorilla hail.'
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Genuphobia: The Truth About The Fear Of Knees
Have you heard of genuphobia -- the fear of knees? It's very real, and those who suffer from it are probably bracing themselves as the weather gets warmer.
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Study Uncovers Surprising News About Chernobyl Survivors And Their Children
When a safety drill at the Chernobyl power plant went wrong, it resulted in a meltdown of one core, killing 31 people and releasing radioactive material.
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Coulrophobia: The Truth About The Fear Of Clowns
For some people, clowns cause such fear that the victims experience nausea, accelerated heart rate, or other symptoms typically associated with intense terror.
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Here's How Your Body Could Get Eaten After You Die
When life leaves the human body, there are so many possible things that happen to the corpse, and one is the likelihood of being eaten.
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The Real Reason Experts Are Concerned With The First Human-Monkey Embryos
In the case of mixing human and monkey cells together, there are moral concerns and potentially unintended consequences of chimera experiments.
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Here's What You Need To Know About 'Biting Worms'
The sea is full of creepy yet fascinating creatures, and clam worms, sometimes called biting worms, are certainly no exception.
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The Weird Thing Pavlov And His Mistress Tried To Turn Dogs Into
Ivan Pavlov's groundbreaking research into learning and behavior laid the foundation for a significant amount of psychological understanding, using dogs.
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Here's Why Some Dead Bodies Don't Decay
Cells slowly decline in their function. But while the decomposition of cells continues even in death for many bodies, some are resilient to decay.
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The Truth About Jonas Salk's AIDS Vaccine Work
Although Dr. Jonas Salk's work with the polio vaccine is well known, fewer people are aware of the effort he put towards developing an AIDS vaccine.
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Saturation Diving: The World's Most Isolated And Lethal Job
Considering a career change? Saturation diving can earn you up to $1,400 a day. The catch? It's one of the most-risky professions in the world.
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Your Body Could Turn Into Soap After You Die. Here's How
There is a chemical process that can take place after death in certain individuals that cause their remains to turn to soap.
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What It Means When You See A Dead Body Move
There are actual, legitimate scientific reasons for why you might be able to see a dead body start moving around on its own.
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Could A Solar Megastructure Unlock Human Immortality?
Dyson Spheres are exactly what imagineer, physicist and mathematician Freeman Dyson envisioned them to be: sources of nigh-limitless energy.
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The Untold Truth Of Body Farms
Used by forensic scientists, body farms are research facilities where human remains are left in a variety of conditions to study their decomposition.
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Your Brain May Realize You're Dead. Here's How
In 2014, scientists performed the largest study concerning the experiences of people declared dead but then brought back to life after their hearts had stopped.
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Everything You Need To Know About Cicada Invasions
Cicadas are known for their unusual life cycles, which include spending a decade or more under the ground, only to emerge for the last few weeks of their lives.
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How Many Snakes Are Actually On Snake Island?
Snake Island is "a beautiful island, with tropical weather, rainforests and great coastline." It's home to "thousands and thousands of snakes." Venomous snakes.
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Can Your Dead Body Actually Give Birth To A Baby?
Sometimes women die while in the advanced stages of pregnancy. Before modern medicine, this was almost certainly a death sentence for the unborn baby as well.
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What Is Ball Lightning?
Have you ever seen ball lightning? The natural phenomenon is rare. It appears as a ball of light that moves horizontally across the sky before disappearing.
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