What Coma Dreams Are Really Like According To Formerly Comatose Patients
Describing what goes on during a coma isn't easy for those who haven't lived through the experience. Some have nightmares, others out-of-body experiences.
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Can You Actually Sleep With One Eye Open?
For those nights when we don't feel comfortable enough to be at our most vulnerable, many people want to sleep with one eye open.
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When You Hold In Your Fart, Here's What Actually Happens To Your Body
The average person cuts the proverbial cheese between five and 15 times each and every day. That's a whole lot of gas, friend. What happens if you hold it in?
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We Finally Know Why The Human Brain Is So Big
The size of the human brain, combined with the cerebral cortex's increased surface area, has played a big part in our cognitive abilities.
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Why Quantum Mechanics Tells Us That Nothing Exists By Itself
Ancient philosophies, modern neuroscience, and quantum mechanics are together arriving at the same conclusion: everything does and doesn't exist.
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Prototype Weapons That Offer A Glimpse At What The Future Of War Looks Like
It seems like there are still plenty of creative ways that millions of "intelligent" primates can annihilate each other while enriching arms developers.
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The Invasive Species You Didn't Know Was Hitching A Ride On Your Aquarium Decor
One seemingly harmless bit of fish tank decor in particular has proven to be harmful to the wider environment beyond the confines of the aquarium.
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The Potentially Deadly Pseudoscience Of 'Breatharianism' Explained
"Breatharianism" is a potentially deadly pseudoscience with a simple tagline: Don't eat or drink -- just live on life-force, and bam: enlightenment.
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The Truth About Antarctica's Pyramids
If any place on the globe can inspire mystery, it's Antarctica: A remote, barren sheet of miles-thick ice as massive as the United States and Mexico combined.
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The Surprising Animal That Helps Control Flooding And Pollution
Just look hard enough, and you will find an animal that can mitigate much of the damage we humans have done by building dams in rivers. Yes, it's the beaver.
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The Truth About The Japanese Prime Minister's War Against Fax Machines
Kono-san faces not just 1980s tech, though, but naught-80's tech, as well: the hanko, a tradition first brought to Japan from China about 2,000 years ago.
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What Dogs Are Really Doing When They're Home Alone
According to some dog behaviorists, a lot of what goes on behind closed doors depends on your dog, its emotional state, and how it responds to routine.
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Who Is The Youngest Guinness World Record Holder?
Though it is not unusual to find child prodigies among Guinness World Record holders, the youngest to earn a title wasn't even born when he received the honor.
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The Sea Slug Who Can Regenerate A Brand New Body After Decapitation
Scientists have discovered a newfound ability of some sea slugs that, while fascinating, is a little disturbing.
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Family Rabbit Unofficially Ties Guinness World Record In An Unusual Way
Sometimes pets do something that warrants inclusion in the Guinness Book of World Records for the oddest things — even unofficially.
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The Forearm Muscle That Not All Humans Are Born With Anymore
Some muscles have become so unimportant, that many people no longer have them. If you're ready for a demo, roll up your sleeve and take a close look.
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Why Eating Too Much Nutmeg Can Make You Hallucinate
Nutmeg -- the almost cinnamon-tasting spice adds hints of rich, earthy tones and a vague sweetness to your recipes. But you can have too much of a good thing.
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The T. Rex Might Have Made A Surprising Effect On The Fossil Record
Researchers at the Universities of New Mexico and Nebraska found that the T. rex had an astounding and authoritarian effect on the food chain way back when.
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How J. Lo Is Responsible For Google's Image Search Technology
What's even more rare is when a celebrity has no intention of advancing technology but plays a major role anyway. That's what happened with J. Lo and Google.
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This Is The Most Powerful Drug Used By Mankind
When someone thinks of powerful drugs, heroin and fentanyl come to mind, but these potent drugs are easily available at the grocery store.
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What Happens To Your Body When You Wear Medieval Armor Every Day
Medieval armor was basically a technological, military device that evolved according to advances in metallurgy and demands of warfare.
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This Condiment Is Helping Turtles Heal From An Oil Spill
Environmentalists are dismayed at the horrendous effects of the oil spill on local wildlife, with birds and sea turtles covered in the toxic, sticky substance.
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The Secret Message Behind The Mars Rover Landing Explained
Aside from being an absolutely spectacular feat of human engineering, the process also contained a puzzle that internet sleuths immediately set to tackling.
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This Is The Most Powerful Computer In The World
When it comes time to name the world's most powerful, there's nothing you (or anyone else) can buy in a store that can even compete with the supercomputers.
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The Dinosaur 37% Of People Wish They Could See Alive And In Person
If you've seen any of the Jurassic Park movies, you know that the moral of the story is, again and again, people and dinosaurs really shouldn't interact.
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The Bizarre Truth About Elon Musk's Very Exclusive Private School
Elon Musk's five sons -- a set of twins and a set of triplets, born in 2004 and 2006, respectively -- made up more than half of the school's inaugural class.
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Curators Find Disturbing Hidden Message On The Scream
The Scream (or The Scream of a Nature) is the painting by Norwegian artist Edward Munch from 1893. Curators discovered a hidden message within the painting.
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