The Quietest Cat Breed In The World
Have you ever looked at your cutie patootie kitty -- or any kitty for that matter -- and wished with all your heart and soul that it would shut the fluff up? Here's the quietest cat breed in the world.
Read MoreHave you ever looked at your cutie patootie kitty -- or any kitty for that matter -- and wished with all your heart and soul that it would shut the fluff up? Here's the quietest cat breed in the world.
Read MoreAmerica spends more on military affairs than China, Saudi Arabia, India, France, Russia, United Kingdom, and Germany ... combined. Some of that spending is absolutely necessary, there's one thing that we can name that seems a bit excessive -- a missile packed with swords, called a "Ninja Bomb."
Read MoreThe most poisonous fish in the world has developed the ability to camouflage itself seamlessly amidst the coral and rocks of the ocean floor. When hunting, it can strike and kill its prey in a fraction of a second. It is also, scientifically speaking, more venomous than Reptile from Mortal Kombat.
Read MoreThe Tennessee Aquarium wishes everyone 'Zappy Holidays' after installing an exhibit in which Miguel Wattson, the aquarium's prize electric eel, is used to light up a decorative Christmas tree displayed right outside his tank.
Read MoreFrench fries are far from the healthiest way to eat a potato, but they might be the tastiest. If you're an American who loves fries, though, it looks like 2020 won't be your favorite year. Maybe. The problem, once again, is climate-related. Here's why America may suffer from a french fry shortage.
Read MoreFirst things first: if you're studying up on different dog breeds, it can be difficult to get a straight answer on which one is, broadly speaking, the least intelligent. But there is a clear winner for 'dumbest dog breed in the world.'
Read MoreA minimum wage worker would need to work three full time jobs to afford a two bedroom apartment. With this in mind, you have to ask yourself "how much sleep do I need if I don't want to die?" Here's how long a human can really go without sleeping.
Read MoreMost hedgehogs can fit in an adult's hand. Their average measurements vary by species, but the biggest reach about a foot in length. Some hedgehogs are so small that Sonic could crush one while running at the speed of sound without even noticing his tragic misstep. Which breed is the smallest?
Read MoreIn a contest to crown the world's deadliest little critters, mosquitoes would win hands-down. But if you restrict the category to animals that old ladies swallow, the tsetse fly is the killer queen. Though, you could also call it the goodnight king because these pests spread sleeping sickness.
Read MoreScientists have priorities -- they study what they believe to be most likely to have a lasting impact on humanity. Which is why a SpaceX rocket set to launch Wednesday, Dec. 4 is carrying experiments on beer brewing, mouse muscle decay, and "fire behavior" to the International Space Station.
Read MoreEvery year we televise an event attended viewed on ESPN by over 2 million people -- a 10-minute hot dog eating contest.
Read MoreHumans naturally categorize things. How many cat breeds are there in the world?
Read MoreOne day while you're ordering your latte while swiping left on Tinder hopefuls, you'll feel the earth tremble beneath your feet as a massive asteroid collides with our planet. Now, NASA and the European Space Agency have teamed up to practice smashing these potential planet-wrecking asteroids.
Read MoreCoral reefs are the rainforests of the sea. Scientists have found a new way to help bring them back to life -- with underwater speakers.
Read MoreSloths are the adorable embodiment of one of the seven deadly sins, suggesting that when these slow-moving cuties die they go straight to hell, giving a whole new meaning to the term 'slow burn'. We kid. Here's why sloths are so slow.
Read MoreIn a stunning upset, the U.N. has reported that, for the seventh straight year, the happiest place on Earth has an astonishingly low giant-anthropomorphic-mouse-to-human ratio. But the problem with bipedal man-rats is that you never know how many of them are in your area until it's too late.
Read MoreGood news for fans of all-consuming nothingness today as scientists at the Chinese Academy of Scientists have discovered a black hole so massive that, in the grand scheme of things, it's technically right behind you.
Read MoreEarth's non-renewable resources are getting sucked up like the last bubbles in an expired Coke can.
Read MoreA sloth seems like a natural choice for domesticity. They're nature's sleepy-eyed hippies. They're a bag of Doritos and a stalwart refusal to do their own dishes away from being your first roommate after college. It seems like a ridiculous question to ask, but is it dangerous to own your own sloth?
Read MoreHate to poop on your dog's birthday party, but you might have gotten your best friend's age wrong for pretty much all of its life, according to ScienceAlert. Maybe your dog didn't know either, but the traditional idea of dog years is deeply flawed, and it may be older than you thought.
Read MoreAs far as anyone can tell, the history goes something like this: Nature created squids. To keep the creative juices flowing, it asked "what's the smallest number of legs I could leave on that? The answer was "one," and we got snakes. And the biggest snake in the world make you mess your drawers.
Read MoreWhile cats aren't exactly feline Einsteins, we have struggled to find ways to measure their un-intelligence. So what's the dumbest cat breed?
Read MoreUp and down the rungs of the fourth estate cling hundreds of writers, waiting in anxious anticipation for their Woodward and Bernstein moment. And so, with this in mind, we respectfully present to you, the reader, our pick for the fish with the ugliest fish on the planet.
Read MoreSome of you will be shocked to learn that despite all the fashionable rage they've inspired over the years, Nickelback is not in fact the most annoying sound in the world. Chewing ice would also be a nice pick because it's like an ice pick to the eardrums. But what is the most annoying sound?
Read MoreYou might not know this, but water is pretty important. It's what fills our balloons, cleans our hubcaps and comes out of the top of locomotives when they toot! Which begs the question: Is there ever a time when we'll run out of the stuff?
Read MoreAs the man behind Microsoft and one of the richest people on the planet, it's only to be expected that Bill Gates has a pretty decent head on his shoulders. But exactly how high is the man's IQ?
Read MorePeople increasingly live in an age where facts don't matter and the matters of fact are scorned as myths. As the very idea of objective truth dangles at the precipice of Orwellian irrelevance, many people say they want to know the truth about Oreo cows.
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