On the spectrum of animals that are and are not easy to eat get into our mouths, fish have swum towards the top of the rankings. Famously, they've spent the last several thousand years never catching on to the fact that worms on hooks make them disappear forever. But which fish is slowest?
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One of the more interesting measurements in a dog is its pure strength. When you absolutely, positively need to find a dog that even the most muscular dude at Muscle Beach would struggle to hold when it decides to finally go after that squirrel, what breed will you turn to? Let's find out!
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If you're an observant passenger, you've probably noticed that on each side of the cabin there is one tiny little triangle, either black or red, perched up above the window. What's the deal with that? It's not some creepy representation of the Bermuda Triangle, right? Yikes!
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There are animals that effortlessly outlive human beings by a wide margin. And the biggest show-off in the field of long animal lifespans? Get ready.
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Nowadays, it's more important than ever to own your own cow. But in this economy, it's becoming more and more difficult for young people to own property with enough grazing area for that thrill-a-minute cow ownership lifestyle. That's where miniature cows come in. Here's how much they cost.
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There are many species of tapeworm, though for some reason all their names are pronounced like a blood-curdling scream. They belong to a class of flatworms that contains more than 1,000 species. That's a lot of parasites to choose from, and the one you swallow could end up being way longer than you.
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While the NOAA notes that "whale sharks are commonly docile and approachable," it asks you to "please keep your distance," which sounds a bit like a mixed message. If you don't like sharks or ambiguity, there are still plenty of big fish that aren't sharks in the sea. What's the biggest?
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Apparently, the soul isn't the only thing chicken soup is good for -- based on findings from a British primary school's National Science Week project, it's also great for malaria.
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What was the biggest chicken egg Rocky could have swallowed and what kind of chicken makes it?
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If you're trying to find a canine companion who will stay by your side a little longer than others, which breed should you turn to? As it happens, there's one particular breed of doggo that's known to keep chasing squirrels for more years than most, and you might've never heard of them...
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If you, like so many of us, like to take a couple of minutes every day to learn something that will make you scream and cry and lock yourself in an airtight room, then good news: there's a chance that, right this minute, a tapeworm is living inside your brain. How did it get there?
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The domain of science fiction is shrinking into science fact -- the same week we learned you can make vodka from carbon dioxide, the company Air Protein has announced it can make a form of meat from thin air.
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At different times in history, a variety of materials have held the featherweight crown, with one in particular largely determined to be the lightest. Now, understand ahead of time, you won't be able to make furniture out of this stuff, but the world's lightest material is amazing in its own right.
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So the common knowledge goes like this: a dog ages seven years for every one year they're gracing us with their presence. Maybe it's our fault for being so difficult to live with, but who's to say? Are dog years real or full of balogna?
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If you're itching for a chicken that you can comfortably smuggle through airport security in your fanny pack, boy, have we got great news for you. Look upon the Serama, a breed of Kentucky fried excellence coming to you from Malaysia. The Serama came here to do two things: be small and act big.
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In the Marshall Islands, the so-called "tomb" that America encapsulated its nuclear waste inside is threatening to crack because of rising sea levels.
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Cow tipping has been a mainstay of the rural coming-of-age hijinks experience for decades, which begs the questions "what?" and "seriously?" and "is life in the wide open spaces of America's heartland really so dull that forcibly rotating livestock 90 degrees passes for entertainment?"
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There are several possible reasons that you might need to know what the heaviest object in the world is. Maybe you have a five year old who refuses to go to sleep until you tell them, or maybe you're looking for something to compare your rotund opponent to in a forthcoming roast battle...
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Cats are the ultimate high-landers in that they can plummet from high-rises and walk away mostly unscathed. In a kinder world they would also be Highlanders like Connor MacLeod. Then it could fall from the clouds without risking a whisker. But since they're not, which cat breed lives the longest?
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In 2019, a python measuring between 11.5 and 13 feet long was photographed regurgitating "an even fatter python of about the same length." Is there anything a snake can't cram through its cavernous maw? What's the biggest thing it can handle?
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Not only do snails look gross, they can make you seriously ill. A man in China learned that the hard way when a giant tapeworm was found snacking on his brain.
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Vodka isn't typically associated with much more than underage consumption and the taste of impending shame. Isn't it about time everyone's favorite flavorless spirit got some positive press? The folks at Air Co. would be inclined to agree. After all, they're making vodka from air pollution.
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"Does my (insert animal) love me as much as I love (gender)?"
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Remember getting called out of class to have someone comb through your hair with a popsicle stick? What was all that about? Why were they sending home ominous slips of paper warning parents about "infestations" and grooming children like chimpanzees? Lice, of course! But can they get in your beard?
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Just like mankind, Mother Nature likes to screw around with animals. This is true in the strange case of the world's largest frog, a behemoth from the rain forests of Western Africa. How big is it? Let's just say it's "Goliath" sized.
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Which cat breed comes closest to being man's best friend?
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In 2019, the residents of a house in Australia had a strange day when it started raining puppies. Well, to be fair, ABC News tells us it was just the one puppy. The adorable Wandi turned out to be a pure alpine dingo, making this random stray an extremely rare member of an endangered species.
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