Tapeworm Removed After 15 Years Of Eating Man's Brain
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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This Startup Is Helping Save The Planet By Turning Carbon Dioxide To Vodka
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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Here's How To Know If Your Pet Has Really Bonded With You
"Does my (insert animal) love me as much as I love (gender)?"
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Can Beards Get Lice?
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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The Largest Frog In The World
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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The Cat Breed That Acts Most Like A Dog
Which cat breed comes closest to being man's best friend?
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Puppy That Falls From Sky Turns Out To Be Rare Dingo Species
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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The Most Expensive Turtle Breed In The World
In the pantheon of shelled reptiles, there is only one turtle truly fit for royalty. It is the most expensive turtle in the world. And it isn't even a ninja.
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These Butterflies Are Changing What Scientists Think About Evolution
The fact that the butterfly effect is still associated more with Ashton Kutcher than actual science points to the obvious -- people generally find pop culture more interesting than popular science. But all that may change, because butterflies are now affecting what scientists think about evolution.
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Scientists Achieve Direct Brain-To-Brain Human Communication For First Time
Ah, telepathy. The human brain is a ridiculously powerful organ, and depending on who you ask, the scientific development of mind-to-mind communication could either be the wildest party trick ever, the future of humankind, or the most terrifying development in history.
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Here's How Much DNA Humans Really Share With Bananas
Genetic family trees get creepier when you realize that the long, yellow fruit in your pantry shares about half your genes.
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Here's Why Rats Learned To Drive Tiny Cars
Researchers at the University of Richmond got so busy this year asking if they could that they forgot to ask if they should, and in so doing, taught rats to drive motorized vehicles, wastefully forgetting to call the machines "ratmobiles." Yes, they taught rats to drive tiny cars.
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The Slowest Dog Breed In The World
We have a fairly good idea about the fastest dogs in the world. The fastest dog breed, according to Care, is the greyhound. But what about the slowest man's best friends out there? Is there really no love for them?
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The Largest Rabbit Breed In The World
Look upon man's work, ye mighty, and despair: the Flemish Giant. That's the name of the breed of rabbit considered to be the largest by rabbit standards.
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The Truth About Hedgehogs As Pets
Hedgehogs: They're cute as a button. They're tribbles with attitude. They're notoriously difficult to get right when you paint them blue and put shoes on them, apparently. Here then, for the curious reader, is the unfortunate truth of owning a hedgehog as a pet.
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The Real Reason UPS Trucks Have White Roofs
Originally founded as the American Messenger, UPS wasn't wedded to the color brown at the beginning. But as kings of efficiency, their color choices were dictated by cost saving. Brown didn't show dirt. Another way the company cuts costs is using translucent roofs for the trucks.
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The Reason Plane Tires Don't Explode During Landing
Generally speaking, airplane tires don't explode during landings. There's some fascinating science behind why they don't.
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The Truth About CBD Oil For Pets
Recreational use of cannabis is now legal in 11 U.S. states and Canada, and Mexico isn't very far behind. What was once the cultural territory of stoners and outlaws is now common. The times are changin', and those changes have paved the way for an influx of CBD-related products across the country.
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Have Scientists Really Found An Alien Probe?
When UFOs come up in conversation, a distinct phenomenon occurs where human beings lose voluntary control over their eyeballs and they either roll uncontrollably or bulge out of their sockets. In other words, the topic of extraterrestrials and anything related is more polarized than your Ray Bans.
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The Truth Behind This NASA Astronaut's Alleged Space Crime
Most people grow up wanting to be athletes, doctors or astronauts. You know what job you don't hear as often? Space criminal. But all that might change thanks to Anne McClain, a NASA astronaut who has been accused of the world's first space crime, according to AOL.
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Signs That Your Dog Is Crying For Help
Generally, the answer to "how do I know when something is wrong with my dog?" is right there in the question: they're your dog. You know them, theoretically, better than anybody, so you'll be able to tell if something seems amiss.
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What Happens To Your Body After One Year In A Coffin
Humans often cope with death by disguising it as life. Let's take a look at how your body might change after a year of eternal beauty sleep.
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Has Anybody Seen... A Dog Dyed Dark Green?
While there are probably better things to spend your time doing than daydreaming about a Hulk/Clifford genetic collab, nobody could call you crazy, because green puppies are real. Fox 7 Austin reports that when a Great Dane in Colorado gave birth to a litter, one of its pups was green.
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The Largest Chicken Breed In The World
The true "rex goliath" of domesticated fowl is the Jersey Giant, which sounds as much like the nickname of an amateur Garden State boxer as a chicken breed.
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What Happens If You Touch A Blue Poison Dart Frog?
The blue poison dart frog is a perfect example of how reality can be blown out of proportion.
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Vatican's 'Click To Pray E-Rosary' Is A Holy Writ Fitbit
If you've been looking for a sign that we've made it into a new era of modernized Christianity, here it is, straight from the Pope himself. According to Vatican News, the Pope's Worldwide Prayer Network launched the "Click To Pray eRosary," an "interactive, smart and app-driven wearable device..."
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