• 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Can Platypus Venom Kill You?

    A platypus seems more like a Tim Burton creation than a real species. In fact, National Geographic says the scientists that first examined platypi specimens thought they were a hoax. After all, they've got a duck bill, webbed feet, a beaver tail and the body of an otter.

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  • The Smallest Insect In The World

    Huge insects are terrifying. No one wants to be assailed by horse flies or mosquitoes the size of your fist. But in a way, tiny insects are even more terrifying. A mosquito the size of your fist ... well, at least you can see it coming. Midges, chiggers and flies? Ugh.

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  • The Reason Woolly Mammoths Went Extinct

    If you loved Sesame Street as a child, then you should hate that woolly mammoths went extinct. After all, wasn't Snuffleupagus a tusk-less woolly mammoth? One possibility is that mammoths took a wrong turn on the way to Sesame Street and ended up on Cemetery Street. But scientists have other ideas.

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  • The Reason The Earth's Core Is So Hot

    Earth isn't dirt all the way through — the dirt and rock that make up Earth's crust only go down about 19 miles. Under the crust, there are four additional layers — the upper mantle, the lower mantle, the outer core, and the inner core, and those parts of the planet are pretty inhospitably hot.

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  • The Smallest Dog Breed In The World

    Though there are many contenders for the title of World's Smallest Dog Breed, with adorable bundles of love like the Yorkshire terrier and the miniature greyhound seeming like definite possibilities, there can, as with Highlanders, be only one, and it weighs only a little more than a pound.

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  • The Rarest Cat Breed In The World

    Let's start by saying that narrowing down "the rarest" type of just about any animal is kind of a tall order. So let's just settle for what we believe to be "quite possibly the rarest cat breed in the world" and be happy with that.

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  • The Real Reason Barns Are Painted Red

    Old MacDonald had a farm, and on that farm he probably had a barn. Even though the song never mentions a barn, you can probably picture it. In fact, even if you got the animal sounds mixed up as as a kid, you could still say with utter certainty that Old MacDonald had a red barn on his farm.

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  • The Reason Giant Beavers Went Extinct

    When Westley battled a rodent of unusual size (R.O.U.S) in The Princess Bride, he probably had no idea that there once existed a rodent whose usual size was even bigger: the giant beaver.

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  • What Would Happen If You Got Lost In Space?

    What would happen if you got lost in space -- the infinite abyss of total unknown, devoid of the very resources human beings require to survive? There would be no galactic K-Mart managers to save you, and most likely your soul would be headed for the clearance rack.

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  • The Most Poisonous Caterpillar In The World

    The competition for "most poisonous caterpillar in the world" is neck and neck, which is also a pretty great physical description of the caterpillars themselves. Though low on the list of animals that you might consider lethal, Mother Nature never stops coming up with ways to kill you.

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  • Why You Should Avoid Airport USB Charging Stations

    On top of the over-the-top fees, underhanded luggage handlers, and handsy TSA agents, there's a less obvious threat you have to worry about at airports: USB ports. It turns out that the seemingly harmless activity of charging your smartphone at a public kiosk can leave you vulnerable to cyber crime.

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  • How Many Different Dog Breeds Are There In The World?

    You might think that "how many dog breeds are there?" would be a question with a black and white answer. After all, we know how many different kinds of bears there are, and how many different elephants. And dog breeds are controlled by human beings, so how hard could it be to keep track of them?

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  • The Smallest Cat Breed In The World

    Just about everyone who's ever owned kittens at one point or another has said the words, "I wish they'd stay little forever!" Well guess what, if only you'd bought yourself a Singapura (Get it? Singa-PURR-a?), then your cat would literally have stayed little forever.

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  • Are Centipedes Poisonous To Humans?

    Centipedes are actually venomous. Orkin tells us that they produce a toxin in a gland behind their fangs, and they're capable of delivering a painful bite.

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