The people who lived in pre-American Alaska had to learn how to survive in a sometimes harsh and inhospitable landscape. So what was it really like in pre-American Alaska? Cold. But it was also beautiful, abundant, and challenging. Here's everything you didn't know about life in pre-American Alaska.
Read MoreYour odds of death by shark attack are 1 in 3.7 million, which are lower than death by fireworks, lightning, or car accident combined. But attacks happen, and, as we've all heard, the best thing to do is bop the flesh eating aggressor on its schnoz. But does this actually work?
Read MoreWhether you're boarding a Delta plane or flying United Airlines, you will usually board a plane that looks like an oversized stormtrooper: metal, white, and devoid of individuality. But why is that? Wouldn't it be cooler if airlines decided to mix it up and paint their planes plaid or something?
Read MorePeople die 20 times more often from cold weather than hot weather. It's worth finding out how cold it can get before your goose is officially, uh, frozen.
Read MoreMedieval people had no qualms about killing each other in gruesome ways.
Read MoreEvery year, discoveries change the things we know about history. Here are a few of the most amazing historical discoveries since the beginning of 2019.
Read MoreWhat if video was no longer reliable? Horrifyingly, realistic "deepfake" are becoming increasingly easy to create. Here's the untold truth of deepfakes.
Read MoreFor centuries, Cleopatra has been celebrated for her beauty. You only have to watch like 10 of the bazillions of Cleopatra movies to know that beauty was pretty much right there on the top of Cleopatra's list of fine qualities. But how beautiful was the famous queen of Egypt, really?
Read MoreAsteroids and meteors are both small (relatively speaking) objects that inhabit our solar system. But is "asteroid" simply a synonym for "meteor," or are they actually two different things altogether? Buckle up: we're about to take you to space-stuff-school.
Read MoreA great many of shark species are capable of causing you bodily harm. Hard to believe, but it's true! And while there have been 33 different species identified in unprovoked attacks on humans, most come from just three dastardly, ornery species, which they call the "Big Three."
Read MoreWhen Bruce Lee threw his one-inch punch, the man it struck "[flew] back at least five meters (16.4 feet)." That's nearly 200 times the distance his fist traveled. If someone told you Bruce Lee could bruise the air just by shadowboxing, you'd probably believe it. How on Earth did he punch that hard?
Read MoreEvery kid loves Lego, but not fate, which explains the series of misfortunes that have plagued Lego since 1924. Read on for the disastrous history of Legos.
Read MoreAs legendary beauties go, few are as legendary or as beautiful as the mythic Helen of Troy, who became the cause of the Trojan War. But who is this Helen?
Read MoreLions occupy a penthouse suite atop the food chain, overlooking the animal kingdom from above. They're incredible hunters, able to down a 1,000 pound Cape Town buffalo, then gorging on up to 70 pounds of flesh in one sitting. But do any animals commit regular regicide against the king of the jungle?
Read MoreWhat's stopping two fluid dynamics scientists on opposite sides of the world from getting on the phone and clearing it up once and for all?
Read MoreAndrew Luck was one of the NFL's marquee quarterbacks of the 21st century. But Luck also got injured a lot. Here's a look at the untold truth of Andrew Luck.
Read MoreAs with all things, moderation is key when it comes to heat. Too little and you'll freeze to death -- too much, and you'll become a hunk, a hunk of burning corpse. But just how hot can it get before you stop sweating bullets and your body is completely shot to hell?
Read MoreHumans need to make sense of a messy, uncertain world using imperfect eyes and imperfect brains. That's where optical illusions that fool your brain come in.
Read MoreSiegfried and Roy took Las Vegas by storm with their magic-meets-tamed-tigers act. Here's the untold truth of Siegfried and Roy.
Read MoreSo how did Nickleback even get its name? Did it perhaps have a different name that would've saved it from all the scorn? Friends, the answer is no.
Read MoreMost of us don't really wonder what the lyrics to "Bohemian Rhapsody" mean, because if we spent too much time thinking about it our heads might explode. But if you dissect the lyrics of "Bohemian Rhapsody," the song starts to make a strange sort of sense. Well, sort of.
Read MorePBS is held to higher standards, so PBS has found itself deep in controversial territory on several occasions. Here are the biggest scandals to ever hit PBS.
Read MoreWhile only about 5 percent of a jelly's body is solid mass, they're actually eaten by a good deal of species. While they were once thought to be a nutritional cul-de-sac since they're basically just water, jellies are like snack foods for ocean dwellers: easy and abundant. So which beasts eat them?
Read MorePeople have seized on the "Seven Wonders" idea and taken it to new places. This list will focus on the untold truth of the seven natural wonders of the world.
Read MoreAirplane restrooms are equipped with tiny pull-out ashtrays. Smoking is an obvious no-no on airplanes, so why does this feature even exist?
Read MoreThe Ten Commandments give us zero hints about what to eat, for example, or what clothes are acceptable, or whether or not God is disappointed in you for going to Hot Topic and getting a belly button ring. That's why we've got to open up the Bible to learn all the ways we've screwed up.
Read MoreSometimes our beloved dogs cross a line. Our dear pooches can do things that make their owners really uncomfortable -- and one of those things is that seriously disconcerting habit they have of staring deep into our eyes. While they're pooping. Ugh. Why do dogs do this?
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