The Real Reason Bats Don't Get Sick From The Viruses They Carry
Researchers have found as many as 130 viruses carried by bats. But the bats don't get sick. Why not?
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The Mysterious Death Of Alfred The Great
Alfred, king of Wessex (the area south of the Thames River in England -- and the Thames is the river that runs through London, so go ahead and check the map), is universally referred to as The Great. But we're not sure how he died.
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The Most Inspirational Axl Rose Quotes Of All Time
Axl Rose might be one of the last people you'd expect to say something uplifting or positively thought-provoking. But even if you consider him a malignant carbuncle on the otherwise un-chafed butt cheeks of human happiness, he's said some fairly inspiration things.
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The Meaning Behind Cats And Nine Lives Explained
All it takes is one look into a cat's eyes to know that it's a magical creature, though it's hard to say whether those supernatural abilities are being used for good or evil. What about this whole nine lives business, though?
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The Longest A Human Has Ever Run Without Stopping
The human body is capable of far more than what we ask of it in a normal day. Some people like to test those limits, like Dean Karnazes, a world-famous endurance runner who ran longer than anyone else, ever, to "test the physical limits of his body while raising money for childhood organ donation."
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The Legend Of Pecos Bill Explained
Myth and legend often begins with oral history rooted in fact. But Pecos Bill emerged from the typewriter of a former soldier of fortune named Edward O'Reilly.
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The Largest Bat Species In The World
In his autobiography, Mark Twain wrote, "A bat is beautifully soft and silky; I do not know any creature that is pleasanter to the touch or is more grateful for caressings, if offered in the right spirit..." But he may have written differently if he knew about the world's largest bat.
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Pablo Escobar's Brother Just Launched A $350 Foldable 'Cartel-E-Phone'
Roberto De Jesús Escobar Gaviria, who astute readers will recognize as the brother of that nutty Pablo Escobar fella that had some trouble with the law a ways back, has launched a new line (wink) of smartphones. The flagship: the Escobar Fold 1, a phone and tablet that folds!
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New Tests Reveal How Long The Coronavirus Can Live In The Air
At this point, lots of people are afraid of the same thing: You're walking down the street minding your own business, when suddenly, some random person coughs at you, and boom! You now have coronavirus. But is that how it would work? How long does it last in the air?
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Michael Jordan's Biggest Rivalries Ranked
Plenty of other players lined up for their shot at the king over Michael Jordan's fifteen seasons on the court, and some of them even walked away without looking like chumps.
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How The Rolling Stones Almost Burnt Down The Original Playboy Mansion
The sentence "the Rolling Stones almost burned down the Playboy Mansion" is somehow less than the sum of its parts. But it's true.
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How Are The Rich Preparing For Coronavirus?
The novel coronavirus spreading out of Wuhan, China and causing the potentially severe respiratory infection COVID-19 is concerning up and down the socioeconomic ladder. Viruses don't care if you're rich or poor. A global pandemic knows no borders and abides no prejudice. Unless you're rich.
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How Earthquakes Create Gold From Water
"Earthquakes have the Midas touch," at least according to a 2013 study published in the journal Nature Geoscience. Here's how earthquakes create gold from water.
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How Long Can A Human Really Go Without Sleeping?
A 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.
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How Many Black Belts Does Jackie Chan Really Have?
Jackie Chan has dished out acrobatic beatdowns with punches, kicks and the occasional stepladder in over 140 movies, so it makes sense to assume that the man knows his way around a Kung Fu fight. Let's look at the ultimate tale of the tape: How many black belts does Jackie Chan have?
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How Much Money Would Nicky Barnes Be Worth Today?
Federal judge and former special narcotics prosecutor Sterling Johnson, Jr, said of Leroy "Nicky" Barnes, "He had charisma. Have you been in the presence of Bill Clinton when he walks down the street? That was Nicky Barnes." Not a great look for Bill, but Barnes was quite the drug dealer.
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Here's How Free Bird Became A Concert Tradition
If you've ever been to a concert and in between a song break or a lull in the show, heard someone shout from the back of the crowd, "Free Bird!", there's actually a fascinating history behind it.
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Here's How Much Money Randy Savage Was Worth When He Died
Oooh yeah! Randy Savage was one of the true greats of the pro wrestling circle -- a talented performer with an arena-sized personality and enough charisma to actually use "Pomp and Circumstance" as his entrance theme and get away with it. Here's how much he was worth when he died.
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Here's How The Three Stooges Fought Back Against Hitler
But stepping up to the plate before either Bogart or Chaplin were the world's most famous knuckleheads: The Three Stooges -- three Jewish men, former vaudevillians, not generally recognized for their political commentary.
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Can You Kill A Tardigrade?
More endearingly known as "water bears" and "moss piglets," tardigrades are water-dwelling micro-cuties that usually measure less than a half a millimeter long. And they're very hard to kill.
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A Detailed Look At The Tragic Death Of Ritchie Valens
No one who died in the 1959 plane crash, that day the music died, was an old man. The pilot, Roger Peterson, was just 21. Buddy Holly was 22; J.P. Richardson, "The Big Bopper," was the old man on the plane, at 28. Youngest of all was a rising star of Chicano rock -- Ritchie Valens. He was 17.
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These Are The Most Venomous Creatures In The World
What are the most venomous animals on the planet? Which creatures could murder you in minutes with just a simple sting or a tiny bite? Well, from sea-dwelling beasts to eight-legged arachnids, these are some of the most venomous creatures in the world.
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The Most Messed Up Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales
Some people think that the fairy tales collected by the Brothers Grimm are as dark as a Friday the 13th movie. Well, most of them aren’t … but some of them definitely are. Here are the most messed up Brothers Grimm fairy tales.
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How Bohemian Rhapsody Got Freddie Mercury And Mary Austin's Relationship Wrong
Freddie Mercury is well known for his romantic and sexual relationships with men, but one of his most enduring relationships was with a woman: Mary Austin.
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The Unexpected Inspiration For Batman's Arkham Asylum
From unspectacular beginnings as a relatively nondescript medical facility, Arkham Asylum (originally Arkham Hospital) expanded, warped, and eventually became the gothic labyrinth of villainy you know today. But did you know that a real life mental institution inspired it?
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How Gangster Whitey Bulger Chased Dana White Out Of Boston
UFC president Dana White is a pretty powerful dude these days. However, everyone has to start somewhere ... and his start came while running away from the Winter Hill Gang, a gangster outfit led by none other than Whitey Bulger, the notorious gangster.
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Here's How Walt Disney Came Up With Mickey Mouse
If you give a mouse a cookie, it will ask for a glass of milk. So, one might logically conclude that if you give a mouse a house, it will ask for a magic kingdom. When the Walt Disney Company became the House of Mouse, its resident rodent helped build an empire.
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