April Fools’ Day Wasn’t Always About Pranks — Here’s The Real Story Behind It

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Ah, April Fools’ Day — the famous day during which we all have to make sure our toilet paper is accounted for, refuse to answer calls from numbers we don’t recognize, and generally question anything our loved ones tell us. So how did this stupid holiday even come about? The truth is that it developed […]

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These Spiders In Australia Are Getting Too Smart — Not Even Floods Can Stop Them

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Australia is a land of extremes. The continent is known for its deadly assortment of wildlife, but that’s not the only extreme thing about it. There’s also the weather. Recent floods in areas of Tasmania have caused unprecedented damage to residents’ homes and businesses. However, the extreme flooding has also caused wildlife — specifically spiders […]

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28 Dog And Cat Species That You Had No Idea Existed

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Pretty much everyone loves dogs and cats, which is why you can find at least one of the two in most households. They are so common, in fact, that upwards of 47 percent of Americans have dogs, and 37 percent have cats. By this point, you probably feel like you’ve seen them all, right? Wrong. […]

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People Imagined What Life Would Be Like In The Year 2000…And Were So Far Off

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googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DTAT_ATF’); }); The people of France thought they could predict the future back in 1901, but now we can confirm that they were certainly not channeling Nostradamus. It’s always fun to try to think about what the future will hold. Hell, just 10 years ago, I never would’ve guessed that I’d be working […]

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Do You Get Angry Often? It Could Be Putting Your Health At Serious Risk

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Let’s get real — we all feel like doing this sometimes. While expressing your anger in a safe way can help release your pent-up frustrations, experts say that regularly getting angry can negatively affect your health. According to a study published in the European Heart Journal in 2014, people who have an angry outburst once […]

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They Were Doing Underwater Research When — Suddenly — Something Massive Came To Say Hello

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On April 15, 2015, researchers from E/V Nautilus sent a robot named Hercules down into the depths of the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Louisiana. They were exploring the biology, geology, and archeology of the ocean, and when they reached a depth of 1,962 feet, they suddenly encountered something magnificent — a sperm […]

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The Cutest Animals In Australia, AKA Satan’s Playground, That AREN’T Trying To Kill You

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I’m sure Australia is a lovely country to visit. Any place that can create both Simon Baker and the Hemsworth brothers clearly has something good going for it. But I would be lying if I said the thought of venturing across the globe to see it myself wasn’t a tad terrifying. I mean, have you […]

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What Thomas Edison Did To Show The World The Dangers Of Electricity Is Insane

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Around the turn of the century, the United States was locked in an ideological battle over the future of the nation’s power grid. The two sides dealt with direct currents and alternating currents. While both forms of power deliver electricity, they do so differently. Thomas Edison was a firm believer in the direct current, while […]

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What Might Be Hiding In Your Kid’s Sippy Cup Is Downright Nasty

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As a parent, it is your duty to make sure that your children are safe at all times. You need to keep a watchful eye on them to ensure that they aren’t getting into trouble, acting inappropriately, or stuffing their faces with things that they shouldn’t be eating. Recently, a parent discovered something that she’d […]

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