1. If kidney cells didn’t have aquaporins, which allow cells to reclaim water from urine, humans would have to excrete about 180 liters of urine per day.
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Amazon.com Amazon may be known for its practical household goods and affordable luxuries, but it also offers a treasure trove of quirky and unconventional items that have garnered surprisingly high ratings. From peculiar gadgets to offbeat accessories, explore our curated selection of weird yet highly-rated products on Amazon that are sure to pique your interest. …
1. There is a village named Bengkala in Bali where, due to a recessive gene named DFNB3, so many people are born deaf that hearing people use sign language called Kata Kolok, and spoken language equally.
1. Men who do not have chest hair are deficient in a particular androgen or male hormones.
History is full of war, famine, and plague, but you can't accuse it of being cruel. It's what we made it. So if anything, it's people who are vicious and wicked. The past is just... indifferent. An open book, ready to be explored. Or in this case, a Twitter account.
You might be able to make Mac & Cheese, but do you know the term for a stylish presentation of a dish?
1. A lady named Concepcion Picciotto protested in front of the White House for 35 years, the longest continuous act of political protest in the United States.
1. Spring-Heeled Jack is a mysterious boogeyman that was said to ring residents of Londons’ doorbells dressed as a bear, a ghost or a devil and scratch them with metal claws before leaping away with unnatural agility. Sightings of him stretched from 1837 to 1904.
Charming, fun, and yet just the right amount of salty, curse words from the 1950s have a certain extra somethin' that many modern day insults seem to lack. Our four letter words and other caustic phrases get the point across, and they certainly have…
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There is a saying 'the Devil is in the details,' but for all we know he may well just be hiding in tree branches and our very own toilets in the form of wild creatures.
1. In 289 B.C., Agathocles, a Greek tyrant of Syracuse, was murdered by a poisoned toothpick.
Fear of deep water is very real and it is called thalassophobia. Click on this article to learn more about this phobia and see the pictures illustrating it.
"Common sense is seeing things as they are."
1. The word "Adrenalin" - which would become genericized as "adrenaline" - is actually a trademarked name for the hormone "epinephrine."
1. Fast food chains are banned in Bermuda under the Foreign Restaurants Act of 1977, with the exception of one KFC that was grandfathered in.
1. In 1996, a black teenager named Keshia Thomas, while marching to protest a KKK rally in Michigan, protected a white man, who had an "SS" tattoo and a confederate flag shirt, from the attacks of a crowd. She threw herself on him to deflect the mob's strikes, due to her belief that "nobody deserves to be hurt."
1. Children in Iceland are not allowed to have names with the letter "C" in them. All names must conform to the rules of the Icelandic language, which does not have the letter "C."
Today, we’re so beyond those items many people couldn’t even name them if they saw it. Take this quiz and see if you are able correctly to guess what these vintage items are.
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1. In German folklore, Frau Perchta is a witch who roams the German countryside for 12 days leading up to Christmas, leaving silver coins to good children and cutting open the bellies and replacing the organs of bad children with straw and pebbles.
The ‘Cool Guides’ community is the prime place for (yup, you guessed it!) cool guides. From aesthetic and informative ones to quirky ones, you’ll find a bit of everything to keep those noggins of yours learning and yearning for more.
How well do you remember common objects from the 1980s? Take this quiz and find out!
Human psychology can help us better understand how our mind works. Here are 10 psychological effects that you may have never heard of but should know about.
1. Dunning Kruger effect is the tendency for unskilled individuals to overestimate their own ability and the tendency for experts to underestimate their own ability. Bertrand Russel said, “in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.”
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1. Physical exercise during pregnancy has been found to have a positive impact on the cognitive development of the child, as measured using EEG a few days after birth.
1. Between 2006 and 2012, millions of people in China gathered around their television sets every Saturday night in to watch “Interviews Before Execution”, an extraordinary talk show which interviewed prisoners on death row in the weeks, days or even minutes before they were executed.
1. There was a custom in ancient Babylon compelling all women at least once in their lives to go to the temple of Aphrodite and have sex with a stranger.
1. A lady named Concepcion Picciotto protested in front of the White House for 35 years, the longest continuous act of political protest in the United States.
1. The only real Space Gun; the TP-82, a Russian triple barreled, break action shotgun/rifle/machete combo for fighting and hunting wildlife after a Cosmonaut touches down in Siberia.
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While some people’s intelligence is quite obvious, there are numerous potential signs you never noticed.
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1. Spring-Heeled Jack is a mysterious boogeyman that was said to ring residents of Londons’ doorbells dressed as a bear, a ghost or a devil and scratch them with metal claws before leaping away with unnatural agility. Sightings of him stretched from 1837 to 1904.
But then I couldn't help but wonder, how long can a woman stay without sex?
1. Camel bites can cause your bones to dissolve.
1. When he was 26, Pete Maravich said "I don't want to play 10 years in the NBA and die of a heart attack at age 40" in an interview. He went on to play 10 years in the NBA and died of a heart attack at age 40.
1. About 1 in 50 people can't visualize images in their head. It's called Aphantasia, and if you have it you can't even visualize things such as your own house or your best friend’s face.