Today when you go to the grocery store, you can almost always count on certain items being available: apples, oranges, lemons, bananas, and berries, as well as vegetables like spinach, carrots, potatoes, and many more. Because of this, it’s easy to forget that fruits and vegetables each have their own season, and are not grown...
The popular Netflix show, Stranger Things, explored the idea of an alternate dimension existing in parallel to the human world, called the Upside Down. Many other shows, including the sci-fi classic, Star Trek, and even the sitcom, Community, have explored the possibility of an alternate universe that mirrors our own. While this idea may seem...
Internet users are in shock after uncovering the true meaning behind the letters “HP” in HP Sauce. This revelation about the popular British condiment has left many people astonished and intrigued. The Surprising Origin of HP Sauce HP Sauce, commonly referred to as brown sauce, is a staple in many British breakfasts. Known for its...
A viral video from oculoplastic surgeon Dr. Kami Parsa has revealed startling results from an MRI scan of a 33-year-old woman’s face. The scan exposed how dermal fillers, intended to enhance facial contours, had migrated and doubled over several years, leading to widespread shock and concern among viewers.1 The Viral MRI Revelation Dr. Kami Parsa,...
From what we’ve seen in movies, geography textbooks, and even in real life, icebergs are normally all-white and gruffly due to compressed snow on the surface. They are suspended bodies of ice in water and all we ever see are the tips, usually about 10 percent of the entire iceberg. Now, in a stunning series...
Scientists have created a new form of “robot,” not made out of metal, plastic, and wiring but formed entirely out of living cells. Reporting in the journal PNAS, researchers from the University of Vermont and Tufts University describe how they crafted the first-ever “living machines” out of cells taken from the embryos of frogs. Dubbed “xenobots,” these miniature...
Given that we are currently experiencing a global extinction crisis, the occasion to witness a large congregation of an endangered species is a rare and special opportunity indeed. The density of turtles is so high that you could almost imagine crossing the sea by hopping from shell to shell. So you can imagine how privileged...
TV antennas bring back memories of my grandmother’s lavender-scented house with the pointy antenna set sitting on the TV shelf. In a world where everyone is supposed to be enjoying satellite TV and streaming shows over the internet, TV antennas have somehow found a way to make a redeeming comeback. According to the Consumer Technology...
Researchers have discovered that one population of white-faced capuchin monkeys in Panama have entered the Stone Age. The monkeys have started using stone tools to break nuts and shellfish, making them the fourth type of primates to do so after us. As reported in New Scientist, the group inhabits Jicarón island, a small island off the...
The world is often seen as a hard and terrible place for people to live in. But sometimes we hear about these near impossible acts of kindness that restore our faith in humans. A kind plumber has been hailed for his extremely giving and charitable acts to those less fortunate. Sometimes, we all wish we...
At a recent Seafood Festival in Plymouth, England a blue shark was paraded through the British port city before being chopped up, cooked and served to festival-goers. It should be well known that the blue shark is a near-threatened species, after the events that took place at this festival, many people and conservationists have criticized...
Tim Gurner, an Australian real estate mogul, accidentally sparked a torrent of memes with his famous quote that millennials should “stop buying avocado toast if they want to afford a house.” “I have seen young people order smashed avocado with crumbled feta on five-grain toasted bread at $22 a pop and more… How can young...
