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Male mice sing ultrasonic “love songs” to attract females, which humans cannot hear due to the high…
Which Aphrodisiacs Actually Work?
Oysters. Chocolate. Opium. Ginseng. Spanish Fly. Ambergris. Alcohol. MDMA. What do all of these have in common? Well, aside from the makings of a very wild party, they have all at one time or another been used as aphrodisiacs. Derived from the Greek aphrodisiakon or “pertaining to Aphrodite”, goddess of love, aphrodisiacs are substances believed… Read More »
Honeybees, with brains the size of a sesame seed, can count up to four and comprehend the concept of…
12 Intriguing Free Will Facts
Does Leprosy Actually Make Your Fingers and Toes Drop Off?
If you were a pilgrim or other traveller during the Middle Ages, you would have faced a whole host of dangers on the road, from bandits and pirates to harsh weather to wolves in the forest. But the encounter you would have feared most was with ghostly figures standing at the side of the road,… Read More »
13 Mind-Blowing Electric Vehicles Facts
Pregnancy physically alters a woman’s brain structure. The grey matter volume in specific areas…
The Surprisingly Interesting Story Behind Why the Geosynchronous Region Around the Earth is Called the Clark Orbit
On August 19, 1964, a Delta D rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral in Florida and soared into space, successfully delivering the Syncom 3 satellite into a 42,164 kilometre equatorial orbit. At this altitude, the satellite orbited at the same rate as the earth’s surface, making it appear to stand still high over the Pacific… Read More »
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Are People Actually Right or Left-Brained?
Quick: are you right-brained or left-brained? Chances are, you answered this question immediately and definitively. If you are the creative, intuitive type, drawn to creating music, stories, images, and other forms of art, then you are right-brained. If, by contrast, you are more analytical and logical, drawn to mathematics and pattern recognition, then you are… Read More »