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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 »
The 13 Indoor Plants Worth Having
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 »
In 2010, nutrition professor Mark Haub lost 27 pounds on a diet of Twinkies, Doritos, and sugary…
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14 Deadliest Animals in the Amazon
How Did the SR-71 Blackbird Get Made and How was It So Fast?
On September 1, 1974, U.S. Air Force pilots Major James Sullivan and Major Joel Widdifield took off from New York City and headed East over the Atlantic Ocean. By the time they reached London, only one hour, 54 minutes, and 56 seconds had elapsed – less than 1/17th the time it had taken for Charles… Read More »
What on Earth is Ball Lightning?
On June 7, 1195, an English Benedictine Monk named Gervase of Canterbury watched as a great thunderstorm descended on the city of London. What happened next, recorded in Gervase’s 600-page Chronicle, defied the monk’s imagination: “On the 7th of the ides of June, around the sixth hour, a marvellous sign descended near London. For the… Read More »