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Amazing Facts: 10 Things We Didn’t Know Last Month

A porcupine can fight off a pride of lions. read more [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] Malawi’s national football team was briefly coached by a 17-year-old from Colchester. read more Jose Mourinho enjoys cage swimming with

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Top 10 Ridiculously Common Science Myths

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There is nothing better than a bit of myth-busting, so here we are again, presenting you with a new list of terribly common misconceptions and myths – this time about science. The Myth: Food that drops on the floor is safe to eat if you pick it up within five seconds This is utter bunkum

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Why Do Dogs Sniff Each Other’s Bottoms? It’s More Complicated Than You Might Imagine

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Why do dogs sniff each other’s butts? The answer to that question is a bit more complicated than you might imagine. According to a new video from the American Chemical Society (above), it’s all about one canine literally sniffing out important information about the other–its gender, emotional state, diet, and more. “Think of it kind

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EXPLAINED: Why Snakes Flick Their Tongues

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Many people think a snake’s forked tongue is creepy. Every so often, the snake waves it around rapidly, then retracts it. Theories explaining the forked tongues of snakes have been around for thousands of years. Aristotle reasoned that it provided snakes with “a twofold pleasure from savours, their gustatory sensation being as it were doubled”.

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Mice with ‘half-human’ brains: Scientists make rodents SMARTER by injecting them with human cells

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Mice injected with human brain cells grow to have ‘half human brains’ that make them smarter than other rodents, scientists have found. Researchers claim that giving mouse pups a type of immature human brain cell, known as glial cells, caused their brains to grow differently so they became more human-like. These human glial cells, which

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10 Fascinating Facts About SPACE

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Fact One Earth is the only planet in the Solar System to have water in its three states of matter: as a solid (ice), a liquid (sea, rain, etc.) and as a gas (clouds). Water is, of course, the most important liquid for life. Fact Two Earth is almost five billion years old, although life

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What shape is YOUR face? Scientists identify our NINE distinct face shapes (Photo)

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The number of our face shapes is no longer limited to four, with scientists identifying five new distinct shapes among Australian faces. Dr Kendra Schmid, a leading facial recognition scientist, analysed over 1000 faces from different states across Australia, unmasking five new face shapes. New face shapes that were discovered are kite, rectangle, teardrop, heptagon

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EXPLAINED: Why The Moon Is Shaped Like A Lemon

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Scientists say they have finally discovered why the moon is shaped a bit like a lemon — somewhat flattened with a bulge on each side. As detailed in a new paper published online in the journal Nature on July 30, 2014, it’s all about tidal and rotational forces. “Early tides heated the Moon’s crust in

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EXPLAINED: The 3 Bizarre Things Your Body Does

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#3. Why Do Your Fingers Prune When You Take a Bath? Everyone knows how to tell when bath time is over: you suddenly notice the bath’s gone chilly. However, when we were younger, there was a slightly more liver-friendly way to know when to get out of the tub: when your fingers started pruning. As

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Let’s Go Back In Time To See How Earth Got Its Moon (VIDEO)

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We owe a lot to the moon. It helps regulate our seasons, controls our ocean tides, and gives us 24-hour days. Without the moon, our days would last about six to eight hours. And, of course, what’s more beautiful than moonlight on a cloudless night? But where did the moon come from? For the answer

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