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A 2012 study discovered nearly 1,500 new species of bacteria within the belly buttons of volunteers. One volunteer had a bacteria that was previously only found in soil from Japan. The volunteer had never even been to Japan. It only …

Hell. It ain’t pleasant, apparently. The infamous “gates of hell” have been spoken of for centuries. Theories as to where they might be have been around for just as long. Here are a handful of places all over the world …

Secret societies are so fascinating to me. There’s all the intrigue and history behind them, and the fact that we may never know the truth regarding what they’re all about; it tickles my imagination. Yet, who says that some of …

In 2014, Mandy Horvath lost both of her legs when she was hit by a train. Today, Mandy uses that tragic accident as fuel for her hilarious and all-to-real Tinder profile. In doing so, she’s also restored just a little …

Do you ever wake up and just have a ‘feeling’ that something good or bad was going to happen that day? And did it? If it did, then I wouldn’t be surprised that you were capable of making predictions that …

We’re no stranger to seeing the surreal and gorgeous images that NASA captures of the universe around us. So far we’ve gotten a good look at a lot of our neighbouring planets as well as what some nearby stars and …

Road Rash I promise you that the fella in this picture is either playing it cool for the camera or is still in shock. The top layer of your skin is completely shredded and your nerve endings are on fire. …

Birch Bark Tar Gum It turns out that ‘gum’ existed over 5,000 years ago. However, it wasn’t chewed to freshen breath, or to blow bubbles, it was chewed in an attempt to treat and prevent mouth infections. The gum fossil …

– Bob Hope, after his wife asked him where he wanted to be buried. – Del Close, Comedian. – Dominique Bouhours, French priest and grammarian, stays technically correct to the end. Donald O’Connor, American dancer and actor. Donald O’Connor, American …

Hopefully you never have to learn this fact for a long, long time, but there’s a whole catalogue of symbols and carvings that you can place on a headstone, to commemorate the life of a loved one. As sad and …

It’s easy to lose perspective nowadays. Technology has provided us unparalleled access to the wonders of our world. Every once in a while, however, it’s nice to step back and look at things from the outside. To remember where we …

Algeria Germany Nepal and China England Scotland and Ireland Romania and Albania Japan Argentina and Mexico Spain Poland and Estonia Greece and Cyprus Hungary Austria and Luxembourg India Australia and New Zealand The USA Belgium The Netherlands Sweden and Finland …

If you took a piece of your brain tissue that was the size of a grain of sand, it would contain 100,000 neurons and 1,000,000,000 synapses, all working with each other. There are approximately 10,000 different types of neurons in …

A snail’s tongue Tapeworm LCD screen Snow Ball pen Silicone dioxide Spider eyes Espresso Vanilla Mouse embryo Laptop screen Sugar Tequilla Gold Polyester Pen Sand Bonus: human lice

While digging in the woods for whatever reason (presumably blitzed off their ass on vodka), some Russian soldiers came across an interesting find. Their shovels hit something metallic that wasn’t a rock. Upon further digging, they saw it was an …

There’s always something in your past that you wish you hadn’t accidentally seen, that’s scarred you moving forward. Man, if you could only take it back, you could save yourself a lifetime of therapy. Feel bad for these guys though. …

Every day, first responders display true strength and courage by putting their lives on the line to protect and save others. Nobody makes them do it; they choose to do it. In anticipation of the upcoming film Only The Brave, …