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Wombats鈥 Poop in Cubes

6 Feb 2018

Wombats are surprisingly aggressive and territorial given how adorable they look. They will fight to defend their burrows and offspring, a feat especially important considering they reproduce only...

Eels and humans have something in common - they're both ELECTRIC!

1 Feb 2018

You鈥檝e probably heard of electric eels but did you know that there are electric bacteria? Or that humans also use electricity physiologically?

All Alcoholic Beverages are Watered Down

24 Jan 2018

In most of the world alcohol content is measured by volume. This gives us the familiar 12.5% on the side of a wine bottle. But what does this percentage really mean?聽

Why Don鈥檛 Ice Cream Sandwiches Melt?

24 Jan 2018

Walmart recently came under fire for their ice cream sandwiches, because they apparently do not melt. People flocked to YouTube to document their 鈥榰nmelting鈥 desserts, claiming that their solid...

Did you know you should apply lip balm before your lips get chapped?

18 Jan 2018

Lip balms are not designed to repair your skin. Instead, their emollient properties create a barrier between your thin, vulnerable lips and the surrounding air. Skin becomes dry when water in its...

Bears Don鈥檛 Hibernate

16 Jan 2018

Bears do crawl into a cave and essentially sleep away the winter months, but what they鈥檙e doing is not hibernating, at least not in the true sense.

Crows as Garbage Collectors?

13 Jan 2018

Let鈥檚 crow about crows. They are smart birds. In Australia they have learned to feast on the repugnant cane toads that other animals avoid because of the toxin they secret from from glands above...

Owls Don't Have Eyeballs

12 Jan 2018

You know how we (humans) have eyeballs? Well, owls don鈥檛. They have eye tubes or cylinders, rod-shaped eyes that do not move in their sockets as eyeballs do. Instead, owls have to move their bodies...

Khat, and Not the Fuzzy Kind

9 Jan 2018

Khat is a plant native to Africa that when chewed produces a stimulant effect, similar to amphetamines. It鈥檚 regulated in several countries (including Canada) and its use actually predates the...

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