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October 21, 2025 at 9:55 am

Can Lightning Really Travel Through Your Plumbing And Hurt You If You Take A Bath During A Thunderstorm?

Lightning can be terrifying, but it is also pretty cool.

October 20, 2025 at 3:55 pm

What Would You Have To Do In Order To Build An Aquarium Big Enough To Hold A Giant Squid?

To put it simply, it’s just not happening.

October 20, 2025 at 12:55 pm

Scientists Discover How The Hairworm Parasite Gets Its Host To Jump Into Water So That It Can Reproduce

I feel bad for these infected praying mantis.

October 20, 2025 at 9:55 am

Oil Doesn’t Comes From Dinosaurs, So Let’s Put This Myth To Bed Once And For All

So why is it called fossil fuels then?

October 19, 2025 at 3:55 pm

Astronomers Nickname Giant Blazar Aimed Straight At Earth, “The Eye Of Sauron”

Do we really want the Eye of Sauron pointing in our direction?

October 19, 2025 at 12:55 pm

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama Proposes Turning Over Control Of The Government To Artificial Intelliigence

I, for one, welcome our robot overlords.

October 19, 2025 at 9:55 am

Astronomers Identify What May Be The Largest Black Hole In The Universe

How can anything be this big?

October 18, 2025 at 3:55 pm

Lung Cancer Is Becoming Increasingly Common In Patients Who Have Never Smoked

Our air is becoming increasingly toxic.

October 18, 2025 at 12:55 pm

Another Shrimp Recall Is Issued Due To Potential Radioactive Contamination

So, you’re saying I can eat the radioactive shrimp?

October 18, 2025 at 12:15 pm

Boss Overworked Hardworking Employee And Fired Her For Taking Vacation Time, So When She Was Told She Needed To Train Her Replacements, She Did Exactly That

Woman in brown jacket working on her laptop

Her boss sounds like a nightmare.

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Can Lightning Really Travel Through Your Plumbing And Hurt You If You Take A Bath During A Thunderstorm?

What Would You Have To Do In Order To Build An Aquarium Big Enough To Hold A Giant Squid?

Scientists Discover How The Hairworm Parasite Gets Its Host To Jump Into Water So That It Can Reproduce

Oil Doesn’t Comes From Dinosaurs, So Let’s Put This Myth To Bed Once And For All

Astronomers Nickname Giant Blazar Aimed Straight At Earth, “The Eye Of Sauron”

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama Proposes Turning Over Control Of The Government To Artificial Intelliigence

Astronomers Identify What May Be The Largest Black Hole In The Universe

Lung Cancer Is Becoming Increasingly Common In Patients Who Have Never Smoked

Another Shrimp Recall Is Issued Due To Potential Radioactive Contamination

Boss Overworked Hardworking Employee And Fired Her For Taking Vacation Time, So When She Was Told She Needed To Train Her Replacements, She Did Exactly That

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