Scientists Didn't Expect This Body Part To Grow Back After Amputation
While some animals can regrow whole limbs, humans aren't quite so lucky. At least, that's usually true, as this body part seems to be the exception to the rule.
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The Unsettling Pink Eye Myth That's Been Debunked By Science
There are a few pink eye myths out there that might have you on edge, but the truth is you shouldn't believe everything you hear about pink eye.
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The Reason Alcohol Abuse Changes Your Face Is Easily Explained By Science
If you've ever known someone who has drank alcohol for a long time, you might have seen changes in their face, and there's a good reason for it.
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NASA Sealed 4 People Inside A Windowless Mars Simulation For 378 Days. Here's What Happened
Planned missions to the moon and Mars will be long and lonely, and NASA is studying how those factors will affect astronauts on future missions.
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Scientists Launched 2 Spiders Into Space To Build Webs. They Didn't Expect What Happened Next
The unique environment of outer space provides one-of-a-kind opportunities to study how life here on Earth works, even zero-G spider webs.
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The Explosive Diarrhea Myth That's Actually Backed By Science
The last medical malady that anyone wants to endure is explosive diarrhea, so it's important to know at least one diarrhea myth is actually true.
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In The '30s, The US Military Built The First Flying Aircraft Carriers. They Didn't Expect What Happened Next.
The World Wars were a time of technological advancement, even taking aircraft carriers to the sky. But what brought this technology back down to Earth?
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10 Creatures Scientists Found That Look Like Poop
The natural world is filled with animals that use mimicry to hunt or to hide, and there are enough that mimic poop that we had to make a list.
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This Mysterious Ancient Roman Artifact Still Baffles Archaeologists To This Day
Even though the Romans are one of the best-known ancient cultures, there is still a lot we don't know about them or the objects they left behind.
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The Universal Donor Blood Type Myth That's Been Debunked By Science
At some point in our education, most of us learned that type O negative blood was considered the universal donor type, but it's not that simple.
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Archaeologists Confirmed Ancient Romans Were Using Gladiator Blood For Something You'd Never Expect
Despite being the foundation of the modern West, the Romans had some pretty wacky ideas, and what they did with gladiator blood was one of them.
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Scientists Explored The World's Oldest Cave. They Didn't Expect What Happened Next
For over a century scientists thought they understood the mineral composition of the Jenolan Caves, that is until they decided to take a closer look.
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In The '60s, The US Detonated A Nuke In An Underground Salt Bed. They Didn't Expect What Happened Next
In the 1960s the US was experimenting with nuclear weapons and decided to blow one up in a salt mine to make an underground lake of salt. Seriously.
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This 'Useless' Body Part Was Lost To Evolution. Now It's Becoming Even More Common
The human body is filled with vestigial artifacts from our deep past, and every now and then one of them rises from the ashes of evolution.
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How Archaeologists Can Tell The Difference Between Dirt And Ancient Poop
Archaeologists spend a lot of time digging in the dirt and often come across old poop, but how do they know it's human poop and not a clump of dirt?
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Scientists Left Artificial Structures 100 Meters Deep In The Ocean For 10 Years. Here's What They Found
Underwater ecosystems are quite the fascinating thing, even growing around artificial structures left there by humans, filling them with life.
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The Popular Fart Myth That's Easily Debunked By Science
From brain-dead challenges to just plain brainrot, the internet is teeming with tomfoolery, but some viral internet fads are uniquely imbecilic.
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Democrats Vs. Republicans: Scientists Explain What Brain Scans Revealed
If you engage in political discourse, it may feel like the other side is just built different, and according to brain scans, that might be true.
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The 'Useless' Organ That's More Important To Women's Health Than Doctors Thought
There are a fair number of organs in the body that are labeled useless, but there's one in women's bodies that might have a function after all.
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Scientists Say This Body Part Could Be An Indicator Of Human Brain Evolution
The hallmarks of evolution can be found everywhere you look in the body, but you might be surprised where you'll find an indicator of brain evolution.
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The Misleading Booger Myth That's Been Debunked By Science
While boogers can potentially tell you something about your health, they're not a perfect diagnostic tool, and this myth is a good example of that.
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In The '70s, The US Military Detonated A Nuke Underground. They Didn't Expect What Happened Next.
In the decades after their invention, the US has conducted hundreds of tests of nuclear weapons, and those tests don't always go according to plan.
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Not Medicine, Not Exercise: Scientists Say This Simple Change Could Slow Brain Aging
Although the benefits of medicine and exercise are well established, there are other things you could be doing to improve how your brain ages.
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Scientists Sealed Princeton Students In Total Darkness For 4 Days. They Didn't Expect What Happened Next
Humans have done some wacky stuff for science, including sensory deprivation experiments on college students just to see what would happen to them.
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The Common Sweat Myth That's Been Debunked By Science
Even though it can be kind of gross, sweating is an essential function of the human body, but you shouldn't believe everything you hear about it.
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A Detector Nearly A Mile Underground Recorded One Particle Interaction. Scientists Still Can't Explain It
There are sensors around the world deep underground looking for a trace of dark matter. One sensor got a hit, but we still don't know what it is.
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In The '50s, The US Military Secretly Detonated Nukes In The Atmosphere. They Didn't Expect What Happened Next.
During the Cold War, scientists had some strange ideas about what to do with radiation, but sending a nuke into the atmosphere didn't have the expected effect.
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