The Deadly Chain Reaction Hippo Poop Can Trigger In Rivers
A lot of hippos ultimately means a very dirty river, but that fact can have some surprisingly major consequences on the surrounding wildlife.
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Archeologists Finally Have Physical Evidence Ancient Romans Were Using Poop For Something You'd Never Expect
For millennia we've had written records of ancient doctors prescribing medicine with poop in it, but until very recently, we've never had the proof.
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Giant Panda Poop Led Scientists To A Never-Before-Seen Fungus
Poop can be a rather surprising gold mine when it comes to undiscovered life. Such is the case with this fungus, which may have some important medical uses.
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Alaska's Strangest Animal Lives Inside Glaciers And Melts At Just 40 Degrees
Alaskan glaciers are home to more life than they might appear, including this obscure species that's both incredibly hardy and rather fragile
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California's Strangest Animal Has Up To 27,000 Teeth And Numbing Slime
California is the primary home of multiple species of this odd and uniquely colorful little animal, whose slime is more of a deterrent than its bite.
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Scientists Used 'Smart Underwear' To Count Farts. The Results Challenge A Common Assumption
Scientists have been studying farts for years, but their research into this smelly topic has been incomplete. This research, however, plans to change that.
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How Your Body Knows If You're About To Fart Or Poop
Neither farting nor pooping are especially glamorous, but the body needs to know how to differentiate between them, using some specific processes to do so.
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The Difference Between Smelly And Odorless Farts Is Easily Explained By Science
Just because you don't know beforehand whether or not your fart will clear a room doesn't mean that science can't explain why it was so potent.
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Farting More On An Airplane? There's A Scientific Reason You Can't Help It
If you've spent any time traveling in airplanes, you may have noticed that you're letting it rip more often, and there's a valid reason it happens.
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The Smelly Fart Myth That's Actually Backed By Science
Whoever denied it, supplied it. Whoever smelt it, dealt it. Not all fart myths are factual, but there is one flatulent trope that's mostly true.
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Scientists May Have Found A Way To Explain Why Women Are More Susceptible To Autoimmune Diseases
Autoimmune diseases are when the body's immune system turns against it self, and for some reason they're much more prevalent in women than men.
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The US Military Secretly Tested Drugs And Nerve Agents On Thousands Of Soldiers At A Maryland Base In The '60s
The US government has a reputation for conducting some less-than-reputable experiments on civilians, but it might have been worse for its soliders.
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The Common Poop Myth That's Easily Explained By Science
In general, when you've got the urge to poop, you should always relieve yourself, but what about when you can't? Is it okay to hold in your poop?
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Scientists Scanned ChatGPT Users' Brains In A Groundbreaking Study. The Results Are Horrifying
The debates over AI are endless, but scientists have found that large language models actually affect how we think, even after we stop using the tech.
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How The US Military Trained Pigeons To Guide Missiles In World War II
World War II was a period of massive technological advancement, but some of the 'innovations' were just plain zany, like pigeon-guided munitions.
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Doctor Reveals 2 Dangerous Health Myths That Can Cause Extreme Pain
Generally, most people want to avoid pain if they can help it, but a prominent doctor says there are two misconceptions you need to be aware of.
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Scientists Say People Who Live Past 110 Have This Unusually High Biomarker In Common
Living past the age of 110 is a rare feat, which is why scientists went and analyzed the blood of those who made it that far, and found a surprise.
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Scientists Say Drinking This Juice Can Lower Your Blood Pressure
Managing your blood pressure is something that's important for everyone, and there may be a simple juice you can drink to help keep it under control.
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The US Military Is Wreaking Havoc On Coral Reefs In The Pacific - And Building Artificial Ones Closer To Home
The US military usually does its destroying with bombs and bullets, but there's a more mundane reason it's killing reefs around its Pacific bases.
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King Harald Died 22 Minutes After A Lunar Eclipse Peaked. An Ancient Belief Makes The Timing Even Eerier
The beloved monarch of Norway, King Harald V, has passed away, but his passing occurred suspiciously close to the peak of a partial lunar eclipse.
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How A US Military Contractor Invented The Microwave Oven By Accident
When it comes to kitchen technology, the microwave oven is one of those things it's hard to do without, and it all came about thanks to an accident.
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In The '50s, The US Military Ran Risky Germ Warfare Experiments On Unsuspecting Americans
When it comes to conducting shady experiments, there are few more infamous than the US military, which ran their experiments on uninformed citizens.
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Not Drinking, Not Smoking: Scientists Say This Daily Habit Could Mess With Your Health
Most of us are well aware of the adverse effects of tobacco and alcohol on the body, but those aren't the only things you should be worried about.
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The Bizarre Phenomenon That Can Happen To Human Skin After Death
Death may be the great leveler, but there's still a lot about it that we don't understand, including a strange thing that can happen to your skin.
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Doctor Reveals The 2 Most Physically Painful Ways To Die
Death is never a particularly pleasant thing, but not all deaths are necessarily made equal, with certain, severe cases usually being considerably more painful.
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The Unsettling Reason Spiders Love Your Smelly Socks
Spiders seem to have a love for stinky socks, but they actually have a good reason for it, as the smell somewhat indirectly helps keep them fed.
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In The '60s, US Military Satellites Were Hunting Secret Nuclear Tests. What They Found Came From Deep Space
Nuclear testing was of the highest concern during the Cold War, but when repeated signals came from space, scientists realized they'd discovered something new.
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