What weighs more, a pound of gold or a pound of feathers? Tatiana Ayazo/Rd.com,shutterstockYou might think that this is a trick science trivia question. But, if you guessed that they weigh the same, you’re wrong. A pound of feathers weighs more. Why? Gold is weighed in […]
When was Christmas illegal in America? Which state did Congress forget to officially add to the Union for 150 years? Plus, more fun USA trivia that you didn’t learn in school. The first U.S. city to host the Olympics lazyllama/ShutterstockThe United States didn’t host the […]
The code in The Matrix comes from sushi recipes Warner Bros./ShutterstockThose green symbols trailing down in The Matrix aren’t complicated algorithms. A production designer scanned symbols from his wife’s sushi cookbooks, then manipulated them to create the iconic “code.” Director James Cameron drew the sketch in Titanic 20th Century Fox/Paramount/ShutterstockUnlike Jack’s […]
The reason it’s blue? The sun Dmitry Polonskiy/ShutterstockThe “deep blue sea”—and our “blue planet” with it!—owe their iconic color to the light of the sun. When the sun shines on the ocean, the water absorbs the longer red and orange wavelengths of light while reflecting blue light […]
The hot dog is one of the most relished foods in all of American cuisine, so it makes perfect sense that citizens would want to savor the mildly spiced sausages on National Hot Dog Day, our nation’s most delicious of holidays. According to the National […]
Steeped in history, Blenheim Palace is today one of the most popular tourist attractions in the UK. Built in the early 18th century, the palace was the birth place of Winston Churchill and served as a convalescence hospital during the First World War. Tonight, Donald […]
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Fertility varies vastly from woman to woman. Some can get pregnant incredibly easy, others struggle and are forced to pursue alternative options. Some are keen to get pregnant, while others openly wish to avoid it. But can women get pregnant while they’re already pregnant? If […]
There’s many a mother who’ll say that the stresses of parenthood have aged them. And now a study has proved them right. For researchers found that women’s ageing is accelerated by up to two years every time they give birth. It means the more children […]
A new study conducted by the researchers of European Society of Cardiology found that aged and corpulent scuba divers are at a risk of an underwater heart attack. Turns out, overweight scuba divers are being urged to shed pounds to avoid an underwater heart attack. […]