When it comes to food preferences, everyone is their own warrior. From defending our caves from predators as neanderthals to protecting our egos from being bruised… as if we were as fragile as ripe fruit. A viral post has been making its rounds on social media. It shows what looks like a baby shark being...
The she-shed is undoubtedly one of the coolest trends of the 21st century. Man caves (he-sheds) have been around for as long as anyone can remember, and women have been feeling left out for too long. Also, a man cave will lose its “essence” when feminine colonization starts to creep in. Well, who needs that when...
It’s not just a sinkhole, it’s an entire ecosystem! In a recently discovered sinkhole in China, scientists made an amazing discovery – an impressive variety of ancient plants and trees are thriving inside the enormous cavernous depths. Of course, this also indicates a further possibility – the existence of previously unknown species! Cave explorers discovered...
When it comes to flying planes, no one likes to hear that the pilot has no experience. There was a recent incident where a passenger, with no flying experience, safely landed a small plane after the pilot’s health took a turn for the worst. Passenger Took Responsibility The aircraft was a Cessna 208. The pilot...
Some farmers harvest energy in addition to their crops. Take Fabian Karthaus, for example. His father built a photovoltaic system (solar panels) on the roof of their barn when Karthaus was a child. At the age of 33, the farmer keeps two large solar power systems in his field. Berry crops grow underneath one of...
It’s not every day that you go for a swim in the lake and end up uncovering an ancient artifact. In the summer of 2018, a little girl in Sweden did just that, pulling a 1500-year-old sword out of the water. Stories like this one just never get old. (1) Girl Pulls 1500-Year-Old Sword From...
The most majestic cats around, Maine Coons are a breed like no other. These fierce-looking felines are intelligent, friendly, and make excellent pets. Maine Coons are good with children, great with dogs and other cats, and fit in with almost any family. A Special Breed This special breed was first written about back in 1861....
Did you ever go out with friends as a child and roam around the neighborhood, pretending to look for space rocks? Any time you found something that looked “out of the ordinary”, you would come up with all sorts of ways it could have gotten there, and imagine the far off planet it might have...
When Boyan Slat was 18, he planned to rid the oceans of plastic. About ten years later, Slat is 27, an inventor, and the founder of the Ocean Cleanup, a nonprofit that plans to remove 90% of the floating plastic in the ocean by 2040. This plan seemed incredible at first. The first plastic-catching device...
At one time in history, hunting and trapping were a significant part of the fabric of North American culture. Over the last century, however, individuals and groups have become increasingly opposed to the activities, and farming and conventionally-raised animals have replaced wild game as a food source. One Alaska teacher hunted a moose in order to...
The Piraha people are a tribe that lives along the Madeira in the Brazilian Amazon. They do not think about the past or the future, and they don’t understand the concept of stress. They have been called the happiest people in the world. (1) The Piraha People: The Happiest People In The World The Piraha...
A swimmer went missing off the coast of Ireland for 12 hours. He was finally spotted by volunteers at the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), surrounded by a pod of dolphins. In fact, the dolphins managed to alert the volunteers by swimming and jumping around the lost swimmer. The man was in his 30s from...