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05/12/2017
Smile. Smiling can trick the body into helping you elevate your mood because the physical act of smiling actually activates neural messaging in your brain. Even a fake smile can do this. So, next time you're feeling down, fake a smile. It just might make you feel better.
12/08/2016
Norwegian scientists have hypothesized that Rudolph’s red nose is probably the result of a parasitic infection of his respiratory system.
12/03/2016
LED Christmas lights can last up to about 100,000 hours!
11/06/2016
Uncoiled, there is enough DNA in an average person’s body to stretch from the sun to Pluto and back — 17 times.
11/02/2016
When lost, it is possible to use trees to help you in navigation. In northern temperate climates, moss grows on the northern side of the tree trunk, where it's shadier.
10/31/2016
The tradition of carving pumpkins into jack-o-lanterns originated in Ireland when they would place candles in turnips to keep away spirits and ghosts on the Samhain Holiday. This practice eventually evolved into using pumpkins to carve scary faces. Happy Halloween.
10/29/2016
There are over 45 different varieties of pumpkin. They can be many different colors like red, yellow, and green, and have names like Hooligan, Cotton Candy, and Orange Smoothie.
10/27/2016
Although it shares the same name, the sweet potato is a root vegetable and only loosely related to the potato.
10/26/2016
A Rubik's Cube has 43,252,003,274,489,856,000 possible configurations.
10/25/2016
If you have ten US dollars in your pocket and no debts, you are wealthier than 25% of Americans.
10/25/2016
Some research shows that humans carry genes that help protect the brain from prion diseases...diseases contracted through eating human flesh. This leads medical experts to believe that ancient humans may have eaten other humans.
10/24/2016
When you try to remember something, you're actually remembering the last time you remembered it, not the event itself.