Did You Know

In the United States, slaves were freed by the Emancipation Proclamation and the Thirteenth Amendment. The emancipation proclamation became effective as of 1863 and it was issued by Abraham Lincoln.

May 30, 2020 10:28

In a way, tectonic plates hold our planet together. Imagining what could happen if they started breaking might fill us with fear.

May 29, 2020 10:51

From those that glide slyly on forest floors, to those that strike in the ocean, some of Japan’s animals are definitely best appreciated from a distance.

May 18, 2020 11:05

The oldest known time capsule is the Samuel Adams and Paul Revere Time Capsule that can be found in a cornerstone of the Massachusetts State House.

May 10, 2020 10:08

The one single plane crash that is generally considered to be the deadliest happened in 1979, and that is the American Airlines Flight 191 crash.

May 3, 2020 09:02

Soccer, American football, and rugby share several similarities but yet are very different from each other.

April 29, 2020 17:51

If we know anything about what are some of the key points of staying alive, we are sure that keeping your head on your shoulders at all times is one of them. However, there is one animal that debunked that myth or at least battled it for 18 head-less months.

April 28, 2020 07:41

Generally speaking, natural selection is the idea that out of all living things, only some will survive and reproduce.

April 22, 2020 10:19

A mule is a hybrid animal produced by crossing a donkey and a horse.

April 1, 2020 15:11

Although they are sometimes used interchangeably, there are differences between pandemics and epidemics.

March 12, 2020 12:52

Mercury in retrograde is a real natural phenomenon, but the way it makes a difference in our personal lives is not really a subject of scientific debate.

February 29, 2020 06:34

The Burj Khalifa is a ground-breaking achievement in architecture, in every sense of the word. It is the highest freestanding building that currently exists in the world.

February 28, 2020 11:01

How can something so small be so deadly? Spread everywhere across the world except frozen Antarctica, mosquitoes are probably the world’s most dangerous animal.

February 27, 2020 08:03

Museums can be found in almost any culture around the world and are mostly made to represent either unique or old, important or obscure artifacts created by humanity.

February 20, 2020 11:39

The reason pineapples are able to eat animal meat is due to an enzyme that can be found on the plant.

February 20, 2020 07:27

It turns out we will be able to create food out of thin air. Solar Foods, a company from Finland, plans to bring a new type of protein powder to the market.

February 16, 2020 15:02

Playing with sand, you were sure to notice how it can flow like water, but we cannot consider it a liquid substance. What makes it so that it can flow like a liquid then?

February 16, 2020 13:11

Sharks have exceptionally well developed sensory abilities. Between the regular senses, they have some extra ones that come with aquatic creatures.

February 11, 2020 14:31

Quokkas gained popularity on the internet during the last several years when a joke was started that they tend to throw their babies at predators to save themselves from danger.

February 2, 2020 08:46

Black is the darkest color, and something we call an achromatic color, meaning it has no hue.

January 31, 2020 20:53