Every day, thousands of weird and wonderful smells bombard our noses. Some of them are more bizarre than others. These aromas can trigger forgotten memories, stir up emotions, or warn us of danger. You might take your sense of smell for granted, but scientists have found strong links between loss of smell and depression and […]

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When something happens, people often say afterwards, “This will go down in history” or “It was one for the history books.” We accept the version of events we’re given (to an extent) and move on. Then, there are those who refuse to accept factual or even reasonable explanations. Instead, they dig around on the internet […]

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From Mr. Blobby to The Empty Child, discover ten children's TV characters whose disturbing designs and behaviors still haunt viewers years later.

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They say necessity is the mother of invention, and nowhere is that more apparent than in wartime. War has a nasty habit of turning even the most absurd ideas into serious proposals. When the stakes are high enough, nothing is too bizarre, too impractical, or too ridiculous to at least get a second look. What’s […]

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The increasing number of COVID-19 cases in 2020 corresponded with limits on the amount of toilet paper one could buy at a time or the times of day that these purchases could occur. That’s not the only tidbit reported about toilet paper since the first COVID-19 cases came to the public’s attention in December 2019. […]

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