11 facts about coast redwoods, the tallest trees in the world
Sturdy, stalwart, and superlatively statuesque, California's coast redwoods stand out as some of the most impressive organisms on the planet.
Before the 1850s, coast redwoods...
Bigfoot: Gigantopithecus Or Paranthropus?
What’s your vote for what Bigfoot could be? Gigantopithecus or Paranthropus? Think about it, and let me know after you read the following.
Taking the...
Mystery Skulls
Skulls are humanity's foremost symbol of death, and a powerful icon in the visual vocabularies of cultures all over the globe.
Many strangely "deformed"...
10 Fascinating Facts About Color
It’s in everything we touch, taste, smell, and feel. It evokes emotion without asking for prior thought. It can be the focus of our...
7 Theories on the Origin of Life
Life on Earth began more than 3 billion years ago, evolving from the most basic of microbes into a dazzling array of complexity over...
Kailasa Temple
Ajanta and nearby Ellora are two of the most amazing archaeological sites in India. Although handcrafted caves are scattered throughout India's western state of...
Large-scale aviation accident
It is no secret that often a man-made disaster is preceded by a fatal combination of circumstances, aggravated by the notorious human factor. The...
What a Tiny Electron Reveals About the Structure of the Universe
What is the shape of an electron? If you recall pictures from your high school science books, the answer seems quite clear: an electron...
Facts About Mercury
Quick Mercury Facts
Mercury does not have any moons or rings.
Your weight on Mercury would be 38% of your weight on Earth.
A...
MORE INFORMATION AND FACTS ABOUT NEPTUNE
When scientific discoveries are made there is often a debate (sometimes heated) as to who deserves credit. The discovery of Neptune is one such...
10 facts about water
One of the most ancient water wells with a depth of 88 m was found in the Cairo area. According to scientists, it...
Detailed Sun Facts
• One million Earths could fit inside the Sun.
If a hollow Sun was filled up with spherical Earths then around 960,000 would fit inside....
Secrets of storms in Australia
Such scenes could be observed at the end of August 2007 in New South Wales in the south-east of Australia. That day, the Pacific...
Wondjina – Ancient Aliens?
Wondjina in ancient Australian Aboriginal lore are spirits of the clouds and rain. They are sometimes considered creator spirits or gods. However Ancient Alien...
According to the plan of the grandmaster of the Teutonic Order
In 1233, the gaze of the grand master of the Teutonic Order turned to the east, where in the darkness of paganism, peoples vegetated...
What Is A Comet?
A comet is a very small solar system body made mostly of ices mixed with smaller amounts of dust and rock. Most comets are...
10 Weird and Grotesque Archaeological Finds
History is full of surprises, and archaeology allows us a rare glimpse into the past that often reveals more than any textbook ever could....
Praying Mantis Fact
In Spite of Female Cannibalism Makes a Lovely Docile Domestic Pet
Carnivorous and infamous, the praying mantis devours anything of suitable size it can find,...
We are not local ourselves...
Fearless Polar Explorer
When the exile ended, Rusanov was not allowed to continue his studies in Russia, so he had to go abroad with his wife, where...
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“Confessions of the Son of the Century” by Musset
Musset began his novel in the summer of 1835, hastily dealing with other literary orders, and in February 1836 the novel was already published....
