Qin Shi Huang was a ruler unlike any the world had ever seen. He rose his armies against every kingdom around him…
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Every state has its own urban legend. Many of these superstitious tales came about during a period of limited scientific enquiry. A…
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You would have to be living in a hermetically sealed sensory deprivation tank these days to not be aware of the extreme…
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The ancient Romans were responsible for a number of scientific advancements that greatly benefited humankind. However, some of their solutions didn’t work.…
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We tend to think of history like a comic book: we have heroes, we have villains, the end. But that is not…
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When we think of the Olympics, most of us picture billion-dollar spectacles, professional athletes competing at their absolute physical peak, and a…
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When I first came upon this list in the submissions, I knew it would be a hit with our members. Herein is…
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Even in an era where we have stringent research standards, billion-dollar endowments at high-powered universities, and a scientist’s choice of brain scan…
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There are many weird but interesting facts that you might not know about France. Some are cool, some are disgusting, and others…
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For many of us, we are born and we live “normal”—that is, without any genetic deformities or conditions that would render us…