You Can Tell If Someone Is Rich or Poor Just by Looking at Them
They say people can tell a lot about you from looking you in the face, but until recently, no one suspected your gross average income could be one of those things. A new study was published recently in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, and it claims that you can tell whether someone is...
Literally Every Single Part of This Tree Could Kill or Maim You
The manchineel tree is one of nature’s mysteries that no one is likely to solve anytime soon – every single part of it is toxic to animals (including humans). Also known as the beach apple, la manzanilla de la muerte (the little apple of death), or sometimes arbol de la muerte (tree of death), the...
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A New Hack Reveals That Private Instagram Accounts Are Not So Private
There’s a constant battle over keeping your photos and posts private on social media – no matter how many times you update your privacy settings, Facebook and Instagram always change them (Facebook owns Instagram). And now there’s a creepy work around where your followers can easily get your photos and videos and share them. It...
Plants Can Hear When They’re Being Eaten…And They Fight Back
Ready to be creeped out? There are some plants that can hear when they’re being eaten. Yes, they can actually hear the chomp, chomp of a caterpillar munching. If I were a plant I would be losing my mind! How can we tell? Scientists have long known about vibrations affecting plants. Think about your elementary...
Tailgating the Car Ahead of You Through That Endless Light Actually Won’t Help You at All
Gridlock is miserable. You’ve already sat though one light cycle, and with this long line of cars also waiting to get through, it looks like you may be sitting through another one. But although it’s tempting to ride the guy’s bumper in front of you through the light, science says that won’t help you at...
This Woman Was Found Pecked to Death by Her Pet Rooster
People are killed and even consumed by their pets more often than you’d like to think. That said, I bet you’ve never considered the ways your pet fowl could spell the end of your life. This 76-year-old Australian woman probably didn’t. She probably also didn’t think about the fact that the varicose veins on her...