The Difference Between the Spearmint and Peppermint in Your Herb Garden
When I went to plant my first herb garden, I knew I wanted to include mint – because mojitos, obviously. When I went to the nursery to pick out my plants, though, I was faced with a choice between spearmint and peppermint plants. They were both cute, but I had no idea which I wanted....
10 Facts That Might Pause and Make You Think
What are you doing with all your free time? Napping? Exercising? Cooking? All of those things are great, but you should also be LEARNING. And we’re a great resource for all kinds of interesting things, including FACTS. We have all kinds of great fact sets that make our readers think and they get exposed to...
There’s No Such Color as Magenta and People Are Really Confused About What’s Going On
We know the color magenta, right? Or, do we? It’s sort of a purple-red-rosy color, or so I thought until I saw this Tumblr thread telling me there’s no such thing as magenta. This is one of those existential questions that makes us think we may be seeing things that aren’t really there. See if...
You Can Make a DIY Cardboard Protective Face Mask Right at Home
If you’ve ventured out of your home recently to do groceries or pick up a few essentials, you probably had to adorn a protective mask. And while the coronavirus pandemic has made masks a fashion necessity, that doesn’t mean they’ve been easy to acquire. Of course, protective face masks don’t guarantee you’ll keep the pesky...
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Advanced NASA Telescope Captures Breathtaking High Resolution Images of the Sun
If you think the sun is bright from the naked eye, just imagine what it looks like with one of the world’s most powerful telescopes. For most of us Earth people, we can only see the outermost part of the sun during a total solar eclipse. But thanks to our friends at NASA, we can...
Albert Einstein Would Be Thrilled to See This Star’s Unique Orbiting Pattern Around a Black Hole
Albert Einstein may be long gone, but the most famous scientist in history would be more than pleased at what astronomers have managed to observe recently. In a study published in April, those star-gazing scientists discussed a scientific first: a star orbiting a black hole in our own galaxy. So what makes it so special that...
NASA Found a ‘Dragon’ Shaped Canyon on the Surface of Mars
Mars is an enchanting planet we’re only just beginning to understand thanks in part to NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). The MRO is equipped with a High Resolution Imagine Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera that has already taken some amazing pictures. But fantasy and sci-fi fans have noticed that the MRO has captured images that really...
13 Things People Believe About Allergies That Just Aren’t True
Allergies are an issue for around half of Americans. Whether they’re food allergies or seasonal allergies, the truth is, they can be bad enough to have a severe impact on people’s lives. It makes sense, then, that people are anxious for information – and anxious to believe there is more than one way to diagnose...