17 Really Weird Things That Society Just Accepts as Normal
Sometimes, you’re just minding your business, going about your daily routine when you realize: LIFE IS SO WEIRD. From colloquial sayings to random societal norms, there are a ton of frankly bizarre things about being human that go unnoticed most of the time. But thanks to AskReddit, you now have 17 of those things to...
People Can Die From Simply Giving Up On Life, A Study Has Found
I think that most people have been near an aging or terminally ill loved one and, after they were gone, realized that there was a moment when the person simply decided that they were done living. The first time I ever heard about this phenomenon among healthy, younger people was when I was researching voodoo...
It Turns out That Women’s Cycles Don’t Actually Sync Up
There’s a myth that’s been around since forever that women who have been through puberty and live in close proximity will eventually all start getting their periods at the same time. Like, even if you start out nowhere close, your start date will change by a day, then another, and so will your sister’s or...
‘Fortnite’ Is Now Officially a High School and College Sport
Are my fellow nerds out there listening? Good, let’s get started. Every single time I talk to a younger kid (and some adults), they’re playing or discussing Fortnite, the incredibly popular video game that people just can’t seem to get enough of. Well, here is some good (and kind of surprising) news about that game:...
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Your Cat Would Probably Eat Your Rotting Corpse — Research Finds They Specifically Want Their Owner
There has long been a point of debate in the cats vs. dogs argument in which dog people sneer at cat people because we all know that, should a cat owner die, the cat would care so little for their owner that they would eat their corpse. Something a loyal dog would never do of...
People Are Just Now Learning What Koalas Sound Like, And They Don’t Understand What’s Going On
We’ve been talking a lot about koalas lately, and, sadly, it’s not just because they’re ridiculously adorable little mammals who deserve attention in the best of times. The wildfires in Australia are killing them, destroying their habitat, and may even render them essentially extinct in the wild if we don’t do anything to help. ...
Experts Say 98.6 Is No Longer Reliably the Average Body Temperature
Bad news for all of those kiddos headed to the nurse’s office, praying her thermometer spits out a temperature of 100 degrees or higher – you’re most likely starting from a point lower than 98.6. The world’s “normal” body temperature was established back in the 19th century, and though most accept it as a reasonable...