I love a good “this image broke the internet” story and this one, an optical illusion from 2016, is among my favorites. In a viral Instagram post, Swiss Photographer Tiziana Vergari stumped viewers with this photo. It depicts 12 girls sitting in a small space. Or is it 4? Or 6? Or 2? Vergari’s Instagram...
One of my earliest memories of television as a kid back in the early 1990s was watching the television franchise Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers. A group of super-tough karate teens battled a screeching moon witch, her skinless husband, and their various sci-fi space goons in episode after episode, inevitably culminating in an epic showdown with...
In 2008, a U.S. military veteran, Derek Harris was arrested in Louisiana for attempting to sell 0.69 grams of marijuana to an officer of the law for $30 [1]. Harris was later convicted and sentenced to 15 years in prison, of which he has served 9 years. In 2012, his sentence was increased to life...
While the world is only just starting the roll-out of the new 5G network, China has already gone one step further. On November 6, they launched a 6G satellite into orbit. The problem? We don’t even have a definition of what 6G is yet. (1) China Launches 6G Satellite China launched what’s being called the...
If you visit a grocery store’s produce section, there’s one fruit that you are almost definitely going to see: the banana. Bananas are a healthy fruit loaded with fiber, potassium, and other vitamins. [1] And chances are, whether you’ve eaten 10, 100, or 1,000 bananas in your life, you’ve eaten the same exact type of...
Do you often find yourself staying up into the wee hours of the morning, working on a project or engaging in a hobby? Do you find that you don’t want to get out of bed when your alarm goes off? People who tend to sleep in late are often considered lazy and are associated with...
More than 90 percent of all organisms that have ever lived on Earth are now extinct. Every day, dozens of species go extinct, and according to scientists, more than 20,000 plants and animals are on the verge of disappearing forever. Despite the harsh reality, it seems that not all hope is lost, at least not...
I can’t be the only one who didn’t know dolphins could be completely pink. Could albinism get any more adorable? Dolphins are some of the sweetest and friendliest animals in nature. Many of us grew up reading stories of dolphins rescuing drowning sailors in turbulent seas. Dolphins generally make people feel positive emotions of love...
Home milk deliveries from local dairies and creameries used to be a part of the daily routine for many families up to the 1950s and ’60s. However as it became easier and cheaper to purchase milk from the store, the milkman began to disappear. Now, a change in consumer behavior is bringing back the milkmen....
Brazilian scuba diver Bartolomeo Bove has proven to the world in an incredible video that the largest species of snakes, the giant, green anaconda, are not aggressive as they are often misunderstood to be. In the Formoso river of Mato Grosso do Sul, Central Brazil, Bove and his friend Juca Ygarape were scuba diving when...
Rocker David Gilmour, a member of Pink Floyd, one of the most commercially successful and influential groups in popular music history, recently auctioned 120 guitars from his massive collection for over $21 million and donated it all to fighting global warming. Few musicians can boast of a more successful career than that of David Jon...
