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4 min read Planet

Travis Heide and his wife, Amy, both grew up on farms. However, while Heide was accustomed to conventional farming methods, his wife’s family lived on an organic farm on Vancouver Island. After they were married, when Amy spoke about making their farm free of synthetic fertilizer and pesticides, Heide took it personally. “Every time she...

3 min read Living

While there are several notable similarities between differing cultures and countries, there are also many differences as well. For example, in many parts of the world, they drive on the left side of the road. Meanwhile, other countries drive on the right. Although this information has left many wondering why, it turns out there are...

3 min read Living

Many car owners might overlook the potential dangers of having a heavy keyring attached near their car’s ignition. Jake McKenzie, content manager for Auto Accessories Garage, highlights a crucial point – “Too many keys on your keyring can damage the sensitive interior components of your ignition cylinder”.1 The ignition cylinder, not designed to bear any...

3 min read Living

If you are accustomed to traveling via planes, you are probably used to the windowless window seats that they have. While this is not really a secret, not many know about these dreaded seats. As it turns out, not every single seat in an aircraft comes with a window- something users on Twitter have been...

4 min read WTF

Lucid dreaming is when a person is conscious that they are asleep. It’s a form of metacognition, of being aware of awareness. Some people could even control the dream when they’re in this state. So a team of researchers set out to discover the limits of awareness during lucid dreaming. In other words, they asked...

4 min read Planet

There’s some debate regarding whether or not, biblical stories are fact or fiction. Some would argue the stories are merely adaptations of what really happened, while others live their whole lives according to those teachings. No matter which you believe, it is fascinating, when someone stumbles upon a supposed artifact, such as Noah’s Ark. The...

5 min read Living

The world has become somewhat cashless. From tapping cards to mobile payments, who actually needs to carry wads of cash around anymore? Venmo and Cash App also take personal transactions to the next level. Long gone are the days of passing over a handful of dirty, crumpled notes in trade for a service or product....