There are invisible dangers all around us—ancient viruses locked away in glaciers waiting to be defrosted. Carcinogenic microplastics hidden in the dust under the carpet. Zombie proteins that cause cows to go mad. Yup, knowledge can be pretty scary. If you’d rather remain blissfully ignorant, we don’t blame you. But if you’re morbidly curious in …
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Vaguely Scientific Memes for Nerds Who Like to Laugh
If you’re studying hard for that physics exam and you’ve just about had enough, these dumb memes might offer a bit of relief while still keeping you in the science-zone. Memes that vaguely reference math and science might not make you smarter, but at least you’ll get to laugh for once instead of crying into …
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Speedy, Egg-shaped Dwarf Planet Fascinates Twitter
It’s crazy how astrophysicists think about the universe all day long, because we’re pretty insignificant in the grand scheme of things. If thinking about other galaxies for more than a minute isn’t enough to make your tiny human brain implode, then maximum respect. Although the secrets of space are often bewildering, they can be pretty …
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40 Vaguely Scientific Memes for Nerds Who Like to Laugh
If you’re studying hard for that physics exam and you’ve just about had enough, these dumb memes might offer a bit of relief while still keeping you in the science-zone. Memes that vaguely reference math and science might not make you smarter, but at least you’ll get to laugh for once instead of crying into …
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Billionaire Bezos Launches Himself Into Space, Gets Dragged & Roasted Online
Centibillionaire Jeff Bezos made history today with his his Blue Origin rocket launch—the first all-civilian trip to space. The tycoon of, well, pretty much every industry can now add ‘commercial astronaut’ to his resume. As Bezos looked down on us plebs from the edge of space, the reaction on the ground was not exactly celebratory. …
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Caustic Thread Dunks On Photo Of Richard Branson’s Kitchen
Money may not be able to buy you happiness, but it can get you a lot of flashy consumer goods and that’s basically the same thing, right? The uber-rich can afford pretty much anything they desire, so when it gets revealed that they’re not always living in luxury it can almost be a little disappointing. …
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Elon Musk Tweeted Something Clueless & People Are Predictably Angry About It
Clueless billionaires have been in the news a lot lately. While people are always talking about how they manage to avoid paying taxes, lately Jeff Bezos and Virgin’s Richard Branson are receiving attention for their desire to explore space. Branson managed to beat Bezos to that goal just this Sunday, but both of these ridiculously …
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Pentagon Confirms ‘Regular Sightings’ of UFOs & The Internet Is Suspicious
Remember about a year ago when everything in the world seemed to be going wrong and we were too desensitized to care about news about aliens? Let’s jog your memory. After a long history of denying the existence of UFOs, the Pentagon confirmed the authenticity of UFO footage captured by the Navy in 2015. And …
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Interesting AF Things That’ll Expand Your Horizons
If you’re feeling like life is a little dull and it needs some spicing up, there are a number of ways of doing that. Get a crazy new haircut, dedicate yourself to only wearing one color for the rest of your life, try talking without using any vowels. Or, the easiest thing would be to …
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Listen to the First Audio Ever Recorded on Mars
A few days, NASA‘s Mars rover Perseverance touched down on Mars after a six month journey to get there. Perseverance has a busy schedule on Mars with a number of firsts planned. And one of those firsts just happened: Perseverance recorded an audio clip of Mars. This is the first time ever that humans have …
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