"There's a scientific reason behind your 'second stomach.' ... How is it that, after stuffing ourselves full at dinner, we somehow find room to eat again once dessert comes around? Turns out, the thing... continue reading

posted by ant 7 months 2 weeks ago • 230 views • 4:15

YouTube description: Yes, they might eat your brain, but there's a lot more to amoebas than that!

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 months 3 weeks ago • 65 views • 10:26

“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I... continue reading

posted by Joe Motion (lurgee) 1 year 1 month ago • 162 views • 20:41

YouTube description: There was so much I wasn't able to tell you. Like, for example, most of the jellyfish on display at the aquarium are born and bred at the aquarium. They do active research on jellyfish... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 1 month 1 week ago • 1,380 views • 8:03

Most poisonous mushrooms won’t kill you—they’ll simply cause a severe headache or vomiting. Death-cap mushrooms are not like the others. As little as half an Amanita phalloides contains enough toxin... continue reading

posted by BSR 1 year 1 month 2 weeks ago • 685 views • 2:34

YouTube description: Kerosene Creek is a natural hot spring near Rotorua, on the North Island of New Zealand. And there have been official warnings for years: don't put your head under water. It turns... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 1 year 2 months 1 week ago • 415 views • 3:42

How to destroy a people Vote Democrat, Become Liberal Lean toward Socialism Become a Socialist nation become Venezuelans like Destroy the country and its people Leaders eat like kings while... continue reading

posted by bobknight33 1 year 4 months 2 weeks ago • 39 views • 45:03

--- Do earwigs climb into your ear? The quick answer is no. Earwigs are not interested in climbing into your ear to lay their eggs or otherwise. They’re no more likely than any other bug to accidentally... continue reading

posted by Mordhaus 1 year 9 months ago • 149 views • 4:21

"Because it's hoarding protein. Not just for itself, but for the butterfly it will become and every egg that butterfly will lay. And it's about to lose its mouth... as it wriggles out of its skin during... continue reading

posted by ant 1 year 9 months ago • 71 views • 4:43

"Most firefly flashes are pure romance, a sexy form of skywriting. But one variety copies the mating signals of others to lure them to their demise..."

posted by ant 1 year 9 months 1 week ago • 19 views • 3:33

This video shows a deep-sea squid Gonatus onyx fighting to eat an owlfish Pseudobathylagus milleri. It was recorded using remotely operated vehicle Doc Ricketts.

posted by newtboy 1 year 10 months 3 weeks ago • 816 views • 2:17

Cannibalism is a clear taboo in our society. But, putting ethics aside, what are the other reasons why you should not eat other humans?

posted by Mordhaus 2 years 1 month 1 week ago • 90 views • 3:44

"If you need calcium, eat a milkman." Mom

posted by PlayhousePals 2 years 2 months 1 week ago • 980 views • 4:58

rarre was an 18th-century French peasant who could eat a quarter of a cow carcass in a single day, among other things.

posted by Ashenkase 2 years 3 months 1 week ago • 115 views • 7:49

YouTube description: Antibiotic-resistant bacteria kill 23,000 people every year in the United States, and the United Nations estimates that by 2050, more people will die from antibiotic-resistant infections... continue reading

posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 2 years 7 months 1 week ago • 392 views • 14:33

"Have you ever wondered how much food your stomach can hold? Turns out, it’s not a simple answer. Also, your brain and stomach are ALWAYS talking..." From http://www.popsci.com/eat-stomach-explode... continue reading

posted by ant 2 years 7 months 1 week ago • 11 views • 3:39