YouTube description: You've probably been told that eating too much salt is bad for you, especially if you have high blood pressure. But what exactly does salt do to our bodies that can make it so hard... continue reading
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I couldn't find any info on any projects like this, so I thought I would have a try myself. I thought an oven would be the perfect platform, it already has a door, space for insulation, and comes with... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 6 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 15 views • 7:48YouTube description: Why so many languages invented words for colors in the same order. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO In 1969, two Berkeley researchers, Paul Kay and Brent Berlin,... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 6 years 11 months 4 weeks ago • 634 views • 6:45Brilliant Earth has scammed thousands of customers They claim to: 1) Provide their customers with the exact origin of their diamonds, and 2) Track their diamonds from mine to consumer- making sure... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 1 week ago • 1,739 views • 5:02Trump says he wants to strip funding from so-called "sanctuary cities," but what exactly do these cities do? -yt
posted by eric3579 7 years 2 weeks ago • 625 views • 5:49SAD! YouTube: I don't really know what this budget is meant to do aside from raise military spending dramatically while keeping spending almost exactly the same as it is now. It's remarkable how close... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 338 views • 5:03YouTube Description: View full lesson here: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-mathematics-of-sidewalk-illusions-fumiko-futamura Have you ever come across an oddly stretched image on the sidewalk, only... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 3 months 2 weeks ago • 21 views • 4:55YouTube: Switzerland has a reputation for being... not paranoid, exactly, but certainly careful with their own safety. Zurich exemplifies this: not just with its fallout shelters, but with an entire backup... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 4 months 1 week ago • 1,690 views • 2:10YouTube: Evidence strongly suggests that men have, on average, a shorter lifespan than women, but scientists aren't exactly sure why that is. Check out today's QQ to learn more about this mortality mystery.
posted by PlayhousePals 7 years 8 months 2 weeks ago • 34 views • 2:47YouTube description: The song “American Woman” by The Guess Who wasn't ever supposed to happen. It wasn't planned, staged or pre-meditated. Yet you all know the iconic riff. Sometimes all it takes... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 7 years 9 months ago • 1,835 views • 3:02Yes, it's only micrograms of difference, but it's still really weird: until 2018, the kilogram is defined as "the weight of this physical object". So what happens when that object changes?
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 10 months 2 weeks ago • 1,538 views • 3:45So. Are you your body? And if so, how exactly does this work? Lets explore lots of confusing questions. -yt Watch CGPs - You Are Two http://videosift.com/video/CGP-Grey-You-Are-Two-Brains
posted by eric3579 7 years 11 months 1 week ago • 1,202 views • 6:28Why can we find geometric shapes in the night sky? How can we know that at least two people in London have exactly the same number of hairs on their head? And why can patterns be found in just about any... continue reading
posted by Mordhaus 7 years 11 months 3 weeks ago • 136 views • 4:36"How exactly do homing pigeons find their way back to their lofts? A couple of bird enthusiasts share their theories..." From http://www.reddit.com/r/pigeons/comments/3jj361/how_do_homing_pigeons_get_home_bbc/... continue reading
posted by ant 8 years 3 months 4 weeks ago • 85 views • 2:26YouTube: The most advanced robots in the world might not be exactly what you’re expecting. But they’re shaping humanity’s future.
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 9 months 3 weeks ago • 54 views • 8:02OOOHHHHH MUUUHHHH GAWD. Either I shit too much or not enough, there is no balance with Crohns disease. Thinking a garden hose up the ass and turning the valve would be a good remedy. Why not... continue reading
posted by BoneRemake 9 years 5 months 3 weeks ago • 665 views • 57 secsYouTube: What exactly are Personality Disorders? How can they be diagnosed? Can we prevent some of them? In this episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank gives us the down low on things like Ego-Dystonic... continue reading
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 6 months 3 weeks ago • 325 views • 10:58Published on Sep 3, 2014 Superclusters – regions of space that are densely packed with galaxies – are the biggest structures in the Universe. But scientists have struggled to define exactly where... continue reading
posted by bobknight33 9 years 8 months 1 week ago • 1,308 views • 4:11I recently started drinking coffee again .... buzzzzzzzzzzzz YouTube: This is for all the coffee or caffeine lovers out there! We all need an energy boost at times - But how exactly is it affecting... continue reading
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