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The 20 Most Common English Words Almost Form A Coherent Sentence
Despite language being an ability we use constantly, the average person’s understanding of its intricacies is, well, average at best. For example, did you know 60 per cent of the words we say and use are comprised of “the”? Or that when you concatenate the 20 most common English words, the resulting sentence is almost…
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How Humans Are Basically Bad Copies Of Amoebas
Video: Vsauce, the master answerer of life’s toughest questions and professional blower of minds, tackles something so philosophical in his latest video that you’ll start to wonder what in the hell our purpose is on this Earth. And if it’s any different than a purpose of a rock. It starts with the discussion of art…
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What’s The Deal With Clapping?
Sometimes I have an out of body moment where I see myself as an audience member and think about how dumb-looking the whole process is. You sit somewhere. You gape at something and don’t monitor your facial expression because you assume no one is observing you, and then often, you clap. It’s definitely a cultural…
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What Would We Do If Aliens Just Showed Up Tomorrow?
It seems unlikely — impossible, even — that aliens would just happen to make contact today. Or tomorrow, or the day after. But what if they did? How do you even deal with something like that?