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The World’s Most Dangerous Drug
If asked what the deadliest drug or substance is, you might be able to manage the correct answer after a few guesses. As for the most dangerous one? That’s a lot harder to figure out without some serious number crunching and the result isn’t anywhere near as exciting or mysterious as you might think.
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The Reason We Yawn Might Actually Be To Cool Down Our Brains
Just like the CPU in your computer, the human brain has an optimal temperature where it runs best. But unlike a computer’s CPU, there’s no built-in fan to chill the brain when it starts to run hot. Which is why researchers now believe that yawning is actually the body’s physiological way of keeping the brain…
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6 Horrifying Parasites That Will Gross You Out
Need an easy way to gross yourself out? Watch this video that describes six different parasites by Asap Science. You have worms that create a nest around your butt hole, parasites that take over the tongue of a fish, ants that can become zombies and a whole lotta other scariness. What’s least comforting is how…
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The Science Of Why Cats Do The Things Cats Do
Here’s everything you need to know about the internet’s favourite animal: cats. All the things you ever wondered about your furry friend? Right here.