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7 Theories on Time That Would Make Doc Brown's Head Explode

There are a few things in this world that we can always rely on as constants: The sun will always rise and time will inevitably march forward. Except that the sun doesn't rise and time ... well, time is tricky, too.

Authors: By Maxwell Yezpitelok, M. Asher Cantrell
Published: February 11, 2012
Comments: 1946

6 Counterintuitive Tricks to Beating Popular Game Shows

Deal or No Deal went to great lengths to hide the fact there was a simple equation behind the whole thing.

Authors: By Matt Culkin, Michael Voll
Published: February 08, 2012
Comments: 1168

7 Reasons Ants Will Inherit the Earth

When the empires of men finally fall and the memory of our hubris has faded to dust, ants will still be here, running shit.

Authors: By Monte Richard
Published: February 08, 2012
Comments: 993

6 Real People With Mind-Blowing Mutant Superpowers: Update

We've all dreamed of having superpowers at some point (today), and these are the rare cases where people actually got them.

Authors: By Karl Smallwood, Kier Harris
Published: February 06, 2012
Comments: 1661

5 Reasons Rats Are Way Scarier Than You Think

Rats are kind of creepy and gross, but they're not all that bad, right? Wrong.

Authors: By Kathy Benjamin
Published: February 06, 2012
Comments: 1576

8 Humans Whose Eating Habits Would Make a Goat Puke

Lots of people have their own personal diet plans, and nutritionists don't always agree on which one is best. Nutritionists do agree that everything on this list is a bad idea.

Authors: By Pauli Poisuo, Elliot Crossan , Karl Smallwood
Published: February 05, 2012
Comments: 1079

5 Seemingly Innocent Ways You've Screwed The World Today

Maybe you hippies are on to something -- a huge chunk of the damage we're doing to the world is due to things you probably didn't even know you were doing.

Authors: By Robert Evans, Budd Erickson
Published: January 30, 2012
Comments: 2220

6 Myths Everyone Believes about Space (Thanks to Movies)

Yep, it's not enough for space to make us feel small -- it needs to make us feel stupid, too.

Authors: By Jesse Clark, Pete Griffin
Published: January 24, 2012
Comments: 2583

5 Creepy Forms of Mind Control You're Exposed to Daily

We know what you're thinking: You're far too cynical to fall for the ads you fast forward through on your DVR or the little tricks employed by marketers and politicians to push your subconscious buttons. But are you sure?

Authors: By Dennis Hong
Published: January 23, 2012
Comments: 1060

The 6 Weirdest Ways Wild Animals Are Having to Adapt to Us

Humanity's only effect on the animal kingdom isn't just pure destruction; in fact, sometimes our ecological footprint looks more like a clown shoe.

Authors: By Karl Smallwood
Published: January 23, 2012
Comments: 562

6 Scientific Discoveries That Laugh in the Face of Physics

There exist special occasions where the universe up and does a magic trick that seems to be designed by an unjust, all-powerful entity dedicated to making scientists ask, 'What in the hell?'

Authors: By T. Joseph Lahucik
Published: January 20, 2012
Comments: 2328

6 Realities of Teleportation Star Trek Didn't Warn Us About

how far away are we from transporters? Well, it turns out that there are a few complications ...

Authors: By Nathan R. Carlsen
Published: January 12, 2012
Comments: 1404

6 Small Math Errors That Caused Huge Disasters

If there are any children reading this, there's really only one thing we want to tell you about adulthood: If you make one tiny mistake, people will die.

Authors: By Chris Radomile
Published: January 09, 2012
Comments: 1028

5 Absurd Solutions to Huge Problems (That Actually Worked)

Who among us hasn't been asked by a teacher or a boss to think outside the box? It's all well and good when you're looking at a word problem on a Denny's application, not so much when you're staring down a problem with lives on the line.