Nature

The Great Dane, a huge, but gentle dog breed. Is it the tallest dog in the world?

January 17, 2021

A baby Coyote is called a whelp. A baby Eel is called an elver. A baby Kangaroo is called Joey… no, sorry… A joey. And a baby Goat is a kid… And it’s called a kid.

August 28, 2020

Do dogs have sweat glands on the tongue? Is it the evaporating sweat that cools the dog?

August 3, 2020

Is the naked mole-rat an animal that actually never dies? An immortal being, just like Wolverine?

May 2, 2020

Which is the largest living organism on earth? Could it be a mushroom?

April 28, 2020

Do ostriches bury their heads in the sand?

April 5, 2020

haunted places

The Old Arnold Estate

The Old Arnold Estate, Harrisville, Rhode Island. The old Arnold estate, a historic home in Harrisville, Rhode Island, became world famous after the release of the well-known horror movie “The Conjuring.” The Perron family actually lived in the house during the 1970s and experienced several strange occurrences. These occurrences would later become the basis for … Read more

haunted places | History

Pendle Hill

Is Pendle Hill, Lancashire, one of Britain’s most haunted sites? Pendle Hill Is Pendle Hill haunted? No, it’s propaply not. There have been sightings but none are such that we can exclude explanations other than supernatural causation. Speaking about hauntings and ghosts and such always comes down to what you want to believe. In this … Read more

Current events | Science

Have scientists and make-up artists have finally discovered why the face of Donald Trump is orange?

Have scientists and make-up artists finally discovered why the face of Donald Trump is orange? Why is Donald Trump orange? Donald Trump, the former president of the USA has an extraordinary skin color. It is yellowish almost orange and it has caused a lot of speculation among journalists, fellow politicians, and ordinary people as to … Read more

Science

When you flush the toilet in Australia, does the water swirl the other way?

When you flush the toilet in Australia, does the water swirl the other way? The flushing of toilets You’ve probably heard about the Coriolis effect many times. And maybe you’ve even, like me, watched in awe, on your first day in Australia, after being to the toilet… Staring down the drain to see if … Read more

Music and Art

If you look at it it seems completely incomprehensible with all the frets and strings. But is guitar hard to learn?

Is guitar hard to learn? Reasons why the guitar is so popular. Of all the musical instruments, there are few with such a wide range of types, models, and different ways to play, and in different styles as the guitar. It is the king of every rock band, and thousands of more or less famous … Read more

Health & Welfare

Was the Spanish flu the deadliest infectious disease that ever hit humanity?

Was the Spanish flu the deadliest infectious disease that ever hit humanity? The Spanish flu The Spanish flu was a terrible disease that infected more than half a billion people at the end of, and after World War I. It was probably a flu of type A/N1H1. That might not say very much, but it … Read more