Researchers prove that dead human bodies move around significantly as they decompose. As the body mummifies, the ligaments dry out, which causes parts to move. They captured these movements over a 17-month period. The human body is perhaps the...
From classical antiquity to much of the early modern period — when there were no hard-written criminal laws — brutal tortures were a common method to serve punishments. During the middle ages, committing a crime wouldn’t have...
The calculators we know today were first invented in the 1960s and the use of smartphones as calculators began in the 1990s. However, that does not mean that mathematical tools weren’t available a century ago. Several computing machines were...
Have you ever wondered who the most powerful Marvel characters are? As an MCU fan, I am sure you do. But to be frank it is a herculean task to answer. The list below ranks the most powerful comics characters based on their raw power and intellect...
Researchers analyze recorded cigarette sales and survey data in England between 2011 and 2018. They found that overall consumption of cigarette has declined by almost 1/4th during this period. Government has committed to making the United Kingdom...
Do you know whales are genetically closer to hippopotamuses than any other mammals on Earth? They were separated about 40 million ago. Anyway, Whales belong to the infraorder Cetacea, which is divided into two parvorders; Mysticeti (baleen whales)...
During the 5th-6th century, people used to distort children skulls by applying force. It was done to distinguish members of different cultural groups in Central Europe. In 2013, archaeologist found the remains of three teenagers in Osijek, a city...
There is approximately US $37 trillion in circulation: this includes all the physical money and the money deposited in savings and checking accounts. Money in the form of investments, derivatives, and cryptocurrencies exceeds $1.2 quadrillion...
Amazon rainforest is burning at a record rate and the situation is getting worse year by year. NASA’s satellite imagery shows that fires in 2019 are more intense than in previous years. Amazon, also called the ‘lungs of the...
By the total number of people killed every year, the mosquito is the deadliest animal on the planet. There are about 3,500 mosquito species known to us. However, only a few of them feed on human blood and transmit life-threatening diseases...