Research subjects were asked to answer a question with an obvious answer, but something strange happened when everyone else gave the wrong answer.
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Though there's plenty to be said about bizarre experiments conducted by the U.S. military, other countries also conducted their own horrific (and lethal) tests.
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One of the most meme-worthy phenomena in evolutionary biology is carcinization, the tendency of crustaceans to evolve into crab-like forms.
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When it comes to healthy, crunchy snacks, there's not much better than a fresh carrot, but how do you decide between the orange and the purple ones?
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When it comes to nutrition, protein is a non-negotiable nutrient, but just because it's good, doesn't mean that all sources are good for you.
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The shower is where you go when it's time to get clean, but you may have something in your shower that's grosser than the funk you're washing off.
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The first nuclear bomb was detonated over New Mexico in the 1940s, only it didn't go according to plan and civilians ended up paying the price.
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Nobody likes to be in pain, but for millions of people, the seed of one of the most painful medical conditions could be sleeping in their bodies
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When people seal themselves away for long periods without access to time information, strange things start to happen to their temporal perception.
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After being administered two lethal injections, Christa Pike could still be heard breathing. Here are the theories as to why her execution might have failed.
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Aside from lifestyle similarities, there aren't many commonalities between tribal African and South American peoples, unless you look at their poop.
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Your skin and finger nails are good indicators of your general health, but there's another part of the body that most don't associate with health.
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Have you ever been building a fence when you accidentally help rewrite an entire branch of the tree of life? Me either, but it happened in Australia.
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Our oceans, lakes, and rivers are home to billions of lifeforms that all have a common need, and our water is losing this vital natural resource.
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Feeling pain in your head or your chest can be a scary sensation, but there's another part of your body you need to pay attention to as well.
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The James Webb Space Telescope allows astronomers to see into the far reaches of the universe, but it's also provided some of the most stunning views of space.
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Life always seems to find a way, even in the most inhospitable of environments, such is the case for one newly discovered species of amoeba.
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When you get a nosebleed, there's a common way you might try to alleviate it, but in reality, there's a far safer way to deal with such a situation.
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As a discipline, science is always moving forward and discovering new things, like the potential new organ that might be lurking in our bodies.
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Among all the worry over contaminated lettuce causing violent diarrhea, some people are even washing their bagged lettuce, which might be a bad idea.
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Given its elevated place in antiquity, it's no wonder that there are so many myths and legends about the Roman Empire, but not all of them are true.
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When studying ancient cultures like the Roman Empire, there's a lot we already know, but then again, there's always more to uncover as well.
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Back in the 1960s, scientists found an illusion that only seemed to work on affluent westerners, but new research is calling that into question.
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Sometimes you do a thing just to see what happens afterwards, such is the case of NASA's DART mission which launched a spacecraft into an asteroid.
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If you've spent any time browsing exercise social media, you've come across some big claims about muscle recovery, some of which are debatable.
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The depths of the Earth are more mysterious than outer space, and scientists are still exploring them, though this study proved there's still far more to learn.
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There's a feeling you get when learning where knowledge seems to rush into you all at once and you just 'get it,' and science has an explanation.
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