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Rogue wave still raises strange questions.
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The surprising truth about Superconductivity.
Superconductivity is a set of physical properties observed in superconductors: materials where electrical resistance is exactly zero and magnetic fields are expelled from the…
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Noctilucent cloud is not quite what it seems.
Noctilucent clouds (NLCs), or night shining clouds, are tenuous cloud-like phenomena in the upper atmosphere.
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The surprising truth about Coelacanth.
Coelacanths are an ancient group of lobe-finned fish (Sarcopterygii) in the class Actinistia.
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Strange turning points, forgotten names, and moments that still echo.
What 10,000 Hours of Practice Actually Does to Your Brain
The “10,000-hour rule” has been repeated so often it feels like neuroscience. It isn’t, quite. The figure comes from a 1993 study by psychologist…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Factology Daily Growth Update: 2,300+ Facts, Dug In Deep The Factology Daily today shared a growth milestone: the publication has…
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I saw a Women’s Health piece float through my feed this week — the one about millions of women struggling to reach orgasm, and…
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Attention, memory, habit, emotion, and the mind at work.
The facts behind Eidetic memory.
Eidetic memory, also known as photographic memory and total recall, is the ability to recall an image from memory with high precision—at least for…
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False memory is not quite what it seems.
In psychology, a false memory is a phenomenon in which someone recalls something that did not actually happen or recalls it differently from the…
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Dunning–Kruger effect is not quite what it seems.
The Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias that describes the systematic tendency of people with low ability in a specific area to give overly…
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Odd records, rare phenomena, and true stories that sound impossible.
The facts behind Hessdalen lights.
The Hessdalen lights are unidentified lights which have been observed in a 12-kilometre-long (7.5 mi) stretch of the Hessdalen valley in rural central Norway…
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Marfa lights deserves a closer look.
The Marfa lights are an optical phenomenon regularly observed near Marfa, Texas, in the United States.
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The sourced background on Judge C. R. Magney State Park.
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The real story behind Mansa Musa.
Mansa Musa was the ninth Mansa of the Mali Empire, which reached its territorial peak during his reign.
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Vinland: what actually happened.
Vinland, Vineland, or Winland was an area of coastal North America explored by Vikings.
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The surprising truth about Mary Anning.
Mary Anning was an English fossil collector, dealer, and palaeontologist.
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What people get wrong about Mammatus cloud.
Mammatus is a cellular pattern of pouches hanging underneath the base of a cloud, typically a cumulonimbus raincloud, although they may be attached to…
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Pulsar still raises strange questions.
A pulsar is a highly magnetized rotating neutron star that emits beams of electromagnetic radiation out of its magnetic poles.
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Magnetar: what actually happened.
A magnetar is a type of neutron star with an extremely powerful magnetic field (~109 to 1011 T, ~1013 to 1015 G).
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