First Test-tube Hamburger Coming Your Way

Posted by on Feb 24, 2012 in Science & Nature | 0 comments

First Test-tube Hamburger Coming Your Way

The first test-tube meat is entirely made of cow stem cells. Well, it is grown using cow stem cells in a laboratory. This works by growing enough tissues and arranging them together to mimic meat.

According to Dutch scientist Mark Post, test-tube hamburgers will be ready this Fall. This new technology will revolutionize the food industry, and as the scientists have made it clear, the goal is to produce meat at a lesser environmental expense and  produce meat that will be available for mass consumption.

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How does a Caterpillar Transform into a Butterfly?

Posted by on Feb 23, 2012 in Science & Nature | 2 comments

How does a Caterpillar Transform into a Butterfly?

The grade school explanation of how a caterpillar becomes a butterfly has always been boring for several decades now. Perhaps it is the reason why so many grade schoolers pay little attention to science. Besides, who would want to listen more to an explanation that happens to have skipped a lot of the important details. Here’s how it usually goes, especially true for my school: caterpillar crawls to find a perfect spot, then it covers itself  in a cocoon, after enough time has passed a butterfly will emerge from it.

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8 Online Libraries For Students, Teachers, And Researchers

Posted by on Jan 2, 2012 in Useful | 0 comments

8 Online Libraries For Students, Teachers, And Researchers

Have you grown tired asking Google to find eBooks for you? Then why not directly go to online libraries with thousands and millions of collections entirely focused for books? That’s the reason why I gathered the 8 best online libraries that students, teachers, and researches can use freely. Millions of books, hundreds of categories, and definitely for free! Enjoy!

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6 Online Language Learning Centers – Learn A New Language!

Posted by on Dec 29, 2011 in Entertainment & Culture | 1 comment

6 Online Language Learning Centers – Learn A New Language!

So you want to learn a new language aside from English? Want to learn how to speak Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, and other widely-spoken languages but you don’t have enough resources to spend on enrolling in a language school? Well, then, why not study online?

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10 Random Facts You Know That Are Probably Inaccurate

Posted by on Dec 28, 2011 in Useful | 1 comment

10 Random Facts You Know That Are Probably Inaccurate

There are a lot of facts going around that aren’t entirely accurate, so how sure are you that the things you consider as facts are really facts? In today’s list, I will try to clear 10 common misconceptions. That’s minus ten for your worries!

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15 English Words And Their Mind-Blowing Origins

Posted by on Dec 15, 2011 in People & History | 2 comments

15 English Words And Their Mind-Blowing Origins

There are literally millions of words in existence, and English words alone can sum up to a quarter million and still growing. But are you aware that some of the words you are using now have deeper meanings in the past? Like how disaster is a reference to the stars, and how hysteria used to only refer to women? Find out more!

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The Seven Sacred Rivers Of The Hindus

Posted by on Dec 14, 2011 in People & History | 1 comment

The Seven Sacred Rivers Of The Hindus

You’ve probably heard of the Ganges River in India, but did you know that Hindus actually have seven rivers deemed holy places?  Practitioners of Hinduism hold water in high regard.  Every drop of water is precious and considered a source of cleansing power and spirituality.  Bathing is a ritualistic and holy act, especially when done in a sacred river.  Most of these rivers are personified as female goddesses – like Ganga, the goddess of the Ganges who rides her crocodile around.

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The Reason Why Your Favorite Songs Are Technically The Same

Posted by on Dec 12, 2011 in Entertainment & Culture | 1 comment

The Reason Why Your Favorite Songs Are Technically The Same

I’m sure that everyone, at one stage or another, has listened to a song and thought, “that sounds like my favorite song!” but how different are our favorite songs?

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Are You Double Jointed?

Posted by on Nov 21, 2011 in Health & Leisure | 0 comments

Are You Double Jointed?

Can you bend and twist body parts that don’t normally bend that way?  Do you laugh when onlookers cringe at your contortionistic ways?  And what does being double jointed mean, anyway?

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4 Crazy Works Of Nature That Seem To Only Happen On Films

Posted by on Nov 17, 2011 in Science & Nature | 0 comments

4 Crazy Works Of Nature That Seem To Only Happen On Films

We all know that nature works in many mysterious ways, but there are just certain natural occurrences that are too out-of-this world to be true! Imagine a volcano shooting ice instead of shooting molten rock, the Earth singing, planets with oceans of diamonds, and an asteroid with a moon!

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