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A Man Captures a Terrifying Creature While Sunbathing on the Beach

A Man Captures a Terrifying Creature While Sunbathing on the Beach
Curiosities
month ago

Has it ever happened to you that you’re enjoying your vacation at the beach when suddenly you find a strange animal buried in the sand? In most cases, you examine the specimen and continue your vacation. But what would you do if you found the creature alive? This is what happened to a swimmer in Mexico, who was able to record an unknown creature walking along the seashore.

11 Camping Essentials You Don’t Want to Miss This Summer

11 Camping Essentials You Don’t Want to Miss This Summer
Shopping
month ago

Going camping is a very romantic concept, but in order for everything to be pleasant you need a few essentials. From a good sleeping pad to safety precautions, certain gadgets are needed to make nature feel like home. You certainly don’t want to be stranded in the middle of nowhere with no clean water and good shelter. This is why we gathered 10 items those of you who camp or want to start doing it will find extremely useful.

10 Vacation Must-Haves From Amazon That Have Tons of 5-Star Reviews for a Reason

10 Vacation Must-Haves From Amazon That Have Tons of 5-Star Reviews for a Reason
Shopping
month ago

Every season is a holiday season with Amazon whose sellers offer a large variety of traveling must-haves. The items we selected for you today can solve a bunch of holiday-related problems. We’ll tell you about a waterproof phone case that will allow you to take amazing underwater pics; a secret bra pouch that will keep your credit cards and money safe; a stroller that easily fits in carry-on luggage (what?😲) and many more brilliant items. Buy them now and thank us later, after your enjoyable stress-free vacation!

What If You Woke Up as a Titan Tomorrow

What If You Woke Up as a Titan Tomorrow
Curiosities
2 months ago

You can feel the waves brushing up against you. You wake up and see that you’re a giant standing up on 2 feet in the sea. So much water starts dripping down like rain. You’re way taller than the Statue of Liberty. You look at your hands and compare them to a small hot dog stand below you. You pick it up and fit it on the palm of your hand before crushing it by accident. Suddenly you feel a slight sting on your ankle. You look down and see that some people are shoving you away while most people are running away in fear. Some are taking pictures of you, while others are shouting at you to go away. You take a step to the main road and crush a car with no one inside.

What If You Had Endless Money Forever

What If You Had Endless Money Forever
Curiosities
2 months ago

Oh boy. You find yourself in the mysterious ruins of an ancient city. You’re the only member of the expedition who has managed to make it here. You’re walking through a dark maze when you accidentally activate a trap! Whoa, that’s a strange sound.Suddenly, a huge rock starts rolling towards you down the hallway! You run as fast as you can, jumping over debris. A final dash, and... Phew! This room looks like a treasury! Gold coins and gems are scattered everywhere.You go wide-eyed with astonishment. That’s enough money to live a life of luxury for decades on end! But it’s not the shiny gold that interests you. It’s an old lamp that lies in the rubble. As soon as you pick it up, the lamp starts shaking, and a huge genie jumps out of it!

11 Problem Solvers From Amazon That Had Us Shouting, “Finally, Someone Was Actually Thinking!”

11 Problem Solvers From Amazon That Had Us Shouting, “Finally, Someone Was Actually Thinking!”
Shopping
4 months ago

Despite all the technological progress we’ve witnessed during the last decade, a bunch of annoying everyday problems have still remained unsolved up until recently. Luckily, Amazon sellers heard our prayers and felt our pain, and today they are ready to provide us with simple yet brilliantly working solutions. These 11 gadgets and tools will cut your grapes in quarters, keep your house sparkling clean and even save trapped animals from your pool. Wow! Thank you. What else could we say?

A Dream Find: These Footprints Change History as We Know It

A Dream Find: These Footprints Change History as We Know It
Curiosities
3 days ago

White Sands National Park in southern New Mexico attracts plenty of people with its endless chalk-colored dunes. Tourists leave their traces behind. Some of those traces, although they look crispy clear and new, are slightly older than others. Between 21,000 and 23,000 years old, to be precise. Scientists found around 60 fossilized footprints in layers of gypsum soil. They are the oldest evidence of human presence in North America. There has been a nearly century-long debate on when the first humans populated this area. Most researchers believed it was not earlier than 13,000 years ago.

Why Mushrooms Grow in Circles and 14 Phenomena That Defy All Logic

Why Mushrooms Grow in Circles and 14 Phenomena That Defy All Logic
Curiosities
6 days ago

Somewhere near California, there’s a curious place with over 5,200 underwater holes located right on the seafloor. No one was bothered much about them, — those holes were known to the maritime community and weren’t a big deal. Everyone just thought it was due to underground gas. However, back in 2019, the seafloor was investigated with a robot, and guess what — no gas was found there.They did find something, though. It turned out that 15,000 more holes appeared on the seafloor. Some scientists claim those were fish that had dug those holes. Seems like they just kicked up dust to accommodate themselves, and the dust was simply washed away by the currents. Right, some fish did live in those holes, but most of them were vacant. So, the mystery is yet to be solved!

9 Natural Wonders That Will Transport You to a Sci-Fi Dimension

9 Natural Wonders That Will Transport You to a Sci-Fi Dimension
Places
month ago

Planet Earth is full of wondrous phenomena. I mean, can you imagine going for a midnight swim and suddenly finding yourself surrounded by a glowing blue haze? As if there were huge pillars of light coming out of the seabed directly toward the surface! This experience is rare, but it sure is magical.

What If the Kraken Swallowed You Whole

What If the Kraken Swallowed You Whole
Curiosities
month ago

It’s dark, and you can’t see anything. There’s slime all over. The ground is soft and moving. You try to find your way around by feeling the moving walls around you. After a while, you hear some painful screams in the distance. You call out for help, but no one responds. You’re a captain of a ship, and you were just consumed by the mighty Kraken. You keep tumbling over, not knowing if you’re even going in the right direction. The screams get louder and louder. It’s only a matter of time before you see someone. As you make your next step, a large piece of wood swooshes past you, almost knocking you down. That piece of wood was from the ship that the Kraken had swallowed. It had also swallowed the entire crew alive, so they must be somewhere inside the beast’s belly.

We’ve Probably Been Looking for Atlantis in the Wrong Place

We’ve Probably Been Looking for Atlantis in the Wrong Place
Curiosities
month ago

You’ve probably heard about the mysterious sea state of Atlantis. It was a high-tech utopia where people lived happily. But then something happened, and Atlantis disappeared from the face of Earth. Many believe that this city lies at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. But what if we’ve been looking in the wrong place all this time? What if it’s somewhere different from where they’re trying to find it? What if all this time, Atlantis was in the middle of the Sahara Desert? Well, this unexpected theory has some evidence. But to study this version, you first need to understand what Atlantis was and how we got to know about it. The very first mention of the mysterious city was in 360 BCE. Ancient philosopher Plato wrote about Atlantis. His work “Dialogues” described Atlantis as a rich land with advanced technologies. Its inhabitants were powerful, intelligent, and beautiful, like superhumans.

Island With Highly Active Volcano but People Still Live There

Island With Highly Active Volcano but People Still Live There
Places
2 months ago

Fraser Island sits off the coast of sunny Queensland, Australia. But don’t fall for its beauty; it’s home to the most dangerous beach in the world. There’s nowhere on the island to seek medical attention. So if you do run into danger, you’re on your own.Dingo attacks are super common here. If you don’t know what a dingo is, it looks like an adorable dog but beware; this wild breed is extremely dangerous. And the dingo’s gnashing teeth aren’t the only thing to be scared of; the seas around the island are swimming with great white sharks. There’s jellyfish in the water too. Fraser Island is home to some of the world’s most dangerous kinds, including the Portuguese bluebottle. One sting from its venomous tentacle is enough to take down an adult human.

Why Planes Shadows Disappear When They Take Off

Why Planes Shadows Disappear When They Take Off
Curiosities
2 months ago

A shadow is cast when you have an object in the path of light. Light travels in a straight line, which is why you always get a shadow when something’s in front of a light source — birds and airplanes are no exception. They DO cast shadows, but we can’t see them.The closer the object to a source of light, the denser its shadow, and vice versa: if the object is too far away, its shadow disperses. A commercial airplane flies at 35,000-40,000 [ft] [12,191 m] feet — at such a height, you barely see the plane, let alone its shadow. It’s too far from the Earth’s surface, so its shadow is scattered, and you can’t see it — the same goes for birds.

Why Ancient Structures Are Always Found Underground

Why Ancient Structures Are Always Found Underground
Curiosities
4 weeks ago

Whenever you hear about ancient ruins, you almost never picture them being suspended somewhere, or just randomly hanging on the branch of a tree, right? In fact, for most of the ancient artifacts we have exposed in museums all over the world, archeologists did quite an impressive amount of digging!

The One-Time Natural Events That Took Our Breath Away

The One-Time Natural Events That Took Our Breath Away
Curiosities
3 weeks ago

You’re dozing off in your window seat on a plane — it’s getting dark since it’s almost 11 PM. Suddenly, something wakes you up. You glance out of the window and see a really strange phenomenon. Something that creeps you out... There are bright red huge flashes illuminating the sky at a distance. They resemble some nightmarish jellyfish. Those are sprites — also called red sprites due to their color. They’re also known as cloud-to-space lightning. These varied visual shapes flickering in the night sky are large-scale electric discharges (which is a clever word for a lightning strike).

Weird Monoliths Appear All Over the World And Then Vanish

Weird Monoliths Appear All Over the World And Then Vanish
Curiosities
3 weeks ago

You’ve been wandering through the hot desert for several hours, trying to find a unique artifact. The sun seems to be shining more and more brightly with every minute. You have enough supplies of water and food but not enough information about the object you’re looking for. You check the compass, look at the horizon, and suddenly, something blinds you. It looks like a beam of light reflected from a mirror. Yeah, you’ve found it!

10+ Tips to Help You Keep Fruits and Vegetables Fresh for Months

10+ Tips to Help You Keep Fruits and Vegetables Fresh for Months
Cooking
9 months ago

Fruits and vegetables are our sources of vitamins in the winter. However, some of them are moody and require special care: for example, onions shouldn’t be stored next to potatoes. We’ll tell you how to keep your fruits and vegetables fresh for as long as possible.

How High Can You Possibly Build?

How High Can You Possibly Build?
Curiosities
3 weeks ago

You’re having breakfast at home and wave at the passengers of a plane passing by your house. Ah, another one. You live on the 739th floor of X-Seed 4000. It’s an entire city contained in one massive skyscraper. It sounds unrealistic right now, but one day it may become a reality. Let’s see what we’d need to make it happen. But first, let’s browse through the list of once tallest constructions on the planet. The Great Pyramid of Giza, originally standing at 481 ft, used to be the tallest structure ever built by humans for over 3,800 years. The Lincoln Cathedral took this title away from the Great Pyramid only in 1311, winning by just one foot [482 ft].

“This Is Better Than My Bed!” People Rave About This Air Mattress, and Now You Can Try It Too

“This Is Better Than My Bed!” People Rave About This Air Mattress, and Now You Can Try It Too
Shopping
11 months ago

One thing that can keep you from having every weekend outdoors is the discomfort of spending the night in a sleeping bag, and this air mattress can help you. Besides, this mattress can be useful not only for camping, but also when your guests decide to stay overnight or your children have a pajama party at your home.Do not miss the bonus at the end, where we have prepared for you other products that will increase your comfort while camping.

Coconut Water and 7 Other Brazilian Beauty Secrets That Will Make You Age Backward

Coconut Water and 7 Other Brazilian Beauty Secrets That Will Make You Age Backward
Girls stuff
year ago

Brazilian women are famous for their beauty. They love soft, healthy hair, care a lot about their nails, and most of all — they believe in the power of natural beauty. Because they don’t really use much makeup or wear jewelry, they mostly rely on the beauty secrets that they have, and those that have been passed down generationally. These beauties were taught from a young age, and often set trends in the beauty industry based off the ones they use themselves.

Sand and Shells Are the Main Ingredients of This Artist’s Work, and It’s Making Waves

Sand and Shells Are the Main Ingredients of This Artist’s Work, and It’s Making Waves
Art
year ago

Anna Chan, a trained jeweler and designer by trade, uses beautiful seashells in different colors and textures on a bed of sand to create captivating works of art. A detailed portrait of a fierce lion or a penguin mother with its baby chick — Anna has the power to create emotion through her sculptures. Luckily, the artist answered a few burning questions we’ve had about her craft — keep reading to get the scoop.

7 Ways to Safely Remove Something Stuck in Your Eye

7 Ways to Safely Remove Something Stuck in Your Eye
Health
3 years ago

Normally, our eyelashes, eyelids, and tears work together to stop objects from entering our eyes or to quickly flush them out if they do get in. But still, it’s quite often that a small piece of sand or some dust does enter one of your eyes — like while riding a bike or when you’re at the beach, for instance. This can damage the surface of the cornea, which can be painful, so it’s important that you know how to get it out as soon as possible.

19 Illustrative Answers to the Question “What Would Happen If...”

19 Illustrative Answers to the Question “What Would Happen If...”
Curiosities
3 years ago

Several months ago, we provided answers to some curious questions. For example, we revealed what would happen if sand got struck by lightning, or what a pizza would turn into if you cooked it in an oven for 8 hours straight. And it seems like it’s time to replenish our “collection” of knowledge in this area.

50 Surefire Ways to Entertain Your Kid While You’re Working

50 Surefire Ways to Entertain Your Kid While You’re Working

Every parent has likely been in a situation where a child is asking for attention but you have too much on your plate to do so. So you need to quickly occupy your kid with something to do in order for you to complete your tasks. This list of fun activities will come in handy for such emergencies. Some of these ideas can be adapted for toddlers, while others will work perfectly on older schoolchildren.

How to Burn Fat on Vacation Without Going to the Gym

How to Burn Fat on Vacation Without Going to the Gym
Health
week ago

A vacation is a great time that not only gives us an opportunity to rest from work but also to see new things, meet new people, and take some cool photos. But a vacation can also be a great opportunity to get in shape. Read our recommendations on how to get a great body. Everyone will like these: both the people who love being active and those who enjoy sitting on the beach.

12 Beach Hacks That Can Save Your Summer

12 Beach Hacks That Can Save Your Summer
Tips & tricks
7 months ago

When we talk about summer, we often think of hot sand, the cold water of the ocean, and a good tan. But unpleasant things can occur, even on a fun trip to the beach, and they can really spoil your trip.