Why People Are Afraid of Clowns: History, Psychology, and Pop Culture from Pagliacci to “Terrifier”
Adult entertainment, not kids’ fare: what the circus looked like in the 19th century A clown wasn’t always “the lady with a balloon.” In the…
What Do Toilets Look Like Around the World?
The modern toilet is an unobtrusive piece of technology that has a major impact on health and quality of life. At first glance, it may…
What Is the Largest Piece of Furniture in the World?
Giant chairs, beds, and sofas aren’t just internet curiosities. A city, brand, or community can use them to attract media attention and visitors, which then…
How to Prevent Frostbite and Hypothermia: Practical Winter Tips (Not Just Clothing)
Frostbite is tissue damage caused by freezing, most often affecting peripheral and exposed areas such as fingers, ears, the nose, and cheeks. In wind and…
What Is the Continental Shelf?
The continental shelf is a term that most often appears in the media in connection with oil and gas extraction, or debates about mining minerals…
Private Scottish island of Gasker with a lighthouse for sale for the price of a small apartment
Where Gasker is located—and what you’re actually buying Gasker (Gaelic: Gàisgeir) is a small, uninhabited island in the Outer Hebrides, roughly west of the southern…
Which parts of the human body share the same “skin pack”?
Skin isn’t the same everywhere. In some places it’s thicker, elsewhere delicate; in one area it may have hundreds of sweat glands per square centimeter,…
What Are the Craziest Fetishes and Addictions?
Topics of sexuality and addiction are often reduced online to shocking headlines. In real life, though, what’s “different” or unusual isn’t automatically an illness. In…
What Are the Effects of Matcha on the Human Body?
What matcha is and how it differs from “regular” green tea Matcha is a finely ground powder made from shade-grown Camellia sinensis leaves. Shading increases…
Legs for Rent in Zhangjiajie
What the term “legs for rent” in Zhangjiajie actually means In recent months, a viral trend has been spreading from China: on demanding mountain trails,…
