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'Everyone Says It So It Must Be True': The Pseudoscience Quiz

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We have an astonishing capacity to accept scientific-sounding concepts if we hear them repeatedly. Test your ability to differentiate between real science and fictitious "common knowledge."

Did one of the first film audiences panic over footage of a train?

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Did people run for their lives at showings of the Lumieres' 1895 film 'Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat Station'? Head to HowStuffWorks to find out.

10 Sports Records That Will Never Be Broken

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After posting a sensational 72-10 record at the end of the 1995/96 NBA season, it was said that no team would ever top the Chicago Bulls' dominant record. However, 20 years later, Steve Kerr (who played on that Chicago squad) guided his Golden State Warriors team to an incredible 73-9 record with some breathtaking basketball. [...] The post 10 Sports Records That Will Never Be Broken appeared first on Goliath.

The World Cries as 'Oppy' Dies

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NASA's Mars rover Opportunity's last words were: "My battery is low and it's getting dark."

What Was the Deepest Free Dive Ever Recorded?

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Free diving is a breathtaking sport, literally and figuratively, requiring athletes dive to astonishing depths (recorded primarily in meters) on a single breath of air. Instead of using scuba gear, these free divers rely mainly on their own lungs to explore the depths of the ocean.

The Biggest Catfish Ever Caught (So Far)

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Catfishing is more than a hobby—it's a quest for record-breaking giants in rivers and lakes, with the biggest catch becoming modern fishing folklore.

What is the neurochemistry of happiness?

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There's a connection between our physical bodies and the way it responds to emotion -- but scientists aren't quite sure what it is. Could it be that happiness is little more than a series of neurochemical responses to the world around us?

Red Annual Flowers

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Learn about red annual flowers such as celosia and salvia that add a touch of fire to your garden -- annuals germinate quickly and grow speedily.

What's the Largest Land Animal That Ever Existed on Earth?

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Just how big do animals come? Dive backward through time and the fossil record in search of the most colossal member of kingdom Animalia.

Ronald Reagan Sees a UFO

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The Ronald Reagan UFO sighting occurred in 1974 while Reagan was flying to Bakersfield, California. Reagan told a reporter afterwards, but hasn't discussed the event since. Learn more about the Ronald Reagan UFO sighting.

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