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Owl Omen and Symbolism: Why Do Owls Fascinate Us?
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You can find at least one owl omen anywhere the barn owl lives — that’s worldwide, except Antarctica and Micronesia. But not all of these omens are positive.
Is there such a thing as a man-eating lion?
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Though man-eating lions are rare, they do exist. Learn where man-eating lions live and what drives Tsavo lions to snack on human populations.
Stoned Ape Theory: Magic Mushrooms and Human Evolution
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Do we owe the emergence of language and self-reflection to the ancient and sustained consumption of psilocybin mushrooms?
Meet Gigantophis garstini, an Enormous Prehistoric Snake
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Before the 2003 discovery of Titanoboa cerrejonensis, Gigantophis garstini was known as the largest snake to ever roam the Earth.
Top 10 Extinct Animals
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Want to know what the 10 most mysterious creatures to disappear from the earth are? Learn about the 10 most mysterious creatures at HowStuffWorks.
How Megalodon Worked
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The megalodon was born as big as an adult great white, grew to weigh as much as 7 Tyrannosaurus rex. Learn all about the megalodon.
Could we resurrect dinosaurs from fossil embryos?
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You likely heard that paleontologists uncovered a cache of dinosaur embryos, bone fragments and eggshells in China. You also may recall that we've made crazy leaps forward in genetics and genomics. Can we put the two together and create a dinosaur?
Can You Identify All of These Coniferous Trees?
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Conifers conjure up winter scenes with snow and the winter holiday season. But did you know there are some coniferous trees that can't handle the snow? There are even some that thrive in arid regions! If you think know your cones, then take this quiz!
10 Extinct Hominids
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Decades of fossil discoveries have revealed much about the extinct members of our hominid family tree, but we're far from having all the answers. What have we learned from some of these fascinating finds?
What’s Your Los Angeles IQ?
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It's the biggest city on the West Coast, which means only the very sharpest Angelenos know all its neighborhoods and secrets! How smart are you when it comes to the City of Angels?