The Island of the Dolls – One of the haunted places in Mexico

Since ancient times, Dolls are the toys of children and even adults who collect them for their rarity and value. But there is a haunted and creepy island where countless decaying dolls hang in the trees. It is one of the world’s scariest tourist attractions and is called The Island of the Dolls. The Island…

Why do our fingers and toes get wrinkly in water? – Aquatic wrinkles

Right after a long bath or a relaxing soak in a hot tub, you may notice that your fingers are wrinkly. These wrinkles are technically called aquatic wrinkles or aquatic wrinkling. The wrinkles appear if you expose continuously to fresh water for about five minutes. In salty water the process takes even longer. This process…

Types of tears – Why older adults get dry eyes more?

Tears are an essential substance produced by our bodies. The lacrimal gland situated just above our eyeballs produces all human tears. Their primary purpose is to clean and lubricate the eyes, remove irritants, supports the immune system and as a part of the body's natural pain response. They are composed of water, salts, fatty oils,…

The Hathaway Effect – Strange correlation between Anne Hathaway and Warren Buffet

The Hathaway Effect is a phenomenon that happens when actress Anne Hathaway is trending on social media or makes headlines, stocks in Berkshire Hathaway company rise. The effect is a strange correlation because Anne Hathaway and Berkshire Hathaway seems to have nothing in common other than name and nationality. Anne Hathaway is a famous Hollywood…

Cryonics – Can you revive a human body by preserving it?

Cryonics is a technique that is used to preserve a human body at extremely low temperatures to revive them sometimes in the future. If a person's full body is preserved it is said to be in Cryonic-Suspension and if only the brain is preserved, then it is in Neuro-Suspension. The idea of Cryonics originated with…

Prince Rupert’s drop – A glass drop that can withstand bullets

Prince Rupert's Drops are one of the most spectacular physics demonstrations. The unique Prince Rupert's Drop is a glass structure so strong, it can even destroy bullets. They are produced by dropping red hot molten soda-lime or flint glass into cold water, quickly cooling in a process called quenching. The molten glass instantly solidifies like…

Humans with green blood – Sulfhemoglobinemia

This is not a topic about some horror movies or aliens. And it is definitely not about Mr.Spock in Star Trek whose vulcan blood is green. It is a real life scenario where the person's blood will be in green color instead of red. On June 8, 2007, A 42-year-old male patient in Canada was…

Why tires are black – Why and what we add to make the tires black?

When we order a brand new vehicle, we always get options to select the color of it. But when coming to the tires, we don't have many options. Then you must be thinking why tires end up mostly black color. Also, ever wondered how the tires not melt and stay stiff and firm when the…

The Paris Catacombs – One of the largest underground necropolis(cemetery) in the world

Often described as City of Love and Light, Paris is a city known for its fashion, romance, arts, sophistication and fine-dining menus. Underneath the streets of sparkling lights and buidings, there is hundreds of miles of tunnels. Eerie and strange, there lies one of the largest underground necropolis(cemetery) in the world. It is called the…

Rainbow types – Can moonlight create a rainbow?

Rainbows are meteorological and optical phenomenon which is one of the wonders of nature, beautiful with its stunning colors. Actually there are more than 10 types of rainbows and lets see few variations. Primary Rainbow Most rainbows we see are primary rainbow. The arc contains the color red on the outer edge and the color…