These Bizarre Phenomenons Prove That Reality Is Stranger Than Fiction

Thousands of Mini Black Holes

Black holes might call to mind a swirling vortex of nothingness, but scientists have developed a new theory about black holes in our solar system. If the "braneworld" theory of gravity isn't wrong, then there are thousands of mini black holes in our solar system, all around the size of an atomic nucleus. These mini black holes are leftover from the Big Bang; they affect space-time differently due to their association with a fifth dimension.

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The More You Know

  • The stars and flashes of light you see when you rub your eyes are called "phosphenes."
  • The woolly mammoth survived until Egyptian times.
  • Google's founders were willing to sell to Excite for less than $1 million in 1999, but Excite turned them down.
  • Scorpions are incredibly resilient: scientists have frozen scorpions overnight, left them in the sun the following day, and when thawed, the arthropod walked away unscathed.
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