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Your Dog Can Sniff out a Bad Person… It’s Science

Has your canine companion ever had a bad hunch about someone? We’ve never been quite sure how dogs have an innate ability to sniff out trouble… until now!

A recent study shows that dogs can and do analyze a person’s reliability!

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The researchers were out of Kyoto University in Japan, and designed a 3 part experiment that would tell them whether or not a dog would trust someone after they lied to him or her.

First, a person would point to a container with food, and the dog would go to it. Next, they would repeat the gesture, but toward a container without food. When the person who had previously lied about food pointed again, the dogs – not one of them – went to the container.

What does it prove? Well, that dogs prefer to be certain about the humans in their lives, and in the world in general, according to the Animal Cognition Journal. 

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They prize reliability in people – and not only that, previous research shows that dogs will avoid or snub people who are rude to their owners. So, if your dog wants nothing to do with that new guy or girl you bring home, well…maybe you should listen.

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15 Hilarious Stock Photos of People’s Jobs That Are Too Funny Not to Share

Stock photos are all around us. They’re used in textbooks, advertisements, and boring slideshows at work. Is it just me, or is everything in a stock photo just a little bit off? According to these 15 people, I’m not alone in thinking this.

These 15 people went looking for stock photos with realistic depictions of the jobs they do every day and found…these.

 

#15. That pirate life.

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#14. Normal browsing attire.

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#13. Wildlifes.

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#12. Where is space?

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#11. Nailed the posture, anyway.

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#10. Heart and lungs are for losers.

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#9. Not creepy at all.

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#8. Moody staring ftw.

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#7. If my doctor held my face like that I would call the police.

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#6. Truth.

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#5. Much rejoicing.

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#4. Feel the code.

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#3. The struggle is real.

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#2. Can confirm.

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#1. Hypothesis supported.

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These 7 Brainteasers Take Some Serious Thought

Do you fancy yourself a master of riddles? Then you’re gonna love these seven brainteasers. But, be warned: they’re a good bit tougher than your usual head-scratchers. Have fun!

 

#7. If you have me, you want to share me. If you share me, you don’t have me. What am I?

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Continue reading when you think you’ve got it!

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The software to create…

The software to create the black hole in the movie ‘Interstellar’ is a full implementation of Einstein’s equations in 40,000 lines of C++, and rendered thousands of 23-megapixel IMAX frames on a 32,000-core render farm at about 20 core-hours per frame. 00

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12 Facts That May Change How You Think About Sleep

I’m a huge proponent of napping and basically catching a bit of shut-eye whenever possible. Is there anything better than sleep?

Let’s just say things can get unpleasant when I don’t get my beauty rest.

Take a look at these fun facts about sleeping. You’ll be glad you did.

12. Placebo sleep works like placebo pills.

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11. Parrot fish have a gross sleeping arrangement.

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10. You can sleep across borders.

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9. You actually can be half-asleep.

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8. Lucid dreaming can be for anybody.

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7. Sleep lots – your sex life might depend on it.

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6. Dolphins are cautious sleepers.

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5. Never fight while tired.

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4. Brain cannibalism is real.

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3. Beauty sleep is real, too.

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2. Letting teenagers sleep longer could grow the U.S. GDP.

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1. Spiders don’t crawl in your mouth while you sleep. It’s the last place they would ever want to be. Stop worrying.

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We’ve got a whole book full of them!

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Hundreds of your favorite did you know? Fact Snacks like the Lincoln tidbit above, the correct term for more than one octopus, and so much more!

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These 8 Popular Genetic Traits Prove We All Have More in Common Than You Thought

When you take a long, hard look at humanity, there’s no denying that at our most basic, genetic level we’re all inbred. Maybe not to the point where our kids turn blue, but still – we have way more things in common than than not.

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In fact, if you are a human being, you more than likely have every single one of these super common, dominant genes.

If you are not a human being, please know that we come in peace.

#8. Your Eyes Are Brown

55% of the world has brown eyes, which means more people are brown-eyed than all of the other colors combined. Take that!

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#7. You’re Right-Handed

70-90% of people have a dominant right hand (it used to be more when people forced children to be right-handed, despite preference!).

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#6. Look At Those Broad Eyebrows

Don’t feel bad if you have to pluck to get thin, arched brows – thick and bushy is the dominant trait, but the unibrow is not.

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#5. You Have Dark Hair

More than 50% of people in the United States sport natural dark locks, but there are cultures around the world where that percentage is 98% or higher.

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#4. Your Left Thumb Automatically Crosses Over Your Right

Well over half of the world’s population display this random genetic predisposition.

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#3. Your Eyelashes Are So Long

The cosmetics companies would have you believe that you need that mascara and the falsies, but in reality, long lashes are a dominant trait enjoyed by the majority of the population.

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#2. You’ve Got A Round Face

In a world of squares or rounds, you’re most likely the latter.

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#1. Your Earlobe Hangs Free

No definitive study exists, but estimates are that this dominant gene exists in about 2/3 of the world’s population.

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Did you just touch your earlobe? I bet you did…

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Flat-Earthers Are Left Speechless by Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Brilliant Tweet

Whether we like it or not, the ‘Flat Earth Movement’ is a real thing. No… we’re serious. Not surprisingly, the strongest support for it is in the United States. Search for it on YouTube and you’ll find thousands, if not millions, of relevant videos made by conspiracy theorists claiming everything from the ‘Biblical firmament’ referenced in the Book of Genesis, to claims about the horizon, sunrises, etc. There is even a guy planning to launch himself into space to prove the theory true.

And then there’s Neil deGrasse Tyson:

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So, let’s all hold our breath together and see how well this rocket launch goes.

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6+ Captivating Facts You Never Knew About Rainbows

Rainbows can cheer up even the gloomiest of days. They’re colorful, huge, and can appear just about anywhere.

And that’s why we all love them.

Take a look at these 7 facts about rainbows. And have a great day.

1. Rainbow art

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2. Double rainbow!

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3. Fogbows

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4. Mirror image

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5. Never forget

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6. Finally snapped it

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7. Wow

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Check Out These Important Dos and Don’ts of Creativity

Creativity is a skill that needs to be nurtured and practiced if we want to see improvement. While every person is different, we can all learn a lot from this infographic that lays out the dos and don’ts of creativity.

These habits will help work out your brain and hopefully assist you in creating the best project possible.

So whether you’re working on a book, a painting, or a business venture, these tips will get your brain moving.

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This Is Why You Shouldn’t Leave Water Bottles in Your Hot Car

There are a lot of things you shouldn’t leave in a hot car (dogs and cats, kids) but you should add one more thing to the list this summer, and a lot of us are guilty of it.

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That’s right, plastic water bottles. And there’s a couple of reasons why you shouldn’t do this. The first is because when it gets hot, chemicals from plastic bottles can seep into the water, and we all know that isn’t good for anyone. But a hot plastic bottle also has the potential to set your car on fire.

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If the sunlight hits the bottle just the right way, it can set your seat ablaze. A man named Dioni Amuchastegui noticed this happening in his truck one hot day and he took to Facebook to warn others of this hazard.

The thermometer tested his bottle at an incredible 213 degrees. If the beam of light is focused on a vinyl seat and the conditions are perfect, you might find your car on fire this summer. So clean out the trash from your vehicle and have a safe summer.

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