Do you know why you nose runs where you are crying?

Source: Today I Found Out Your nose runs when you’re crying because the tears from the tear glands under your eyelids drain into your nose, where they mix with mucus to form very liquidy snot. Tweet

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Stem cells transformed into brain cells to treat Parkinson’s disease

Brain cells that die off in Parkinson’s disease have been grown from stem cells and grafted into monkeys’ brains in a major step towards new treatments for the condition. US researchers say they have overcome previous difficulties in coaxing human

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Mediterranean diet cures sleep apnea

A new study has revealed that a Mediterranean diet coupled with physical activity can help reduce symptoms of sleep apnea. Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) causes frequent pauses of breathing to occur during sleep, which disrupts a person’s normal sleeping

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Scientists managed to restore the youth of 100 years old cells

French researchers were able to restore the youth of cells taken from people aged over 100 years, reprograming them to stem cells stage, demonstrating that aging is in fact reversible. The research on the possibility to remove traces left by

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Swearing can help relieve pain

Scientists from Keele University found that letting forth a volley of foul language can have a powerful painkilling effect, especially for people who do not normally use expletives. To test the theory, student volunteers placed their hands in a bucket

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Have you ever seen a paternoster?

A paternoster or paternoster lift is a passenger elevator which consists of a chain of open compartments (each usually designed for two persons) that move slowly in a loop up and down inside a building without stopping. Passengers can step

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20 things you didn’t know about pencils

1 There is no risk of lead poisoning if you stab yourself (or someone else) with a pencil because it contains no lead—just a mixture of clay and graphite. Still, pencil wounds carry a risk of infection for the stabees,

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The origins of Halloween

Source: Today I Found Out The Origins of Halloween: Halloween, as we know it today, borrows traditions from four different festivals, namely: 1.The Roman Feralia festival, commemorating the dead 2.The Roman Pomona festival, honoring the goddess of fruit and trees

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Facebook and Twitter can make you get rejected in a job application

So it’s better to have a good Facebook profile, or maybe a alternative good profile that you can give to your job applications! :D Tweet

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Immortals trailer

In Immortals, the ruthless King Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) leads his bloodthirsty army on a murderous rampage across Greece to find a deadly weapon that will destroy humanity. A mortal chosen by Zeus named Theseus (Henry Cavill) must lead the fight

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Waking up early is good for you

The next time you are tempted to sleep a little longer, resist. A new study suggests that people who wake up early in the morning are slimmer, healthier and happier! Scientists from the University of Roehampton recruited 1,100 men and

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The Avengers trailer

The time has finally arrived for the first official footage from the “Avengers” by Joss Whedon. So far the only thing we had to soften some impatience we were a little teaser 30”after the end credits of “Captain America” ​​and

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Movie mistakes of “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring”

I don’t think there is a movie without a mistake. The first movie of the Lord of the Rings series had a lot of them. Watch the video below to find them out… Tweet

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Back to the future: Fridge as a time machine

Did you know that the time traveling machine in Back to the Future was originally supposed to be a refrigerator, but director Robert Zemeckis feared that children would climb into their home fridges and suffocate themselves so they went with

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The intelligent car that reads the thoughts of the driver!

Nissan and a Swiss university designed a car that can “read” the thoughts of the driver and prepare the car for the next move. The plan is based on “measurement of brain activity in conjunction with eye movement. “The car’s

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Facebook profiles from 2005 to 2011

As you all know, Facebook recently changed the way our profile looks like. The new name for facebook profiles is “Timeline” and it’s like the story of your life. Let’s see how facebook profile changed from its beginning in 2005.

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Taj Mahal will collapse within 5 years

The Taj Mahal, one of the 7 wonders of the world will collapse within the next five years due to technical problems. The reason is that the wooden beams of the mausoleum started to rot. The most famous tourist attraction

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Why do some people learn faster?

The physicist Niels Bohr once defined an expert as “a person who has made all the mistakes that can be made in a very narrow field.” Bohr’s quip summarizes one of the essential lessons of learning, which is that people

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Shaker, the first Facebook bar!

Shaker is a brand new application on Facebook that simulates a virtual bar, allowing you to “go out” with friends from Facebook. In this unique bar you can find a DJ, space to dance, drink, friends and friends of friends.

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Brown fat helps you lose weight

Researchers in Australia are pinning their hopes in brown fat for tackling obesity.

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