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Tripping in a dream and waking up with a jolt is called a ‘Hypnic Jerk’ and happens because your brain thinks the body is dying

A ‘Hypnic Jerk’ also known as a ‘Hypnagogic Jerk’, a ‘Sleep Start’ and a ‘Night Start’ – is an involuntary twitch which happens during hypnagogia. This is the stage just as a person is about to fall asleep and it often causes …

In 1977 we received a radio signal from space that lasted 72 seconds. To this day, we still don’t know where it came from

In the year 1977, a year when most people were focused on the surprising death of rock-and-roll legend Elvis Presley at the age of 42, a man in Ohio remembered this year for a much more different reason. A 37-year-old man named …

Ecstasy could be a cure for cancer

A little less than a decade ago, the potential benefits of ecstasy in fighting cancer cells in blood became known to the scientific community and the world. A study published in 2006, by a team of researchers from the University of Birmingham, …

When you remember a past event, you’re actually remembering the last time you remembered it, not the event itself

The brain is one of the biggest and most complex organs in the human body. It is responsible for many different bodily functions and is capable of extraordinary things, so why has research shown that each time you recall a past event, …

There is a lake in Australia that glows in the dark

Known as “The Glowing Lake”, the phenomena is quite a unique tourist attraction. There is however an explanation for this. The lake is swarming with tiny microorganisms, called Noctiluca scintillans that have a natural luminescence. These organisms glow a ghostly blue and …

It’s impossible to overdose on weed

There has never been a documented case of Marijuana overdose. Our bodies already have cannabinoids in them that are very similar to thc, and we have receptors in our brains that are meant to use cannabinoids naturally in our bodies very similar …

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