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      What If a Hypercane Formed in the Atlantic Ocean Tomorrow?

      June 23, 2021
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      What If We Built the World’s Deepest Bunker?

      October 6, 2020
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      What If Ticks Were the Size of Humans?

      November 30, 2021
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      What If Cthulhu Was Real?

      November 2, 2022
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      What If the Megalodon Shark Fought the Mosasaurus?

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      Two Grizzly Cubs Stared Him Down, Seconds Later a Mama Grizzly Was Eating Him Aliv

      Kim Wunderlich was deep in the wilderness, focused on his bowhunting trip, when he suddenly noticed something that made his instincts kick in. Two grizzly bear cubs were...

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      The Real Reason People Drown, and How to Stop It

      Drowning is often imagined as a dramatic struggle, with someone waving their arms and calling for help. But the reality is much different. Many drowning victims...

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      What Happens If You Fall Into a Volcano?

      If you ever find yourself falling into a volcano, there are a couple of things you should know. First off, when you reach the bottom, the magma’s not going to...

      Cosmos, MSN, MSN New

      What If There Was a Second Earth in Our Solar System?

      In 2015, NASA’s super powerful Kepler Space Telescope discovered the closest copy of Earth to date. It’s called Kepler-452. Often nicknamed “Earth 2...

      MSN New, Earth

      The World After Dinosaurs: What Really Happened

      About 66 million years ago, Earth was struck by one of the most powerful events in its history. A massive asteroid, roughly the size of a mountain, was racing through...

      Cosmos

      What If Our Sun Became a Black Dwarf?

        What if instead of shining brightly for another 5 billion years, the only star in our Solar System turned into a dark and cold remnant? A black dwarf. How long...

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      The Latest Discoveries About Jupiter Explained

      Swipe Down for Full Video Story Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system, a massive world made mostly of hydrogen and helium, with no solid surface to stand on...

      Earth

      What If Bed Bugs Were the Size of Humans?

      Imagine your bedroom infested with these tiny bugs. But, what if they were the same size as us? How much blood would a giant bed bug drink? How fast could they take over...

      Earth, MSN New

      6 Catastrophic Effects If Earth Had Venus’s Atmosphere

      Imagine waking up on a version of Earth where the sky glows yellow, the air scorches your lungs, and the ground melts your shoes. That is what life would look like if...

      Humanity, MSN New

      What If Canada Joined the United States as the 51st State?

      America’s current President has repeatedly suggested and called for Canada to become the 51st state of America. While the Canadian government has forcefully...

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      They Were Asleep When the Cloud Arrived, Seconds Later Their Lungs Were Burning

      Most of Bhopal was asleep when the disaster began. It was late on December 2, 1984, and millions of people had settled into the night, unaware that a deadly chemical...

      MSN New, Earth

      When a Bengal Tiger Meets One of Its Most Dangerous Rivals

      Two animals. One patch of territory. Neither has any interest in sharing it. That’s the whole setup, and it’s not a hypothetical scenario dreamed up for...

      6 Exoplanets That Could Save Humanity
      Cosmos, MSN New

      6 Exoplanets That Could Save Humanity

      Astronomers have discovered hundreds of exoplanets, planets beyond our Solar System. Some of these alien worlds orbit their stars in what is known as the “habitable...

      MSN New, Earth

      The Ancient Living Bridges of India Hiding a Surprising Secret

      Hidden deep within the lush forests of northeastern India are bridges unlike any others on Earth. They aren’t built from steel, concrete, or wood. Instead, they...

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      The Tragic Final Flight of Dean Potter

      On the surface, it looks like pure freedom. A man suspended between sky and earth, a dog beside him, and the vast wilderness of the planet stretching endlessly below...

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      What If the Earth Was a Moon of Jupiter?

        There are 79 known moons of Jupiter. What if we move Earth into its orbit too? How would jupiter’s super strong gravity affect our lives? What would our...

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      The Bottom of the Mariana Trench Can Crush You, and This Is How Divers Survive It

      You would never make it to the bottom of the ocean without any equipment, because you would run out of oxygen, and your body would be shut down by the pressure...

      Earth

      What If Earth’s Core Were a Geo-Reactor?

      Deep beneath the Earth lies a mysterious and powerful force. A wellspring of nuclear energy which could one day rip us apart. Many scientists have found clues that...

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      What If You Spent 5 Seconds in the Mariana Trench?

      The Mariana Trench is the deepest known part of the world’s oceans, located in the western Pacific Ocean near the Mariana Islands. At its lowest point, the Challenger...

      MSN New, Health

      What Would Happen If You Spray Tanned Every Day for a Year?

      You’d love to have that healthy, sun-kissed tan all year round. But too much sun and you could get a nasty sunburn or even skin cancer. Spray tanning sounds like a way...

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