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      What If You Skydived Into a Tornado?

      September 13, 2019
      Cosmos

      What If Another Sun Entered Our Solar System?

      November 12, 2019
      Humanity

      What If Everyone Flushed at the Same Time?

      October 29, 2018
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      What If You Swallowed the World’s Most Powerful Magnet?

      June 8, 2022
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      What If You Suddenly Lost Your DNA?

      March 5, 2018
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      What If You Knew the Date and Time You Will Die?

      We all know our time here is limited. But we don’t know by how much. Are we better off not knowing when we’ll die? Or would a countdown help us all to lead...

      MSN New, Earth

      What If a Black Hole Opened at CERN, and Scientists Had No Way to Stop It

      CERN, is the Nuclear Research laboratory on the border of France and Switzerland. It features the most powerful particle accelerator on Earth, the Large Hadron Collider...

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      Small But Deadly: How to Survive a Poison Dart Frog Encounter

      Deep in the tropical forests of Colombia, you come across a small, beautiful frog. You’re captivated by its brilliant color and reach out to hold it in your hand...

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      Fighting It Makes It Worse, Moving Your Eyes Can Break It

      Every instinct tells you to fight it. To force your arm to move, to push out a scream, to break free by sheer effort. That is the worst thing you can do. The one...

      MSN New, Earth

      California’s Big One Could Cause 1,600 Fires and $200 Billion in Damage

      The mega-earthquake. It’s coming. We don’t know exactly when or how big it’s going to be, but it’s coming. It will be chaotic, and with millions...

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      He Jumped From a Burning Hot Air Balloon, but 19 Others Were Not So Lucky

      You’re flying 1 km (3,000 ft) above the ground, hanging below a huge tank of burning gas. Yeah, and that tank is now on fire! Will the impending explosion tear you apart...

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      Exotic Animal Owner Nearly Kills a Community: The Zanesville Massacre

      In the fall of 2011, the quiet town of Zanesville, Ohio, was thrown into chaos by an event so extreme it stunned the entire United States. What began as an ordinary...

      Earth

      What if Earth Dropped to Absolute Zero for 5 Seconds?

      Absolute zero is the lowest possible temperature in the Universe. Nothing gets colder than that. So if the entire Earth suddenly cooled down to the most frigid...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      One Change to Jupiter… And Earth Gets a Second Sun

      The recipe for a star is shockingly simple. Take hydrogen, add mass, and wait for the crush of gravity to ignite the fire. Jupiter has the hydrogen. Jupiter has enormous...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      A Once Warm World Slowly Turned Into the Red Desert We Know Today

      THE BEGINNING – 4.5 BILLION YEARS AGO On Mars, this stage is called the Pre Noachian era. Mars had just formed from dust and gas inside the early solar disk, the...

      Science

      What If Earth’s Gravity Was Stronger?

        You have a weight problem. And it’s not just you, it’s everyone! That’s just how life is on Earth 2.0. Double the density, double the gravity...

      Humanity

      What If Elon Musk Became President?

      What if, instead of Trump or Biden becoming the next U.S. President, there was a third-party candidate? And that candidate was Elon Musk? What if Elon Musk became the...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      We May Have Been Wrong About Black Holes, and They Are Stranger Than We Thought

      Black holes are dense and scary. They suck up everything in their way. Their gravity is so strong it bends light and warps time. But what if I told you we might have...

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      They Look Like Nature’s Sweetest Animals, but They’re Surprisingly Deadly

      Yes, they’re all adorable. But they could also end your life in seconds. If you’ve been watching our channel, you know death can come in unexpected ways...

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      Lost on Everest For Six Days, Sherpa Found Alive

      A Sherpa was missing for six days in Mount Everest’s death zone. He survived on discarded food left behind by previous climbers as he slowly crawled his way back to base...

      Humanity

      What If Humans Suddenly Became as Big As Dinosaurs?

      Could humans suddenly growing to the size of dinosaurs be as catastrophic as the asteroid that wiped out the prehistoric giants? Would it even be a world ending event...

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      Bear Attack: Your Chances of Survival Explained

      A peaceful hike through the wilderness can quickly turn into a nightmare if you encounter one of nature’s most powerful predators. Bears are among the largest land...

      MSN New, Humanity

      4 Volunteers Went 10 Days Without Salt in the 1930s, and They Were Too Tired to Eat

      In the 1930s, Dr. Robert McCance of Cambridge University’s Department of Experimental Medicine convinced four people to give up salt completely for ten days. He...

      Earth, Cosmos, MSN New

      What Would Happen If the Sun Exploded Tomorrow?

      That star at the center of our Solar System, that superhot ball of plasma that gives us heat and energy, and amazing complexions… well, it’s a ticking time...

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      How to Stay Safe When Baseball-Sized Hail Starts Falling

      You’re driving your car on the highway, when you see something in the sky. Minutes later, you find yourself in a violent storm. Hail the size of a softball, and...

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