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      Science

      What If We Built A Ring World In Space?

      April 19, 2019
      Science

      What If You Had the Strength of a Superhero?

      June 10, 2018
      Humanity

      The Last of Us in Real Life

      February 3, 2023
      Cosmos, Earth

      What If Earth and Moon Switched Sizes?

      September 8, 2025
      Body

      What If Everyone Stopped Cutting Their Hair?

      June 3, 2020
      Humanity, MSN New

      What If World War III Erupted Tomorrow Morning?

      Human history has been full of battles and wars, some big and some small. But if World War 3 were to happen, it might be humanity’s biggest battle yet. Advanced...

      Cosmos

      What If Jupiter and Mars Switched Orbits?

      The delicate balance of the entire Solar System exists in a gravitational dance between planets. Swap the orbits of two of them and you could end up wreaking all kinds...

      Earth, MSN New

      What Would Happen If Every Ocean on Earth Went Dry?

      What if we found the way to drain all the Earth’s oceans through some mysterious portal at the bottom of the Mariana Trench? Ocean water makes up 70% of the...

      MSN New, Humanity

      The Conjuring Was Based on Real Cases, but the Truth Is Far More Complicated

      Looks can be deceiving. A simple looking Raggedy Ann doll sits behind glass. Harmless, almost nostalgic. The kind of toy you’d expect in a child’s bedroom. But according...

      MSN New, Humanity

      What If the U.S., Russia, and China United to Rule the World?

      Together, the U.S., Russia, and China control nearly half of the world’s military power, dominate the global economy, and influence the most powerful international...

      Cosmos

      What If Octopus-like Creatures Inhabit Europa?

      627 million km (390 million mi) from Earth, underneath the cold seas of Europa, a horrifying, and vastly intelligent creature lurks. Can our human minds even comprehend...

      MSN New, Humanity

      Aliens Just Took Over Earth, and Nothing Can Stop Them From Farming Us

      Every animal on this planet lives at our convenience. We decide which ones get eaten, which get displayed behind glass, which sleep on the sofa, and which get hunted for...

      MSN New

      Top 10 Things Invented By NASA We Use Everyday

      10. Computer Mice The computer mouse is one of the most familiar tools in modern computing, but its origins trace back to NASA related research in the 1960s. Engineers...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      Playing Basketball on Mars Would Turn a Simple Game Into a Fight for Survival

      Playing sports on another planet sounds like science fiction. In theory, it would feel almost superhuman. You could run faster, jump higher, and throw with far more...

      Humanity, MSN, MSN New

      What If You Were as Rich as Jeff Bezos?

      As the CEO and founder of Amazon, the multibillion dollar online shopping company, Jeff Bezos is the richest person on the planet. With a current net worth of $270...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      The Strangest Exoplanet in the Universe Has a Dark Secret

      Picture a world where ice does not melt, even while the ground glows with temperatures hotter than molten metal. Far beyond our solar system, astronomers discovered a...

      HTS MSN

      Surviving Guantanamo Bay Prison: America’s Darkest Secret

      Guantanamo Bay is not just a prison. It is a place that sits at the edge of law, geography, and morality, built on an idea that distance can change the rules. Located on...

      MSN New, Humanity

      The Attack Would Start Before a Single Soldier Landed, and You Would Feel It at the ATM

      There would be no landing craft on the horizon. No sirens. No declaration on the news. The first thing you would notice is that your card does not work. That is how a...

      HTS MSN

      Discover How to Survive Eating Bad Sushi

      You’re enjoying a cross-country drive, but you’re getting hungry. As you pull in for gas, you notice some sushi, and it looks delicious. So you buy some to...

      HTS MSN

      A Tank Ran Over His Car Twice, but He Was Still Alive

      A loud explosion wakes you up in the middle of the night. You look out the window and see a missile hit a building across the street. The neighborhood you grew up in, is...

      Earth

      What If Half the Population of Earth Was Wiped Out?

      The world has approximately 7.7 billion people on it… until now. Half of the world’s population has been snapped out of existence. Instantly.If you happened...

      HTS MSN

      10 cm Claws and a Powerful Bite, the Sloth Is Not as Harmless as It Looks

      Nothing about a sloth suggests danger. It hangs around in trees, moves at a pace that barely registers as movement, and wears what looks like a permanent smile. That...

      Science

      What If Dinosaurs Never Went Extinct?

      How cool would it be to see a real life T-Rex? If only that one fatal asteroid never hit Earth.

      MSN New, Humanity

      What If a Nuke Exploded Near You?

      Once that missile launches, you can’t escape what’s coming next. But what are you facing? Four types of energy are about to be unleashed. First, a blast wave...

      Cosmos, MSN New

      Could You Live on the Moons of Jupiter?

      Jupiter is known as the king of moons. The massive planet has 95 known moons orbiting around it, and some are so large they could almost be considered planets themselves...

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