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      Earth

      What If Earth’s Atmosphere Ignited Tomorrow?

      December 14, 2021
      Humanity

      What If We Dumped Our Trash in the Bermuda Triangle?

      November 12, 2019
      Body

      What If There Were Life After Death?

      September 30, 2021
      Humanity

      What If Everyone Flushed at the Same Time?

      October 29, 2018
      Earth, Science

      What If The Earth Was Cube-Shaped?

      July 17, 2018
      MSN New, Humanity

      We Haven’t Even Reached Type I. Here’s How Far Behind Humanity Really Is

      On a cosmic report card, humanity does not even earn a passing grade. There is a scale scientists use to measure how advanced a civilization truly is, and it has nothing...

      MSN New, Earth

      What If We Are Not the First Advanced Civilization on Earth?

      Swipe Down for Full Video Story It is no secret that humans are the dominant species on Earth. And with no confirmed evidence of intelligent life elsewhere in the...

      MSN New, Humanity

      What If All 7,000 Languages Became One? Here’s What We’d Lose

      In September 2019, the Merriam-Webster Dictionary added 530 new words to its collection, which now totals roughly 470,000 words. Needless to say, language, all languages...

      Humanity

      What If America Paid Reparations to Black People for Slavery?

      Slavery, America’s original sin, was outlawed by President Lincoln on New Year’s Day in 1863. But the repercussions of this brutality and dehumanization...

      HTS MSN

      He Spent Most of His 1,100 Days in Solitary Confinement, He Was Only 16

      In 2010, a 16 year old boy named Kalief Browder was arrested in New York City after being accused of stealing a backpack. What followed would become a devastating story...

      HTS MSN

      How Long Could You Survive Lost in the Andes Mountains?

      There’s nothing better than being in the mountains. The air is fresh and cool. The scenery is like the Lord of the Rings movies. What could be better? Suddenly...

      HTS MSN

      If Dinosaurs Came Back, Could You Survive One?

      A new dinosaur-themed amusement park with real dinosaurs just opened. And you’re part of the first group of visitors. Suddenly a scream pierces your ears. You turn...

      MSN New, Earth

      Bugs the Size of Cars Once Ruled Earth What If They Returned?

      Have you ever felt a surge of adrenaline when you stomped on a bug? Well, imagine how this guy is about to feel. Call the army, heck, call your mom, because the end is...

      HTS MSN

      Choking While Alone? This Simple Method Could Save Your Life

      It’s been a hectic week, but you finally have a night to yourself. You settle in front of your TV with your favorite meal. You take the first bite, but something feels...

      Cosmos, Earth

      6 Stages of Earth’s Destruction If Mars Collided With Our Planet

      Mars is usually a safe 225 million kilometers away from Earth, but what if the red planet went off course and headed straight toward us? This nightmare scenario would...

      MSN New, Earth

      Infected, Hijacked, Piloted… What the Zombie Fungus Does to Its Victims

      What if an insect could remain alive while slowly losing control of its own body? Instead of being killed by a predator, imagine something invading it, changing its...

      Cosmos

      Scientists Discovered Planets Even Better for Life Than Earth

      Out of all the planets in the Universe, Earth is clearly the best for life, right? Wrong. Earth may be great, but scientists have discovered a few worlds that could be...

      MSN New, Earth, MSN

      Find Out Who Would Win in a Battle Between a Titanoboa and T-Rex

      Fifty-eight million years ago, the most dangerous snake to ever exist roamed the Earth. It was the apex predator of its time,terrorizing everything in sight. In one...

      HTS MSN

      Murder Hornets Are Here. This Is How You Survive Them

      You hear a strange buzzing sound coming from somewhere nearby. At first, it seems distant and harmless. But then the noise grows louder. Much louder. You look around...

      HTS MSN

      This Is Why Pirate Attacks Are So Dangerous

      An alarm blares across the ship. People start shouting. Then you hear it, gunfire. This is not a movie, and Captain Jack Sparrow is not coming to help you. Somewhere out...

      HTS MSN

      The Tornado Is Coming, and One Wrong Move Could Cost You Your Life

      A tornado can turn an ordinary afternoon into a terrifying emergency within minutes. Powerful rotating winds can tear roofs apart, overturn vehicles, snap trees, and...

      MSN New, Humanity

      We May Be About to Discover Alien AI Instead of Aliens

      For generations, humans have imagined what it would be like to discover life beyond Earth. Would alien beings look anything like us? Would they communicate through...

      MSN New, Humanity

      One Prank Phone Call Turned Deadly, and It Keeps Happening

      It begins with a simple phone call. Someone reports a hostage situation, an active shooter, or a bomb threat at a specific address. Within minutes, police officers and...

      HTS MSN

      Aliens Have Come for Earth, and Here’s How You Stay Alive

      With over decades of films and convincing radio plays, aliens have captivated our imaginations and our worst fears. They’ve come in all shapes and sizes, looking...

      Humanity, MSN New

      What If We Created an Artificial Planet?

      What if, someday, we decided that the usefulness of our planet had run its course, and humans needed to scour space to find somewhere new to live? But instead of finding...

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