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      What If You Fell Into a Pool of Liquid Methane?

      March 25, 2021
      Body

      What If You Were Born on Mars?

      August 21, 2021
      Earth

      What If You Were Sucked Into a Tornado?

      April 25, 2020
      Cosmos

      What If a Spoonful of Neutron Star Appeared on Earth?

      August 7, 2019
      Body

      5 Things That Could Happen If Humans Can Regrew Teeth

      July 23, 2025
      MSN New, Cosmos

      22,000 Pounds of Rock Falling Every Second, That Is What Living Under Martian Rings Means

      Picture standing on Mars and looking up at a ring stretching across the sky. Beautiful, until you understand what those rings eventually do. Every piece of that debris...

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      Two Dolphins Pulled a 10 Year Old Girl Underwater, Then Both Attacked Simultaneously

      What was supposed to be a fun family vacation in Cancun, Mexico suddenly became a terrifying fight for survival when a 10 year old girl found herself being attacked by...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      We May Be About to Find an Alien Civilization Right Next Door

      Imagine receiving a message from another world. Not from a distant galaxy millions of light years away, but from a planet orbiting the nearest star system to our own. A...

      MSN New, Earth

      8 Asian Insects Are Hunting You, and Some Strike While You Sleep

      Hornets large enough to decapitate honeybees with their jaws. Centipedes that climb walls and ceilings before dropping into your living space. Bugs that wait until you...

      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, Cosmos

      Jupiter Becomes a Red Dwarf, and the Solar System Gets a Second Star

      What if Jupiter gained just a little bit more mass during its formation period, and then ignited to become a star? How different would our Solar System have turned out...

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      Top 10 Scariest Extinct Creatures That Roamed the Earth

      Long before humans built cities, paved roads, and established civilization, planet Earth was ruled by creatures straight out of a nightmare. From depths of prehistoric...

      Earth

      What If Everyone Planted Their Own Christmas Tree?

      It’s the most wonderful time of the year, until you get the bill. With prices skyrocketing for this festive fir, it makes you wonder if it’s worth it. So...

      Earth

      What If You Spent a Month on Snake Island?

      40 km (25 mi) off the coast of Brazil lies an island so dangerous it’s illegal to visit. But rules don’t apply to you. You’re a thrill-seeking...

      MSN New, Humanity

      The T-Rex Is Back and Hunting Again, and Here’s What Changed

      Tyrannosaurus Rex. King of the tyrant lizards. It’s 6 meters tall (20 feet), 12 meters (40 feet) long, and it weighs upward of seven tons. You can hide from it...

      MSN New, Earth

      10 Things About Area 51 the Public Was Never Meant to Know

      For decades, Area 51 has been surrounded by mystery. Hidden deep within the Nevada desert, the highly secretive military facility has fueled countless stories about...

      Earth

      What If You Dumped an Iceberg Into a Volcano?

      In a matter of days, a nearby volcano will erupt, spewing debris and lava, and decimating your city. You know that fighting fire with fire usually makes things worse...

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      $20,000. 8.4 kilos of heroin. 11 lost years.

      Paul Hayward seemed destined for a very different future. A talented Australian rugby player, a skilled boxer with Olympic ambitions, and a devoted husband and father...

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      A Roach Crawled Into His Ear While He Slept, and It Had Already Laid an Egg

      A man in Tallahassee, Florida had been fighting a cockroach infestation for three years when one finally found its way into his ear while he slept. He woke up feeling it...

      MSN New, Humanity

      How to Survive a Nuclear Explosion

      Whether it’s an act of war or terrorism, all that really matters in the moments after the blast is that there are ways to save yourself and your loved ones...

      MSN New, Earth

      What If the Entire Arctic Collapsed Into One Giant Pit?

      The peaceful sound of water flowing through a frozen landscape may seem harmless. But in the Arctic, that sound can represent something much more serious. It is a sign...

      Humanity

      What If Humans Suddenly Went Extinct?

      It’s the end of the world as you know it. Every human on Earth suddenly went extinct. And it’s time for nature to make its ultimate comeback. What would happen to...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      What if Humans Tried to Land on Kepler 452 b?

      Humanity has long imagined leaving Earth and establishing a second home among the stars. The idea of a backup planet is no longer confined to science fiction, especially...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      What Would Happen If You Dove Into Titan’s -290°F Methane Lakes for 5 Seconds?

      Titan is one of the most fascinating moons in the entire Solar System. It orbits Saturn like a frozen jewel, wrapped in a thick orange atmosphere and covered in lakes...

      MSN New, Cosmos

      The Universe Stopped Expanding, and the End of Everything Would Begin

      What if all the galaxies, stars, planets – everything – stopped moving away from everything else? Would the Universe as it is just freeze? Or would it...

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