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Could humans survive underground? Not so long ago, astronomers discovered a planet that's about 33 light-years away from Earth. This makes it our next-door neighbor. The space body is only a planet candidate because astronomers haven't measured its mass yet. But they have high hopes. Just 1.7 million miles away from its star, it completes its orbit in a day and a half. It's a scorching, deserted world with the temperatures at the surface rising up to 1,000˚F. Even more astounding, the entire planet is likely to be covered in magma!  So, the question is, "What if Earth once went through some catastrophic event, and it left our planet in the same state: boiling hot, with the surface covered by a thick layer of lava? Would people manage to adapt to such conditions and move to live underground?" It sounds unbelievable, but experts are sure that with time, humans would turn into healthy and rather happy mole people! Of course, life would be very different than today...

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What if you had animal hair? Imagine you wake up one day feeling hot and itchy. Your blanket’s on the floor by the bed, the sheets all crumpled. An itch behind your ear is becoming unbearable. You raise your hand and scratch it. It feels funny. Whatever - you're too sleepy to deal with it at 6:30 in the morning.

With a grunt, you get up. You shuffle to the bathroom and bend over the basin to wash your face. As soon as your hands touch it, you freeze. You lift your eyes and look at yourself in the mirror. Your mouth falls open, and you shriek. You're covered in animal fur all over, even your face and palms! The fur isn't as soft as a cat’s - it's more like a dog's coat. Shocked, I get down to my morning routine...

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What do flight attendants notice about you when you board? They notice a few important details in less than 10 seconds.

They notice if you’re their colleague, your general health condition is important to them, they can tell how many weeks a pregnant woman is, they care if you’re nice to them, and they do remember if you’re unfriendly.

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The Middle Kingdom. The Red Dragon. The Sleeping Giant. Steeped in history, legends, and mystery for many – it’s everything you never knew about China! Even if you have been to China and you love the local cuisine and you’re learning the language, chances are, you still don’t quite understand what this country really is.

Why are dragons sacred in China? How long is China's Great Wall and why was it built? Why did the mirror have mystic significance in ancient China? Why can't you find the 4th floor in some Chinese buildings? It's one of those countries that raises more questions the more you try to find out about it. So here are some facts that you absolutely must know before you travel to China.

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If you use taxi services often enough, you might know that taxi drivers have secrets they don't tell their passengers about. For example, if an airport taxi driver assumes that you're a tourist, they may decide to give you a sightseeing tour you haven't asked for. Some taxi drivers can start the meter not when you climb into their car, but as soon as they arrive to pick you up.

So let's figure out what things you should pay attention to while getting into a car, why you should check your valuables before leaving a taxi, and why it often takes taxi drivers so long to pick you up.

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Even if you're a rich person now, you could have grown up in poverty and may maintain a poor person mentality. Unfortunately, not all people can call their childhood cloudless. Some of them had problems with their families, others — with money. And even if their parents’ financial difficulties were short-lived, the memory of these times stays with many people forever.

In this video we're trying to figure out which habits reveal that a person grew up in a poor family. From the habit to choose the cheapest meal on the menu, to the habit to keep the expired goods. What else is on the list of poor people habits? Spoiler: some of them will surely surprise you, like feeling guilty about freebies.

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Have you ever dreamed of traveling to space? But what if people lived on spaceships for millions of years? You'd travel on a spaceship with an autopilot that wouldn't go off course no matter what. But the downside of this trip would be that because of all that time spent on space-transports, we'd look different, totally different...

Let's take a look at how our bodies would change and how living in space would affect us... It turns out, gravity plays an important role in this whole process. A big problem is that people would lose their sense of balance. If you tried to stand up, you’d just fall...

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When you're getting ready for a flight, two main things you might be worried about is how to stuff all your travel essentials into your modest-sized suitcase and how to get through the security screening as fast as possible. Interestingly, both of these things depend on how carefully and thoughtfully you pack your carry-on and checked luggage.

Do you know, for example, that if you don't charge your laptop before the flight, it may be confiscated? Packing an electric brush in your carry-on may land you in trouble at the security check.

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You’re running through the airport, waiting in endless security lines, dealing with your baggage, rushing yet again to the gate – if only you’d arrived two hours early! Right? Not necessarily. And airports know that.

For example, along with lots of other secrets, they’re not telling you that some hubs have facial recognition scanners that can easily track you. Or that the cheapest days to fly are Tuesdays and Thursdays. Or that arriving at the airport 2 hours before your flight isn't really necessary. But why do airports recommend to do that?

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What do you usually do while waiting for a bus or sitting on the subway on your way to the office? If you're like a lot of people, you're watching the screen of your smartphone or tablet. Why not? Everyone does it, after all. Our gadgets are closer to us than anything or anyone else. They're a source of information, communication, and fun.

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