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January 12, 1888, was an unusually warm day in the US plains states. Sometime around noon, the temperatures got so high that snow and ice started to melt. People were wandering outside, pleased and surprised by the unusual phenomenon. But everything changed in a matter of minutes. A dark, heavy wall came from the northwest. The hurricane-force winds were bitterly cold. The snow - sharp and stinging.

Within a few hours, the temperature dropped from 30˚F to -20˚F. In some places, the temperature fell to a bone-chilling -40˚F! It was impossible to see anything further than 3 steps away from the door. What made the storm so terrible was its suddenness, the short spell of exceptionally warm weather before, and its timing - during school and work hours. This was one of the worst natural disasters in history and it got the name "The Schoolhouse Blizzard" because most of the lost people were young...

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More than 50% of the population in the US are affected by dandruff. Dandruff can appear at any age; however, it's more likely to do so when a person is between 20-30 years old. Such an inconvenient condition can usually lead to a dry scalp, hair loss, and have a negative effect on your self-confidence. Of course, those little white flakes can be embarrassing, but dandruff is more serious than a lot of people think. It can be caused by an underlying issue, be it a dry itchy scalp, a poor diet, or even stress!

Yep! In 2007, a group of French scientists studied the connection between stress and seborrheic dermatitis, which is one of the most common causes of dandruff. In the end, they found that these two are, in fact, connected. Stress weakens your immune system, so it can’t fight fungal and bacterial infections as well as it should. There are countless ways to reduce stress levels in your life. Just do more of what makes you happy. And instead of reaching for yet another overpriced shampoo, how about trying some all-natural ways you can be free of the flakes without breaking the bank?

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How to keep your bathroom clean longer? One of the main reasons we put off bathroom cleaning is because it feels like an overwhelming amount of work. We ignore it until we can’t take it any longer and spend a whole day wiping the floors and mirrors.

Imagine a place full of weird smells, spider webs, dirt, and scum… Okay, hopefully, that's not how your bathroom looks. But cleaning it might just be the toughest chore. Unless you know the secrets behind doing it in half the time, with half the effort. Here are several ways to make every surface of your bathroom gleam pretty quickly.

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What you shouldn't do after the gym? Working out is not just a bunch of exercises. It’s a lifestyle! If you’re working hard on getting fit and buffed but not succeeding, the problem may be in what you do after a workout. Yep, there are some common mistakes that are ruining your fitness goals.

For example, it’s natural to lose appetite after a workout, but you need to eat something according to your diet within one hour after a gym session. And yes, chicken is a great source of protein because it’s easily digestible for us. But if you start feeling that soreness in muscles increases, try to add some fish into your menu. Okay, here are 22 post-workout mistakes. Just try to avoid them and see the results.

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Hey guys! Here's another compilation of weirdly fascinating facts about the human body! You think you know your own body perfectly? Well, you probably know how it works and what kinds of changes and processes are occurring in it every second of the day. But in fact, the human body is one seriously complex and mysterious mechanism. And there are really surprising facts you might never have guessed!

Did you know that your body is ever-changing? When you’re born, you have around 300 bones. By adulthood, 1/3 of those have fused together to leave you with just 206. And you’re technically missing kneecaps until about age 3. Also, you “replace” your skin entirely every month, your blood – every 4 months, the liver – 500 days, and you make yourself new bone cells every 10 years!

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Why does outer space look black? Well, the night sky is so dark to our perception because most of the universe is empty. But have you ever wondered what space would look like if it was red? Just imagine: you go out on the roof at night to look at the stars, but the whole sky is red! What's going on here? This can't be real. Has something happened with the earth's atmosphere? Or maybe you're on another planet entirely!?

It seems a super-powerful star has formed near the Earth – it’s the only reasonable answer! Space is usually black because stars are too far away from each other and from our planet. The closest they get is 4 light-years away, and that trip would still take 137,000 years to get from A to B! The light they emit simply can’t illuminate that vast space in between. But it can and does when you shorten the gap.

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Do you feel like royalty? Well, there is the throne on which most of us sit every day, in the temple of calm and tranquility. Yes, it’s the toilet. It's believed that a person spends two months to three years of their life on the toilet. It's not a little, come to think of it. So let's look at some facts about the most sacred place in the house. Yep, there are a lot of interesting toilet facts you might not know!

For example, the Hang Fung Gold Toilet is the most expensive toilet on Earth. It costs $5 million, and it's made out of solid, 24-carat gold. It works, but nobody has ever used it. But there is a toilet more expensive outside the Earth. The ISS has a toilet worth $19 million! You need to strap yourself to the seat to use it. Yeah, no gravity. Then how does it work?

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Just one innocent question about the vastness and awesomeness of the Universe can make dozens more pop-up in your head. Can stars turn into planets? What are stars made of? Can a black hole swallow a star? Thanks to new technology, spacecraft, and probes, scientists accumulate new data about the Universe and the Solar System on a daily basis. Today we know about the Big Bang, black holes, and other galaxies. How about learning more about stars?

Do you know, for example, that out of the hundreds of billions of stars in the Milky Way, we won’t see an absurd majority of them? They’re either hidden by something or too dim to be visible. In a clear night sky and without any light to pollute the picture, you’ll be able to see around 3,000 stars. Some other objects you may see are planets, distant galaxies, satellites, or even the International Space Station. Interested? Then here's another compilation of surprising facts about space!

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How to charge your iPhone faster? Every smartphone owner has been there: you're about to walk out the door, grab your phone, and see that it says "low battery." You have about 7 minutes until you have to leave. Are there any ways to speed up your iPhone's charging process? In fact, yes, you have some options to reduce your iPhone’s charging time.

Did you know that when your iCloud Photos feature is turned on, each transfer eats up a good portion of priceless battery? You can disable it in iCloud Photos. Don't let your apps refresh in the background. And put your Siri to sleep. Your phone will no longer be listening and waiting for you to say those magical words which will save your battery. In short, if you’re iPhone user, check out these tricks to charge your iPhone as fast as possible.

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If you’re looking for a surefire way to annoy your cat, use a cat face filter. Your pet’s reaction to this innocent joke may be surprising: some run away, while others try to figure out what’s going on. But why are cats so confused by cat filters? How do cats see human faces, by the way? Do they understand the difference between a person’s face and their own?

Well, cats divide every creature they meet into three groups. Prey, predators, and everyone else, who they see as other cats. To them, a person is just another big cat, who can also be an ally that supplies them with food and shelter. So what happens when we use a cat filter that makes us look like weird cat-humans? Whу are cats sometimes frightened by this transformation? Maybe it’s because cats think the filter reveals our true nature...

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