Albinism, also called achromia, achromasia, and achromatosis is the lack, or partial lack of pigment from the skin. It’s congenital, and caused by a defect in the enzyme tyrosinase, which plays a role...
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Are unicorns real? No. However, in the past, people weren’t so sure. Naturalists have made some errors over the years. For instance, when Greek sailors found an elephant skull, they thought the trunk...
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For my first ever post, I thought long and hard about what to write about. I considered unravelling probability theory, or perhaps a searingly insightful piece about rare insects in India. But I...
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In this article, I’ll focus on the strange, dark world of Victorian freak shows. We’ll zero in on some of the most famous characters of the time. While freak shows are (mostly) a...
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At the Kruger National Park in South Africa, a drunken South African tour guide decided to mess with the wildlife. He got out of his jeep and charged at an elephant, who ends...
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This is footage taken at Rich & Laura Howard’s 20th Wedding Anniversary holiday in La Paz Mexico at Costa Baja Resort/Spa. Who cares. I hate them already for having such a nice holiday....
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This video makes even my mundane job look like a blissful walk across white sands with a pint of Guinness in each hand. This is just a short clip of factory life in China. Dark...
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Zdzisław Beksiński was an incredibly talented Polish artist. He depicted bleak and depressing sci-fi scenes. Sadly, his life was cut short by a tragic murder. Here, we examine some of his best work,...
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Mr Wen Shu, 58, lives in Jilin City, in northwestern China in an apartment block. He’s lived there for 35 years. He was asked to move out by developers who wanted to build a...
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These photographs feature what was once a tourist town in Buenos Aires, Argentina called Villa Epecuen. The town was established in the 1920s on the banks of a salt lake, and housed around 5,000...
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