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It’s no secret that space is a vacuum. Not a sound can be heard in it. Still, the heavenly bodies and music go together wonderfully. Just something...

In 1958, the invention of instant ramen ushered in a new era of fast food: Hot water on top, wait, done! Nowadays, ramen is very popular all over t...

If you only associate origami with small cranes, you’ve probably never heard of the "bug wars" that took place in the 1960s. Several folding profes...

Don't we all dream of constructing our own robot? Unfortunately, pretty much anything beyond a fighting machine designed for Robot Wars can be pret...

Every adventure needs a spectacular escape, an exciting chase, or a dangerous hike through unknown lands – or maybe all three of them. But this is ...

There's a war coming! A war for the human body! But instead of fighting off foreign threats such as bacteria and viruses, the organs are turning on...

Battles make you thirsty, even if they are only fought with cards. To maintain concentration and not get dehydrated during an important game, it ma...

Patience is a virtue, they say. But they never tell you how to become patient and achieve a state of absolute relaxation. So it looks like we've go...

Crossing half of Middle-earth on foot sounds very dangerous and reckless at first. Asking the eagles would be an idea, but even that is not really ...

Depending on the particular area of the nerd and geek subculture, it can be hard to express one's hobbies in everyday life. Sure, fans of natural s...

This lamp brings together what belongs together: the iconic geometric lamp shape of the lava lamp, known to most kids from the 70s and 90s, and the...

No matter how great the graphics of today's games are, they will never be able to beat the nostalgia factor of their ancient predecessors. For many...

The journey of the Fellowship, which sets out to destroy the One Ring and prevent the reign of terror of Sauron is not only dangerous and adventuro...

Finishing a puzzle is a double-edged sword: on the one hand, you successfully put 300, 500 or even 1000 pieces together; on the other hand, you hav...

Year after year, millions of trees across the world are chopped down, only to be displayed in living rooms, shopping malls and Christmas markets fo...

What didn't work the first time will certainly work the second time. Or the third. Maybe you can help the Empire rebuild the Death Star. Unfortunat...

If school has taught us one thing, it's that nothing would work without chemistry. Ever since shedding the stigma of alchemy in the 17th and 18th c...

We'd like to fight the common prejudice that geeks don't like plants. The problem that geeks have with plants is that they need constant care, whic...

As we learned in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, students at Hogwarts have access to not only boring old showers but also luxurious baths with...

The kitchen can be a dangerous place - you handle acid, sharp blades and high heat and trigger chemical reactions. There should be a lot more warni...

What do aliens have to do with Christmas and Santa Claus? Well, for starters, aliens actually do exist. And the thin, grey men are responsible for ...

The endless universe still awaits us? The moon is still the only celestial body we humans have set foot on, and even Mars will remain unexplored fo...

If you’ve ever played a pen-and-paper RPG or a good fantasy video game, you’ll have developed a healthy distrust of chests. Because it’s impossible...

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In the Studio Ghibli movie “My Neighbour Totoro”, a small family moves to a house in the country – and quickly realises that the land and adjacent ...

The frightening, mysterious Night Fury that terrorises the village Berk in the movie “How to Train Your Dragon” turns out to be a cute and rather s...

The planet of Mandalore is known mainly, among other things, for its martial inhabitants, its weapons and the metal alloy Beskar. Beskar is an incr...

If you ask die-hard science-fiction fans who the most iconic bad guys are, then some would be sure to name the stormtroopers. These imperial goons ...

The War of the Worlds book safe offers you an easy way to hide valuables or other things that are important to you. At first glance, the safe looks...

Haunted houses don’t have to be scary. We’ve known that since “My Neighbour Totoro”. The phenomena that the sisters Satsuki and Mei encounter might...

Only one egg is left on the breakfast table. You look to your left ... You look to your right. Your family is fixating their greedy eyes on the per...

„It’s dangerous to cook alone!”: A saying that video game fans will definitely recognize! But it's not only important to have the right utensils fo...

Do you know this too? As soon as you get into the kitchen to cook, dozens of chemical questions start running through your head. What is the atomic...

A dinosaur skull is quite an impressive thing to own, right? Sadly, these things are extremely rare, extremely expensive and extremely illegal to o...

The best scene in Harry Potter - both the books and the movies - is definitely when Harry decides to buy a piece of every single snack on the Hogwa...

Do mods more real than reality just annoy you? And is completing the 300th side quest less than a thrill?Or maybe your internet connection isn'...