Curiosity Aroused

Need a hypoallergenic canine friend to keep you company? Despite the hype, no dog is 100% hypoallergenic. Moreover, no breed can guarantee you won’t have an allergic reaction. Vets say every individual dog is different, so breed-shopping is not as helpful as you might think. Is there no hope? There is, but the issue must first be clarified. The allergens aren’t in the fur itself; they are carried in urine, saliva and dander.

Everyone loves a large dog, but small dog breeds can be a popular pet choice as well. After all, they fit right in your lap! People that own a small dog breed are able to bring their dog anywhere, taking pet companionship to a whole new level. If you’re wondering what’s the smallest dog breed in the world, get ready for cuteness overload. However, it is important to note that while these cute, cuddly, miniature small dog breeds are tons of fun, they also take a bit of work and require the same care and attention as larger dog breeds.

From their miraculous fertility to their value for the impatient landscaper and ultraproductive farmer, plants that grow really fast have long held our fascination. In honor of this enduring appeal, here are 10 incredibly fast growing trees and plants that shoot up like Jack’s giant beanstalk and multiply like rabbits in some of nature’s fiercest turf wars. 1. Bamboo Bamboo (Moyan_Brenn / Flickr) Lucky bamboo has been recognized for its sustainable productivity for millennia.

In February 2012, 73-year old Nepalese craftsman Chandra Bahadur Dangi was recognized for being the world’s shortest person ever recorded. The Guinness Book of World Records says he is smaller than anybody measured since 1955 when the organization first began noting such things. At a height of 21.5 inches, or just under 55 centimeters, Dangi stands as tall as most folks’ knees. It’s not the first time Nepal has given us the shortest person in the world.

Are you feeling under the weather? Why not feed a cold and starve a fever…or is it starve a cold feed a fever? Somewhere along the line, the phrasing of this popular dictum got switched around to ‘feed a fever starve a cold,’ adding more puzzlement to an already befuddled issue. Photo credit: Lily Monster ‘Starve a fever feed a cold’ is the original logic, dating back to the pre-scientific Dark Ages.

Are dogs colorblind? Yes, although not in the way most people think. Color perception Dogs compared with Humans ‘Colorblind’ is a somewhat subjective term biased toward trichromatic vision–the kind of sight most human beings enjoy. But our electromagnetic range is not the pinnacle of color perception. From a bird’s perspective, it is humans that are colorblind–we could never perceive the vast complexity of hues available to denizens of the air.

Intelligence is a fascinating, though complex subject, and it’s one that is difficult to study for that reason. Researchers have developed IQ tests to try and create some kind of objective, quantitative measure of human intelligence. Despite their many flaws, IQ tests present a clear quantitative bell curve with 95% of their participants scoring within a range of 70 to 130. There are a couple different classifications of IQ scores. One common classification is Wechsler’s, which ranks 90-109 as the true average.

Despite being the 2nd biggest country in the world in landmass, Canada has a population 1/10th the size of the United States. As such, Canada has a tendency to be overlooked on the map, despite being a fascinating country. How many Canada facts do you know? Here are some surprising things you may not know about the U.S. neighbor to the north: 1. The Canadian Head of State is Queen Elizabeth II Here is one of the most interesting facts about Canada that surprises Americans.

What Are The Colors of the Rainbow? When you look at a rainbow in the sky, all the colors can seem to blend together, but there are seven distinct hues that form the arc. In order, these are red, orange, yellow, green blue, indigo, and violet (in grade school, you may recall these colors in the acronym ROY G BIV). These colors combine to form all the other colors which we can see with our eyes, though they only form a small part of the electromagnetic spectrum.

**The Grand Canyon is one of the most famous National Parks, not only in the United States, but in the world. Indeed, it is considered to be one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, both for its impressive depth and its great beauty. Just how deep is the Grand Canyon? ** Ancestral Puebloan granaries at Nankoweap Creek. The Grand Canyon is 277 miles long, 18 miles wide at its widest point, and reaches a depth of 6,000 feet, which is more than a mile.