In 1971 Psychologist Philip Zimbardo decided to run an experiment involving a group of students acting like guards and another like prisoners. Within 36 hours there was a riot and Zimbardo himself had lost sight of his goals.

Today there are still things we don’t know about the wonders of space and everything that hangs out there. Now imagine it’s the early 20th century and someone says a comet will wipe out all life on the planet… a lot of people are going to believe it. 

Art is subjective but there are objectively dozens of non-traditional museums that are both weird and interesting. Here are 5 of them and a brief history of how they started.

Turns out you can be so disappointed with a vacation that you start experiencing serious psychosomatic symptoms like anxiety, depression, derealization, and depersonalization. But why is this extremely rare condition called Paris Syndrome?

They say ideas are a dime a dozen, but only a few act on them by building something, and even fewer actually take the steps to file a patent but this doesn’t mean those ideas are good. Here are 5 (temporarily) patented ideas…

Beauty marks are pretty common, and they’re usually not a big deal… unless you’re in Ancient Greece where it was believed beauty marks, which they called olives, could tell your future.

We’ve all had shower thoughts, those moments where we’re doing something mundane and a random thought-provoking idea pops up in our heads. But what causes it and can you replicate it?

Can something be so beautiful it makes you sick? Is it possible when people say “that’s so cute I could literally die”, they actually mean it? No, but let’s take a look at Stendhal Syndrome.

The late 60s and 70s were dominated by game shows but in 1979 a game show was so controversial it lasted only a handful of episodes and collapsed a media empire.

Horoscopes, psychics, and personality tests all have something in common; they rely on the Barnum effect to get people to keep coming back. But what is the Barnum effect and why do we fall for it?

What if someone were to come to your home and offer you 25% more than what you paid for your IKEA furniture. You probably wouldn’t sell them for less than about 60% and that’s all because of the IKEA effect.

Have you ever walked into a room and immediately forgotten why you went in there? You experienced the Doorway effect, but what exactly is it and why does it happen?

Arguments happen every day, every minute if you believe social media, but it turns out communication is pretty complex, so here are 5 more logical fallacies to avoid when arguing.

In 1842 Barnum’s American Museum displayed an authentic real-life mermaid… it wasn’t true but strap in because this is a story with multiple cons, a famous entertainer, and a few mysteries

Occam’s Razor is a well-known principle or rule of thumb that can be applied in situations to help solve a problem or question. Razors ‘shave off’ unlikely explanations, so here are 3 more that might help you.

A TikToker has been photoshopping Reddit posts in their videos to send people to a survey website that might be a scam. Here’s what I found.

Our brains can be pretty terrifying, it can even make you think you’re a walking corpse an illness known as Cotard’s Delusion, but what exactly is going on here?

Whether you get them when you’re cold, scared, or excited, everyone has experienced goosebumps, also known as goose pimples or goose flesh. But why do they happen and are they even necessary?

Logical fallacies are flawed arguments that people can fall into, sometimes without even realizing it. Here are 5 to help you stay away from these logical traps and to recognize them from others.

Leonardo da Vinci’s The Mona Lisa is one of the most famous paintings in the world but it didn’t start off that way. Find out how a daring heist helped create its fame.