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It's no secret that sunshine offers multiple health benefits, and many of them are mental. According to research from th...
05/08/2022

It's no secret that sunshine offers multiple health benefits, and many of them are mental. According to research from the University of Liege in Belgium (via The Independent), "human brains work better in summer." After having volunteers work on attention and memory tests at different times throughout the year, researchers discovered that "brain activity peaked in the summer on the attention task…" So if you have a thought-heavy task in mind, you might want to schedule it for July or August

The fact that bears are able to hibernate through the winter is a wonder of nature. But what helps them to survive those...
05/08/2022

The fact that bears are able to hibernate through the winter is a wonder of nature. But what helps them to survive those cold, food-free months is that they pack on the pounds during the summer. Fortunately for us, Explore.com runs live-streams from Alaska's Katmai National Park, which allow viewers from all over the world to watch brown bears strolling around the river, feeding on salmon, wrestling with each other, and even frolicking in the water with their cubs.

Kids and fun-loving adults have been playing with Frisbees for years. But though the Wham-O toy company started producin...
05/08/2022

Kids and fun-loving adults have been playing with Frisbees for years. But though the Wham-O toy company started producing Frisbees back in 1957, History.com notes that the "story of the Frisbee began in Bridgeport, Connecticut, where William Frisbie opened the Frisbie Pie Company in 1871." University students would play with the empty pie tins, which prompted Walter Frederick Morrison and Warren Franscioni to create the "Flying Saucer" in 1948.

Summer brings to mind sunny days and sizzling temperatures. However, thunderstorms occur very frequently during the summ...
05/08/2022

Summer brings to mind sunny days and sizzling temperatures. However, thunderstorms occur very frequently during the summer, especially in the afternoons and evenings. How Stuff Works explains that this is due to the fact that thunderstorms need both moisture and "rapidly rising warm air" in order to develop. Because of that, "it makes sense that they would occur more often" during the warmer summer months, "particularly in humid areas such as the southeastern United States.

Did you know that July is National Ice Cream Month? It's the perfect time to indulge in the sweet treat, though you'd ne...
05/08/2022

Did you know that July is National Ice Cream Month? It's the perfect time to indulge in the sweet treat, though you'd need a huge appetite to master the biggest scoop ever, which weighed a belly-busting 3,010 pounds. Created by Kemps Dairy in Cedarburg, Wisconsin as part of their 100th anniversary, the scoop stood 5'6" high, stretched 6'2" wide, and was made of around 733 containers of ice cream. What flavor, you ask? Strawberry, which means that it was a pretty pink and looked as good as it surely tasted

Swimming is a classic summer pastime that can be both invigorating and relaxing. However, there are some who take their ...
05/08/2022

Swimming is a classic summer pastime that can be both invigorating and relaxing. However, there are some who take their underwater efforts to the extreme. Just take Budimir Šobat, for example. In March 2021, the Croatian freediver, who was 56 years old at the time, set a Guinness World Record after holding his breath for an incredible 24 minutes and 37.36 seconds. "While I am doing my maximum static apnea [a breath-holding technique], I have my eyes closed and all I am focused on is to try to hear my heartbeat," the diver said

During the spring, there are cherry blossom-viewing picnics in Japan. And in Argentina, it's tradition to picnic for Chr...
05/08/2022

During the spring, there are cherry blossom-viewing picnics in Japan. And in Argentina, it's tradition to picnic for Christmas. However, if you prefer to dine outside in the summer, then you'll be thrilled to find out that there's a picnic-related holiday in August, thanks to Australia. A tradition that's been around the Northern Territory "since at least the late 1800s," according to National Today, Picnic Day takes place on the first Monday of the month. (Granted, August isn't summer in Australia, but you can celebrate the holiday wherever you aare, if you like.

Anyone who enjoys walking in flower-filled fields or spending time gardening in their backyard will likely know that sum...
05/08/2022

Anyone who enjoys walking in flower-filled fields or spending time gardening in their backyard will likely know that summer is the best time to spot butterflies. Monarch butterflies, with their orange and black wings, spend the summer months in North America before migrating south (or sometimes west) for the winter. You can even track their journey to see if they're passing through your neighborhood

If you have even an ounce of swashbuckling spirit, you can't explore Laguna's ever-eroding cliff sides and cavern-filled...
05/08/2022

If you have even an ounce of swashbuckling spirit, you can't explore Laguna's ever-eroding cliff sides and cavern-filled canyon trails without daydreaming of pirates," raves the Visit Laguna Beach website. The scenery around Victoria Beach specifically has a dramatic vibe due to the picturesque tower which, as BuzzFeed News notes, makes the area feel like something out of the HBO fantasy drama. Granted, the history behind the structure isn't as glamorous. Built in 1926 for a senator named William E. Brown, it's actually a staircase that was used to get down to the beach at the base of the stunning (if dangerously steep) cliffs

Have you ever been told that if it gets hot enough in the summer, you could fry an egg on a sidewalk? Well, it's true! I...
05/08/2022

Have you ever been told that if it gets hot enough in the summer, you could fry an egg on a sidewalk? Well, it's true! In 2015, when it hit a scorching 44° Celsius or around 111° Fahrenheit in Perth, Australia, a man successfully fried some eggs by using the heat that had collected on the sidewalk, according to Delish. Granted, he did use a pan, which is understandable considering that he ended up eating what he'd prepared!

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