Monthly Archives: July 2014

Infiltration Of Skin Due To Endemic Syphilis

Strange Diseases In Humans

It is unfortunate that our world is filled with so many painful, deadly, rare and strange diseases.  Whether they are present at birth, or acquired later in life, most will cause unwanted physical and mental suffering.  According to the National Organization For Rare Disorders database (NORD), there are around 6,800 known rare diseases in the United States alone.  A disease is considered to be uncommon if it has affected less than 200,000 Americans.

With the help of advanced medicine, many have had their disorders controlled or cured.  On the other hand, abnormal conditions have had doctors striving to find cures and medications to help stop or control them from becoming worse.  Unfortunately, there are many cases where doctors cannot do a thing to prevent or stop them.  However, with advanced technology always increasing, the chances for survival and perhaps a normal life are better than ever.  Here we will discuss some of the strangest diseases in humanity. read more

20 Of The Weirdest Animal Facts

Over the history of life on Earth, millions of species of animals have successfully survived, while millions of others have become extinct. The animal kingdom is filled with a variety of fascinating species. Some animals have unusual disorders, while others have incredible capabilities and body structures. What we are about to share with you may surprise you.

In 2010, researchers had discovered evidence for perhaps the oldest animal in the fossil record. Interestingly, the significant find was actually an accident. The researchers had other intentions before they stumbled upon their amazing findings. After digging in Australia for clues regarding the climate of the past, researchers had found the fossil remains of sponge-like animals that had once lived around 650 million years ago. read more

Weird Things Peope Do

The human body is a strange and phenomenal machine equipped with a plethora of complex systems serving so many different purposes. Despite the fact that scientists have gained a lot of knowledge towards understanding the functions of the body, we still don’t fully understand the complex human mind. Yes, scientists understand the functions of various parts of the brain, but it is still currently a mystery of exactly how these parts work together.

It is certainly incredible how the combining of a variety of human  brains have lead us to important discoveries, brought us to the moon and gave us technology we rely on every day. One can imagine what new technology inventions will come about in the next 50 years.  After all, humans are not even expected to be the top species by the time we reach the year 2045. read more

5 Unbelievably Weird Insects

An insect is scientifically described as a member of the class Insecta. So how many different species of insects are there?  There is currently no precise number of known species.  However, scientists have  verified that there are over 1,000,000 different species of insects. Interestingly, there are some experts that believe the number is likely much higher.  They believe there could be around 30 million more insect species we still have yet to discover.

Insects make up about 80% of all species in the world. So what are the numbers for their entire population? According to ESA member Dr. E.O. Wilson from Harvard University, there are approximately 10,000,000,000,000,000,000 (10 quintillion) insects living on our planet.  This number makes the human population of over 7 billion look extremely small. read more