Sweet! Candy Eaters Surprisingly Slimmer
Those with a sweet tooth might not need to feel so guilty about admitting it. People who eat candy and chocolate tend to have smaller waists, weigh less and have...
The Loneliest Plant In The World
One day in 1895, while walking through the Ngoya Forest in Zululand, southern Africa, a botanist with the oh so suitable name of John Medley Wood caught sight of a...
Flashback: Eminem and Elton John Join Forces at the 2001 Grammys
When the 2001 Grammys took place, controversy was swirling around Eminem. His third LP, The Marshall Mathers LP, was one of the biggest hits of the previous year and was...
Meet Pandoravirus! Scientists Surprised to Discover New Giant Viruses
Virologists led by Prof Jean-Michel Claverie and Dr Chantal Abergel from the Aix-Marseille Université’s Structural and Genomic Information Laboratory, France, have described two new giant viruses, the biggest yet found....
The Reason to Take Off Shoes in Japan
In Japan, as in many cultures, it is considered disrespectful to fail to remove shoes before entering a home. This practice, while at one time a practical necessity, has long...
How Stone Age blades are still cutting it in modern surgery
Ever had a headache so big, you felt like drilling a hole in your head to let the pain out? In Neolithic times, trepanation – or drilling a hole into...
This Is Why We Call It’Soccer,’ Not’Football’
As the FIFA World Cup kicks off in Brazil this week, fans of the globe’s most popular sport have been tuning in to watch the greatest names in the game...
The Pitch Drop Experiment
Begun over 80 years ago, this science experiment keeps on going, ever so slowly. Begun in 1927 by Professor Thomas Parnell, this experiment was meant to reveal the surprising properties...
What Michael Jackson Would Have Felt About Xscape
Michael Jackson’s bodyguards Bill Whitfield and Javon Beard imagine how the King of Pop would have reacted to a remixed album of unreleased tracks. Ever since Michael Jackson died, there...
Rich Kids on Instagram Are Revealing Their Parents’ Shadiness to Investigators
Instagram posts by rich kids have led to more incriminating evidence for prosecutors about their parents’ fraud schemes, The Guardian reports. Leading cybersecurity firms told the site they have been...
Chopping Wood a Manlier Feel than Sports
Researchers found it significantly increases testosterone levels, even more so than competitive activities. Being a lumberjack has long been considered among the “manliest” of professions, but now there may be...
How is The Simpsons still on the air?
Over the last several weeks The Simpsons has rushed into the public consciousness with an urgency it hasn’t enjoyed in a decade. At Comic-Con last week, in particular, attention was...
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Moses Weisberg was walking his bicycle through the National Arboretum in Northeast Washington when he stopped at a mushroom-shaped tree. The first thing he noticed was the thickness of the...
Hitler and the Eiffel Tower
Adolf Hitler and his entourage pose in front of the Eiffel Tower shortly after the fall of France. One of the most recognized structures in the world is located in...
9/11 Rescue Dogs Serve As Tools, Companions
Four Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) dogs based out of Beverly were among the first to arrive at the World Trade Center hours after the Sept. 11 attacks. Moxie was...
10 Quacking Facts About Ducks
“From troubles of the world I turn to ducks, Beautiful comical things” – Ducks by Frank W. Harvey From Jemima to Donald, ducks have permeated popular culture due to their...
The Oligodynamic Effect: How Some Metals Kill Off Bacteria
The silver in silverware has been around for ages, but there’s a reason it’s still in use today: it’s antiseptic. A recent story from blog Mind the Science Gap got...
It’s a Pattern: London Rioters Are Leaving Bookstores Untouched
While the rioters in England this week have looted shops selling shoes, clothes, computers, and plasma televisions, they’ve curiously bypassed one particular piece of merchandise: books. The Economist observes that...
The Divorce Surge Is Over, but the Myth Lives On
Cumulative share of marriages ending in divorce. Divorce rates increased in the 1970s and 1980s, but in the last 20 years they have dropped. When Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin...
Cristiano Ronaldo donates $83,000 to pay for sick child’s operation
Cristiano Ronaldo was asked to donate his cleats for a charity auction benefitting a 10-month-old child suffering from a brain disorder. The world’s top soccer player went a little further...