When Your Coffee Maker Is Also a Spectrometer
London-based designer Alex Duffner creates dual-purpose lab/kitchen gadgets
A Factory in China Is Slaughtering Endangered Whale Sharks
A Chinese non-profit wildlife organization exposed what they believe to be the largest whale shark-processing factory in the world
Amsterdam Is Feasting on Pigeon Paté
Street birds, not farm-raised squab, are rumored to be the meat of this tasty spread
One Italian Director Animated These Old Masterpieces With New Technology
We can’t decide if these moving paintings are cool or totally creepy
Icelanders Protest a Road That Would Disturb Fairies
Nepal has the Yeti. The South has Bigfoot. Iceland has fairies
Don’t Give Your Kids and Pets Similar Sounding Names, Or You’ll Confuse Them
Your parents don’t actually think you and your sibling are interchangeable
Find Bigfoot, Win $10 Million
Spike TV points out that this is the “LARGEST CASH PRIZE IN TELEVISION HISTORY” [sic]
What Happens When a Teacher Forgets How to Read?
She searches for another way to enjoy books
Ultramarathoners Get Better With Age
Unlike sprinters or gymnasts, ultramarathoners are like a fine wine, getting better—or at least more durable—with age
Just in Time for His Birthday, a Photo Gives a Glimpse, Possibly, of Elvis’s Teen Years
Elvis has been gone for nearly 40 years, but a newly published photo shows the King at age 13
Iceland Is Making Beer Out of Dead Whales
Unsurprisingly, whale lovers do not love this idea
Forty Years Ago, Women Had a Hard Time Getting Credit Cards
Despite the law, a report from 2012 found that women still pay more for credit cards
Just Because Farmers Grow Fresh Produce Doesn’t Mean They’re Eating It
Without the help of a farm wife (or husband) who can take responsibility for running the household’s kitchen, farmers often subsist on processed snacks
Is Today Really the Most Depressing Day of the Year?
Blue Monday: scientifically-grounded downer day or invention made up to sell more vacations and protein shakes?
People Pirated Many More Files (And Many Fewer Ships) in 2013
While there were zero Somali pirate hijackings this year - the amount of content that was uploaded to The Pirate Bay this year increased by 50 percent
Some Chinese Donkey Meat Actually Contains Fox
Some customers in China now know both what the fox says, and what it tastes like
Long Before Paula Deen’s Fried Butter Balls, Cooks Were Trying to Roast Butter on a Stick
Paula Deen may in fact come from a long culinary tradition of skipping the bread and simply eating the butter
Why So Many Afghanis Celebrate Their Birthdays on January 1
In the war-ravaged nation, many peoples’ birthdays are on January 1st
Your Probability of Dying Doubles Every Eight Years
It’s a brand new year, and the chances that this one will be your last might be higher than you suspect
Play Through the History of Video Games (Frogger! Asteroids! Q-bert!) All on One Site
From Frogger to Asteroids to Turtles!, play through the early days of video gaming
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