Judge Decides Only One Person Can Be Named ‘Messiah,’ and It’s Not This Baby in Tennessee
The baby’s mother plans to appeal the decision
Autism Is Likely Under-Diagnosed in Women Due to Gender Bias
Autism has long been a disorder more commonly seen in men. But new research suggests that perhaps doctors are simply missing the signs of autism in women
The Only Copy of Orson Welles’ First Professional Film Didn’t Burn in a Fire After All
The only copy of the Citizen Kane director’s first professional movie was found in a warehouse
Artificial Hymens Have Come a Long Way Since Blood-Filled Fish Bladders
There are tests of a woman’s virginity, many centered around the blood involved in breaking her hymen. To pass this test, some women turned to fakery
Werner Herzog Doesn’t Want You to Text And Drive
Texting and driving kills more teenagers than driving and driving
Kids Eat Five Times More Magnets Than They Did Ten Years Ago
Kids like to create faux lip, nose or tongue rings by fashioning the balls into magnetic loops, which wind up accidentally getting swallowed
On Airplanes, People Tend to Choose Seats on the Left Side, And, in Movie Theaters, the Right
When we’re in a movie theater, we tend to want to sit on the right side. And new research has shown that on airplanes we veer left
Tutors in South Korea, Paid According to Popular Demand, Can Earn Millions
South Korea has made a free market based around demand for a particular teacher’s skills, not a company’s logo
Is It Possible to Move the Winter Olympics Away From Russia?
Activists have started circulating petitions to have the games moved out of Russia
An American Surgeon Accidentally Amputated a 600-Year-Old Statue’s Finger
The museum decided no to press charges, and so far the unwitting tourist hasn’t been asked to pay for repairs
That Whole Japanese Eyeball Licking Thing Never Really Happened
Never fear. We are not next to suffer from the eyeball licking craze, because that craze never actually existed
A Conference Call, Drones And a Foiled Plot: A Guide to the Confusion in Yemen
The past few days have seen a burst of activity in Yemen. What’s going on?
Costa Rica Is Going to Close Its Zoos And Release the Animals Into the Wild
But if Costa Rica expects its zoo animals to survive life outside of captivity for long, some very careful planning and preparation is in order
Could Usain Bolt Lose This Race?
Bolt has accepted Farah’s challenge, and the two will race for charity. What Bolt might not realize is that this might be a race he could actually lose
A 16-Ton Ball of Lard Was Just Found in a London Sewer
Don’t flush cooking grease, okay?
Miss Leslie’s 1864 Advice to Ladies: Never Say Slump, Stoop Or Mayhap
This book will advise women on everything from “conduct in the street” to “deportment at a hotel” to “incorrect words” to “obligations to gentlemen”
Meet the Man Who Trains Thailand’s Elephant Orchestra
Though the band is broken up, the sounds of the elephants will never grow old
Japanese Traders Believe Showings of Studio Ghibli Movies Augur Terrible Job Numbers
When beloved films like Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke or My Neighbor Totoro air on television, the traders know to gear up for a loss
The Hedgehog Is Britain’s New National Emblem
Could-be contenders - the brown hare, the little owl, the horse chestnut tree - are all invasive species in Britain, so don’t qualify as a national emblem
This Artist Wants to Print Out the Internet
In honor of internet activist Aaron Swartz, this artist is trying to print out the entire internet
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