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Ikea Makes Us All Feel Like Master Carpenters

We really do think our mediocre constructions are just as good as those of the very finest of craftsman

February 8, 2013

How to Sleep Like Salvador Dali

Dali felt as though sleep was a waste of time (so did Edison, and many other influential people) but science suggests that sleep is pretty important

February 7, 2013

Monopoly Fans Have Spoken: Cats Are In, Irons Are Out

As Hasbro welcomes the sleek, new silver kitty, it bids farewell to the age-old iron

February 6, 2013

Andy Warhol’s Having a Really Big Few Months

February 1, 2013

Athletes Are Exceptionally Fast Visual Learners

Professional football, hockey, soccer and rugby players significantly better than amateurs or non-athletes at processing fast-moving, complicated scenes

February 1, 2013

Americans Buy So Many Wings, They’re Now the Most Expensive Part of the Chicken

Each February, the nation’s thirst for chicken wings hits the roof, making the delicate wing the most expensive bit of the bird

January 31, 2013

Google’s New Maps Reveal That, Yes, There Are Roads in North Korea

January 30, 2013

Mongolia Is Turning Politicians’ Offices Into a Dinosaur Museum

Out with the old, in with the…even older.

January 28, 2013

For Dogs, Max Is the New Spot, Even in New York City

In the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and Australia, Max ranks as the number one name for male dogs

January 25, 2013

Dungeons & Dragons Is So Classic It Now Has Its Own Digital Archive

Guides and books from the past 40 years of Dungeons and Dragons are to be preserved online

January 23, 2013

Bag Full of Otters Recovered at Thai Airport

Eleven live otters turned up in a scanned bagged that someone had abandoned at the oversized luggage area of Bangkok’s airport

January 23, 2013

In 1974, Someone Ordered a Pizza With a Computer for the First Time

Here, witness a key moment in digital delivery: the first pizza ever ordered with a computer

January 22, 2013

Kickstarter Works Best for Game Designers

Games raised the most total money, over $80 million, on the crowd-funding site last year

January 21, 2013

Dear Abby, America’s Favorite Advice Columnist, Dies at 94

Nearly 60 years ago, Pauline Phillips became Dear Abby, and her advice has since been read by tens of millions

January 17, 2013

How Do Doctors Want To Die?

January 17, 2013

Horse Meat Turned Up in Irish And British Burger Meat

Hamburger meat is never the healthiest option, but it does come with a few basic assumption—like that it’s made from cows

January 16, 2013

Brits Are Allowed To Insult Each Other Once More

For the past 27 years, it’s been against the law for Brits to insult each other

January 16, 2013

Is It Too Late To Forgive Lance Armstrong?

January 16, 2013

More Soldiers Die From Suicide Than Fall in Combat

In 2012, 349 active-duty servicemembers took their own lives

January 15, 2013

Monopoly Tokens Are Being Updated, And Your Favorite One Could Get the Ax

On February 5, players may have a Monopoly identity crisis as one of the classic Monopoly pieces is sent to jail for good

January 14, 2013