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This Late-Night Reading Group Zipped Through Finnegans Wake in Seven Short Months
A Los Angles-based Finnegans Wake reading group recently buckled down and decided to spare themselves the dozen-year cliff hanger
Ritual Attacks on People Living With Albinism Go Largely Uninvestigated
Around one in 1,000 people in some African ethnic groups are born with albinism
Why Were Medieval Knights Always Fighting Snails?
It's a common scene in medieval marginalia. But what does it mean?
Newer Movies Are Less Creative
The most creative time in film history was probably the 1960's
All Those Pink Products Make Women Take Breast Cancer Less Seriously
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, which means that everywhere you go things are painted pink - which might be a bad thing
Watch Kids From 1962 Try to Build a Flying Bicycle
What kid hasn't wanted to make their bicycle fly?
Even Babies Can Be Depressed
For a long time, people didn't believe that children could become depressed, but they certainly can
The Earliest Libraries-on-Wheels Looked Way Cooler Than Today’s Bookmobiles
These traveling libraries used to travel around bringing books to the people
China’s 3,000 Cemeteries Will Run Out of Space in Just Six Years
China may have the world's largest population, but the country is not alone in its burial woes
Where Did the Word Asteroid Really Come From?
It wasn't until the 1850's that the word was accepted by scientists. Today, we use the word all the time. We just credit the wrong guy for its invention
Blame Sloppy Journalism for the Nobel Prizes
Sloppy journalism and a early obituary may have prompted Nobel to try to rewrite his legacy
Times of Famine Linked to Disproportionate Number of Female Births
Cultural factors like selective abortions de not explain the trend, rather it seems evolutionary biology does
Want Your Mugshot Off the Internet? You’ll Have to Pay Up
Some companies are profiting off of mugshots - posting them on the internet for sale
Cockroaches Stick to Different Neighborhoods Just Like New Yorkers Do
Cockroaches from the Upper East Side, the Upper West Side and nearby Roosevelt Island all have a distinctly different genetic makeup from one another
Watch How Money Is Made With LeVar Burton
How is our money made? It's an often answered question, but here is LeVar Burton, of Reading Rainbow fame, answering it
This Artists Recreates Great Works of Art Using Plastic Trinkets
Jane Perkins creates works of art using small plastic objects, most of which she recovered from junk shops, garage sales or friends
Men And Women’s Migraines Affect Different Parts of the Brain
Women's migraines affect the parts of the brain that handle emotions
Thanks to the Gas Boom, America Is Producing More Fuel Than Russia Or Saudi Arabia
This year the U.S. is set to overtake Russia as the world's largest producer of oil and gas
Government-Issued Guidelines Warn Chinese Tourists Not to Spit, Shout Or Overeat at Buffets
Last year, mainland Chinese became the top tourism spenders, dropping $102 billion in destinations around the world
Music Does Get Louder Every Year
Yes, grandma, the music is louder than it was when you were a kid
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