The worst jobs in human history that no longer exist today In 1562, an English ordinance said men who emptied a town’s cesspits couldn’t carry a single load until after nine o’clock at night. Elsewhere […]
Could Saturn’s moon tell us something about extraterrestrial life? In a Berlin lab, a thin beam of liquid water shoots into a vacuum and breaks into droplets. A laser hits them. A mass spectrometer reads […]
Rick Nielsen’s five-neck guitar and more are up for auction. Here are the hottest items Julien’s Auctions, which specializes in celebrity and music memorabilia sales, is hosting The Rick Nielsen Collection, a benefit auction of […]
Once a status symbol, now worthless junk A nostalgic look back at the decade of excess, the 1980s, reveals a time when conspicuous consumption reached new heights. Technology promised to revolutionize daily life through expensive […]
10 surprising facts about Halloween’s origins you probably didn’t know Halloween today is about candy, costumes, and spooky fun, with children dressed as superheroes and princesses going door-to-door collecting treats. At the same time, adults […]
Apple-licious Delicious The leaves are starting to turn and fall is right around the corner. Apple is the flavour of the season this time of year. From salads to desserts apples are a versatile ingredient […]
Famous crimes that happened on Halloween Since the mid-1980s, sociologist Joel Best has tracked reports of poisoned Halloween candy, looking for the stranger who hurts a child. He has found no evidence of a single […]
Useless history facts about famous figures your teacher skipped over In July 1807, Europe’s most powerful man climbed into his carriage to escape a rabbit field. Isaac Newton spent evenings in tavern disguises. Winston Churchill […]
What are the newest advances in treating sarcopenia? A reader wrote in with this one: “Could you explore new advances in treatment of sarcopenia? Frailty is a major problem in our aging population and even […]
One-hit wonders: Where are they now? Every so often, a song comes on the radio that makes listeners wonder, “What ever happened to them?” The one-hit wonder is a common phenomenon in the music industry. […]