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Believe it or not, our eating habits are influenced by what music is playing and other forces that we may not be consciously aware of.
Have you ever eaten a chocolate bar that was worth its weight in gold? If you lived in ancient Mesoamerica, you might have done it every day.
What do puppies, world monarchies, and Abraham Lincoln have in common? Why, they’re all part of our awesome series (drumroll, please) Random Fact Roundup!
A new meta-analysis of over 800 studies shows that e-cigs are healthier than cigarettes. But the authors don’t give them a clean bill of health.
Is there a way to join an infamous secret society like the Illuminati or Skull and Bones? Or even Disney’s secret supper club within Disneyland?
A new study from the University of Oxford reveals what foods are, and are not, healthy for the environment.
So-called ‘positive stress’ has been growing in popularity among Silicon Valley workers.
His book warns us of the dangers of mass media, passivity, and how even an intelligent population can be driven to gladly choose dictatorship over freedom.
Nanoscale mesh e-skin can turn your skin into a wearable display.
A new study from researchers at Northwestern University and University of Surrey links being a night owl to dying younger. It’s a large study of nearly half a million people and the first to document such a link.
Francisco Cantu wanted to put faces to the statistics. So he became a Border Patrol agent.
Almost half of the American workers don’t take all the vacation days they can, leading to increased health risks.
Archaeological evidence in the Republic of Georgia pushes back wine’s earliest appearance nearly a millennia.
If your vision is clear, everything is revelatory. The author of “My Struggle” on writing his way into life.
You’ll be surprised how many commonly known science “facts” are actually total misconceptions.
A survey of Americans’ views on legalization as AG Sessions restarts nationwide prosecutions.
The list of substances banned from Olympic competition is staggering. Marijuana is on the list, but derivative cannabinoids aren’t. Whats going on, and should marijuana even be banned?
Really puts the whole “don’t give up until you’re dead” thing to shame.
What’s the truth about one of history’s most mythologized order of knights?
Researchers believe that the practice of sleeping through the whole night didn’t really take hold until just a few hundred years ago.
The widely beloved chef, writer and TV host Anthony Bourdain was found dead Friday morning at age 61. Here’s a brief look at the work and life that made him an international culinary star.
San Francisco takes a bold new step regarding marijuana laws and convictions.
A new study of over 700 human brains has shown a genetic “signature” for common psychiatric disorders.
One of the makers of the iPhone is calling on Apple to study the smartphone’s addictive nature. Will they listen? Will we?
In his new book, Dying For a Paycheck, Stanford professor Jeffrey Pfeffer says we have to change the workplace environment—now.
Forty percent of Americans get less than seven hours of sleep per night. But there’s another key ingredient we’re missing: dreams.
If we’re going to treat psychological suffering as effectively as we treat pneumonia and broken bones, we’d better think outside the box.
New research makes one thing clear: crash diets are a terrible idea, at least if you have heart problems.