Do spicy foods cause ulcers?
Years ago it was accepted as fact that spicy foods were the culprits behind many peptic ulcers. Doctors’ advice was to avoid curries, salsas, hot peppers, and anything else that “burned,” the theory being that...
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5 common tongue problems
Your tongue helps you taste, chew, swallow, talk, and sometimes even show affection or annoyance. It’s made largely of muscle and extends farther back than you may realize. Helping it perform its jobs are...
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Honeybees and hexagons
Honeybees are some of nature’s finest mathematicians. Not only can they calculate angles and comprehend the roundness of the earth, these smart insects build and live in one of the most mathematically efficient architectural...
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The 3 different ways mammals give birth
All mammals share certain characteristics, like warm blood and backbones. But despite their similarities, these creatures also have many biological differences — and one of the most remarkable differences is how they give birth....
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What causes kidney stones?
The biggest kidney stone on record weighed more than a kilogram and was 17 centimeters in diameter. The patient didn’t actually swallow a stone the size of a coconut; kidney stones form inside the...
Breeding the world’s hottest pepper
In the competitive world of hot pepper breeding, one man is smoking the competition. Meet “Smokin’” Ed Currie. He’s the man behind the world’s hottest pepper—the “Carolina Reaper.” For the past three decades, Currie...
Infection at Outpost 31
mondotees.com uncovered new images of the upcoming “The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31″Board Game. MONDO EXCLUSIVE VERSION (Limited Edition) Includes: Box top artwork by Jock house housed in a translucent screen printed sleeve Additional...
The pinkest pink
Born in Dorset in 1980, Stuart Semple became an artist after a traumatic near death experience at the age of 19 whilst studying Fine Art at Breton Hall in the Yorkshire Sculpture Park. Since...
The mystery of Yuka Kinoshita
Yuka Kinoshita (1985) is a Japanese YouTuber and competitive eater. She started an eating-focused YouTube channel in 2014, five years after her debut in Japanese competitive eating competitions. Kinoshita uploads daily videos in which she...
Re-Flex
Re-Flex were formed in the early 1980s by musicians John Baxter on vocals and lead guitar and Paul Fishman on keyboards and backing vocals. The band’s earliest line-ups also included Francois Craig on bass,...
Y-40: the deepest pool
The world’s deepest diving pool is in Italy, in abano-Montegrotto Terme, Padua. 365 days a year of areas dedicated to training for free-divers and scuba divers. The immensity of a movie set and areas...
Ataribox revealed
Atari started teasing its Ataribox at E3 this year, promising a “brand new Atari product.” While we saw a 20-second YouTube teaser that hinted the Ataribox would be housed in wood like the 2600, the...
Man caves of the 60’s and 70’s
Some people love the term “man cave,” others hate it, but the idea of a room dedicated to “manly things”—cigar smoking, scotch drinking, football watching—is something that’s been around for a while now. Nowadays,...
Joe Arridy
Joe Arridy (1915 – 1939) was a mentally disabled 23-year-old who was falsely accused of rape and murder of a 15-year-old schoolgirl in Pueblo, Colorado. He was put to death on 6 January 1939. Arridy was officially pardoned...
Blue-ringed octopus
Blue-ringed octopuses are among the deadliest animals in the sea. Throughout their range in Australia and the eastern Indo-Pacific, several humans suffer bites each year. Unfortunately, some of these are fatal. In Australia where...
