Why Were Pogs Banned In School?
Ines Vuckovic/Dose Forbidden fun is the best kind. Our Middle School Mysteries series investigates childhood rumors you never bothered to fact-check yourself. The bottom of my family’s kitchen pantry is where…
Leftover Rice Can Give You Food Poisoning If You Do This
Be careful with that leftover Chinese. My long commute makes me ravenous. When I got home yesterday, I immediately heated up some Trader Joe’s potstickers and some leftover rice my parents…
Why Do We Feel A Lump In Our Throats When We’re Upset?
Antonio Manaligod/Dose You can’t swallow your sorrow. The cinematic masterpiece “My Girl” ruined my childhood. When Vada tearfully exclaims, “Where are his glasses? He can’t see without his glasses,” during Thomas…
These Rotating Homes Produce Five Times The Energy They Use
They stalk the sun like sunflowers. Young sunflowers have their own circadian rhythm. At dawn, they face east and slowly turn their blooms west, following the sun’s movement. Through the…
Life Really Does Flash Before Your Eyes In A Near-Death Experience
‘There is lack of time limits…it was like being there for centuries.’ “I had always heard your entire life flashes before your eyes the second before you die,” Kevin Spacey’s…
A Laughter Expert Says This Song Makes Babies Happy
YouTube This jam is so hot with the newborn crowd. What if parents struggling to pacify their screaming baby could just press play, eliciting joyous giggles and smiles instead of cries? UK…
Your Mom Will Live Longer If You Hang With Her, Study Finds
thelifesquare.com Read this, then call her. A year after my grandmother — a gem with a penchant for crafting needlepoint pillowcases and Afghan blankets — passed away from a gnarly bout with cancer, my grandfather…
Sorry, Turmeric Is A Lie
Put down the turmeric smoothie and walk away slowly. If you sip a turmeric latte and tell your girlfriends it’s your superfood cure-all, put the mug down. While turmeric has been…
