Could ‘The Secret Of NIMH’ Happen In Real Life?
image: ‘The Secret of NIMH’ | design: Antonio Manaligod/Dose One scientist’s rat ‘utopia’ became a hell. Our Movie Mythbusters series answers the age-old question, “Okay, but could that actually happen in…
People Read This Book And Died
Read at your own risk. When wielded correctly, literature is a powerful weapon. Harriet Beecher Stowe’s masterpiece, “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War. Upton Sinclair’s “The…
This Is How Wizards Poop, According To J.K. Rowling
No need for toilets when you can make your turds disapparate. Ah, Pottermore. J. K. Rowling’s controversial platform fleshes out the Wizarding World, but makes waves with every update. The…
But Did J.K. Rowling REALLY Write ‘Harry Potter’?
Getty Images Accio, conspiracy! Everyone loves a royal drama and this one is royally dramatic. It has to do with the current reigning Kween of England — J.K. Rowling. In case you’ve…
You Can Now Do Harry Potter Yoga, Wand Included
Move over, Hamilspin—there’s a new workout in town. You may never be a star quidditch player, but we just found the next best option: Harry Potter yoga. Muggles in Austin, Texas…
This Software Predicts A Book’s Popularity Based Only On Its Sentences
Getty Images Statistical stylometry is the new literary critic. Computer scientists at Stony Brook University in New York may have just put literary critics out of a job. The team developed…
Charles Dickens Was A Member Of A Real-Life Ghostbusters Club
Ines Vuckovic/Dose Who ya gonna call? Chuck Dickens! When I was a child, my neighbor and I formed a janky supernatural club, which entailed meeting under a tree in my backyard…
This Secluded Library Retreat Is Next-Level Dreamy
It’s constructed from trees left over from the building of the main house. It’s October, which means it’s officially time to start transforming your apartment into a cozy retreat perfect for…
Can You Solve The Mystery Of Edgar Allan Poe’s Death?
MizC/Getty Here’s the evidence that’s puzzled doctors for 150 years. “EDGAR ALLAN POE died in Baltimore on Sunday last. His was one of the very few original minds that this country…
You Have To Solve A Puzzle On Each Page In Order To Read This Book
Logic your way through this one and reach the ranks of Da Vinci himself. If you secretly loved “National Treasure” and have re-read “The Da Vinci Code” 12 times, you’re going…
