John Augustus Larson was the inventor of the modern polygraph. Although, some list the polygraph as one of the greatest inventions, many scientists consider it to be pseudoscience. 聽Yet, many...
On hot, humid summer days many women rely on waterproof mascara to keep their lashes soft and smooth. 聽The main chemical responsible for smoothing the lashes is a type of silicone polymer known as...
Doctors have long noticed that after a heart attack, a patient鈥檚 heart may develop what appear to be bone deposits or patches of calcium and phosphate, but they鈥檝e never really known why. A new...
Restaurants often offer mints to their patrons after a meal. This is an old tradition geared to reducing the chance of untoward gaseous emissions. Gas builds up in the intestine in various ways....
Perhaps you may remember the scene in Jurassic Park III where the dung-covered main characters attempt to retrieve a satellite phone from a gigantic heap of dinosaur dung. It seems the dung saved...
The idea that periods can synchronize was first investigated in a 1970鈥檚 paper by Martha McClintock, who examined the menstrual cycles of women living together in dorms. McClintock found that after...
A woman became allergic to her husband after twenty five years of marriage.聽She developed pain all over her body every time he approached her. The cause? A pain killer! 聽The husband was a dentist...
Gout is a real pain in the toe. It strikes when crystals of uric acid build up in a joint and irritate the surrounding tissue. Where do they come from? Components in the diet! Foods which contain...
Many athletes regularly smear a black greasy substance known as 鈥渆ye black鈥� underneath their eyes to reduce glare from the sun or stadium lights. Amazingly, this trend was started by the most...
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