If books could kill: The poison legacy lurking in libraries - BBC
New technology at St Andrews University helps librarians detect when old books are bad for readers'...
‘The Life of Chuck’: Never Mind the Apocalypse, Watch Tom Hiddleston Dance! - Rolling Stone
Adaptation of a Stephen King novella ponders life, the universe and everything. Really, it's just ab...
In Italy, how do people greet each other when they meet for the first time (e.g., on the street)? What's a good response to that greeting if you're not from Italy or don't speak Italian fluently yet?
Italian greetings are split into formal and informal ones. So if you are in a formal context people...
Is the saying "nice guys finish last" true? Can good intentions always lead to positive outcomes?
Nice Guys ≠ nice guys Bad Boys ≠ bad boys. The greatest irony is that the Bad Boys are usually the a...
Pocket is shutting down, so I switched to a self-hosted alternative - Android Authority
After using Pocket daily for a decade, I finally found a self-hosted replacement that brings back in...
When North Koreans visit other countries for the Olympics, what stops some of them fleeing away into that host country?
Ah…north korea. The misery, the starvation, the oppressive regime ready to kill you for a fart. A li...
The U.S. hasn’t seen a new confirmed human bird flu case in nearly 4 months — why? - Yahoo
Human cases of bird flu have plateaued since February of this year, and experts are wondering why.
Why do flat-earthers claim the 1967 photo of Earth from space was made with CGI, even though CGI didn't exist back then?
I have never heard that. If they say the ’67 photo was CGI they used the expression to mean “faked”...
What does a passable feminine crossdresser look like?
This is what I looked like at my best, I was proud and confident.
See the moon shine with famous red star Antares in the southern sky on June 9 - Space
Antares is a red supergiant star located 400 light-years from Earth.
3 hours of sleep and no fatigue? Scientists uncover the secret of natural short sleepers - Times of India
Scientists are exploring a rare genetic trait called Familial Natural Short Sleep (FNSS), where indi...
Finebaum on House settlement: NCAA dead, Olympic and women sports crushed, football wins - AL.com
SEC Network analyst also gave a blunt answer to how judge's ruling will impact fans.