How to Keep Train Tracks Free of Ice?
NYC keeps train tracks free of ice by setting them on fire.
Eating Yogurt May Help Reduce Type 2 Diabetes Risk
Eating Yogurt reduces the risk of type-2 diabetes by 28%.
Do Koreans Drink A Lot?
South Koreans drink twice as much alcohol as Russians.
1 in 3 Workers in U.S. Earn Less Than $15 an Hour
One-third of all American workers make less than US$31,200 a year.
TV’s Dr. House Helps Solve a Real Medical Mystery
TV show House M.D. saved a patient in Germany when doctors remembered watching the same symptoms in an episode.
Netherlands Close Eight Prisons Due To Lack Of Criminals
The Netherlands close eight prisons in 2013 due to lack of criminals.
Pope Francis: Protecting Children. Eradicating Abuse
Pope Francis criminalized child molestation in Vatican City for the first time in 2013.
Can Memory be Inherited?
Memories can be passed down to later generations through genetic switches that allow offspring to inherit the experience of their ancestors, according to new research that may explain how phobias can develop.
Credit Card Fraud in the United States
Almost half the world's credit card frauds happen in the U.S.
Why Do Lizards Squirt Blood From Their Eyes?
When a horned lizard feels threatened by a predator, its final defense response is to shoot blood from these flooded sinuses and out its eye sockets.
A Pulitzer-Winning Photographer’s Suicide
Dear God, I promise I will never waste my food no matter how bad it can taste.
Why did the US boycott the 1980 Olympics?
The Soviet Union’s invasion of Afghanistan in December 1979 led to the largest boycott in the history of the Olympic movement.
2,000 Years Later Crucifixion Is Still Used to Execute People
Crucifixion is still an official form of death penalty in Sudan.
Are People Taller in the Morning Than at Night?
Yes, we are taller in the morning.
Where is the World’s Largest Labyrinth?
Out in the countryside near Parma, Italy, you’ll find the world’s largest labyrinth – Mason’s Labyrinth, or Labirinto della Masone.
100,000 Lose Mobile Phones down the Toilet
More than 100,000 mobiles phones were lost down the loo last year and another 23,000 were dropped in the bath.