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Rhubarb is one of those flavors that divides people along pretty clean lines – you love the tart bite of it or you can’t stand the stringy nature, and there’s very little in between. That said, you don’t have to eat it to be interested in how and where certain plant life settles in the...

It’s hard to imagine what the world will be like in 40 years, but dangit, we’re gonna give it our best shot today. Well, we’re not, but other folks are and we’re all gonna read it together. Are you ready to take a trip into the future? Folks on AskReddit opined about what they think...

As if archaeology wasn’t amazing enough, discovering human footprints that are 115,000 years old, they have to go and bring us a pretty enticing mystery, too – like, why are these footprints where they are, and who made them? What can they tell us? In short, that homo sapien wandered the Arabian Peninsula far earlier than...

If you ask me right now, sleeping away the winter – and maybe dropping a few pounds in the process – sounds pretty darn amazing. Instead we’re muddling along in the cold, coping with everything that’s happening with donuts and alcohol. Just me? According to a recent study, it turns out that our human ancestors...

There’s a certain amount of nostalgia that goes along with the past, but I have to say, they really had language nailed down. Their terms were funnier, and meant hilariously specific things, and once you read through this list, I really don’t think you can disagree. These 11 terms will instantly make you the funniest...

You’ve probably heard of DNA evidence and profiling before just because of Law and Order: SVU cable reruns alone. There’s a lot more to this kind of scientific testing than it just being a cool phrase for Detective Olivia Benson to drop from time to time. Here’s the real science behind DNA profiling and how...

Companies who have managed to build empires and reputations don’t let go of either of those things easily – they will do everything in their power to bury, or dismiss, or simply rewrite history when it turns out they were on the wrong side of it. Which is why these 13 companies – who have...

There’s a reason that every large corporation either has a marketing department, or employs a marketing firm. A brand name is everything, especially when you’re huge, and for an event to sully your good name can lead to some serious and financially-damaging blowback. Some marketing companies are so good that we’ve completely forgotten – or...