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Consumers are being warned their frozen shrimp may have something in common with the Chernobyl disaster: a radioisotope.
They were likely “members of a raiding party who were captured and subjected to capital punishment,” the authors write, and “that the severed upper limbs were trophies taken from the bodies of enemies ...
Contrary to popular belief, older people might be more likely to be happier, not grumpier, than younger people. That’s according to Heidi White, M.D., a professor of medicine in the geriatrics ...
Blue Spring State Park in Florida rounds out the top three state parks for picnics. The site is home to two separate picnic areas, both with accessible covered pavilions and grills. These pavilions ...
From a Yosemite icon to a Grand Canyon hidden gem, there are epic waterfall hikes to be found across the country.
While some people may define literacy in strict terms as proficiency in reading comprehension, there’s often much more to it than that. To be literate opens the door to parse information, think and ...
The San Diego-Carlsbad area in California trails behind, with the CPI change reaching .80 percent in the last two months and 4 percent over the last year. Many typical expenses, such as state taxes, ...
Historical figures are just like us: Sometimes, they go to the beach. Whether it’s to kick back and relax, to shoot a movie, or to stay far away from a regime that exiled them—well, that depends on ...
In Tune Twist, we run the lyrics of a hit song through multiple languages, then translate them back into English. Here’s a hint: This song, which came out in 1999, was the first single from a ...
The Eugenics Record Office thought pseudoscience could make more perfect humans. It led to unspeakable tragedy.
Recently, Mental Floss broke down the state names that Americans find the hardest to pronounce, based on a study by language ...
If eating fresh fruit makes your mouth tingle, you might have this little-known (but very treatable) condition.