anthropological concept, element common to all human cultures

species of palm

family name

tailor

The Masturbate-a-thon is an event in which participants masturbate to raise money for charity and increase the public awareness and dispel the shame and taboos that exist about this form of sexual activity.

2003 three-issue comic book mini-series

After Google Translate’s latest update, BBC Culture finds history’s biggest language mistakes – including one that raised tensions in the Cold War.

Constipation is an exceedingly common side effect of treatment with clozapine. In rare cases, this side effect has resulted in fatal complications.The…

non-canonical books referenced in the Bible

Przewalski’s horse, (subspecies Equus caballus przewalskii or E. ferus przewalskii), last wild horse subspecies surviving in the 21st century. It was discovered in western Mongolia in the late 1870s by the Russian explorer N.M. Przhevalsky. Przewalski’s horse…

American actress

Army ants are blind and use pheromones to follow trails of other ants, but if a trail loops they get locked running in an endless circle.

The world-famous country music artist recalled having a "good writing day" in 1972.

naval camouflage colour

We can thank the ancient Babylonians and Egyptians. Here's how people decided how long an hour, a minute, and a second are.

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Believe it or not, there are individuals in this world that don’t just take take life at the surface, but dig deeper in search of the truth. Donovan Strain is one of these people, he’s discovered Ice Cube’s Official “Good Day”.
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With the park open just 40 percent of the time and tourists non-existent, losses were far worse than the previous year. Despite the downturn, the resort, which is majority owned by the local government, has pressed forward with expansion plans that will last…

This article is part of Future Tense, a collaboration among Arizona State University, New America, and Slate. On Wednesday, May 11, Future Tense will...

Earlier this week, we received this question from a fan on Facebook who wondered how many decimals of the mathematical constant pi (π) NASA-JPL scientists and engineers use when making calculations:Does JPL only use 3.14 for its pi calculations? Or do you…

Firefighter arson is a persistent phenomenon involving a minority of firefighters who are also active arsonists. Fire-fighting organizations are aware of this problem. Some of the offenders seem to be motivated by boredom, or by the prospect of receiving…