Could Facebook be making you gay? Facebook quietly launched the “pride” react last week, a rainbow flag reaction that can be applied to Facebook posts and comments in place of a Like. A poll conducted on Sunday revealed a stunning correlation – the pride react on Facebook may be leading to homosexual and pansexual curiosity…
If the blooming flowers and budding trees of springtime set off your allergies, you’re not alone. Millions of people suffer from the sneezing, runny nose, and other symptoms that come with seasonal allergies, and know how miserable allergy season can be. Allergic rhinitis, the official term for seasonal allergies, affects about 21.4 percent of adults in the…
Yes, you read that correctly! While most of the world has been anxiously awaiting the birth of April’s baby giraffe at Animal Adventure Park, the Pyongyang Circus out of North Korea has reported that not one, but two of their giraffes have given birth to healthy human babies who are slated to become circus performers by the…
It’s a question that’s been causing a stir since the invention of the hot dog bun in 1871. The bun, originally intended as a way to protect the eater’s hands from being burned by the hot dog, is now almost synonymous with the tube meat it envelopes — and is the catalyst for the controversy surrounding…
There’s no shortage of articles that give advice on getting pregnant: the best times, the best positions, the best foods, the best vitamins. There’s even advice floating around on how to get pregnant with twins, or what to eat if you’d like your kid to be born a certain sex. None of this advice is…
An experiment that was quietly launched by several members of the MIT AI Labs Team last year has failed to yield any positive results so far. Touted as an “exciting experiment,” the program is designed to receive questions from users via social media platforms, and then an autonomous “bot” provides advice or counsel in the…
More and more people admit to being weirdly satisfied by watching a pimple being popped on someone else. Some people say it’s relaxing, some people say it eases their anxiety. But it may actually mean you are a psychopath. The Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R), the psychopath diagnostic tool designed by Robert Hare, is used to develop…
Rejoice, blue cheese lovers! A recent study conducted by Ponce University concluded what you have known all along: blue cheese is better than ranch. Blue cheese is a very general classification of many different types of cheeses that contain penicillium. The fungus serves a major role in the continued good health of the environment and humans,…
A woman is sitting in a cafe talking to a friend, and her cell phone starts ringing. She looks at it, decides not to take the call, and silences the call using the button provided. Across the cafe, another woman hears her phone ring. She looks at it, decides not to take the call, and sets her cell phone back…
An exciting new discovery about woolly mammoths paints an incredible picture of what might have caused them to go extinct. A recent DNA study of two different woolly mammoth specimens from different areas of the world have provided new information to suggest what the last woolly mammoths to live on this planet may have experienced that…
Said to be inspired by blue whales, a new sinister craze is sweeping across Russian Facebook groups. Teenagers are taking their own lives after participating in a blue whale game, leaving baffled parents and researchers in their wake. Over 130 deaths have been reported so far, and teenagers are scrambling to take their own lives at…
Dr. Daniel Dopps, a chiropractor from Wichita, Kansas has unveiled his latest invention, which was designed with women in mind. The revolutionary and safe solution for women who want more control over their monthly menstrual cycle is called Mensez, a proprietary combination of amino acids and natural oils that comes in a lipstick applicator. With a…
