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Check your stereotypes at the door, gentle reader, because not every zombie is an indiscriminate brain gobbler. When there’s no more room in Hell (or Whole Foods), zombie foodies will walk the Earth and you better believe they won’t be caught dead munching on fast-food grey matter.
To satisfy their unholy cravings, many of the world’s more food conscious undead cultivate their own premium, local-grown human brains in backyard nurseries, cranium cellars or Brooklyn rooftop gardens. But just how long does a ravenous zombie have to wait for a full-grown brain?
The Hippocratic oath is based on the notion that physicians will above all else do no harm to others. It is explicitly stated that this concept is first, and everything else follows that. Don’t subject prisoners of warm to hypothermia and hyperbaric experiments. Don’t vivisect thieves or debtors to better understand anatomy. Don’t separate twins to study genetics. But what if the people who employ a physician do harm to others; what role does a doctor play then?
Despite the hymen serving no biological purpose whatsoever, it’s probably the most controversial part of the female anatomy (although not all women are born with hymens). And although we associate a broken hymen with initial intercourse, there are myriad manners for that tenuous tissue to tear…
Rocks think they’re so funny.
For years, they’ve been skating around Racetrack Playa in Death Valley all by themselves. And only when nobody’s watching.
Rocks think they’re so hilarious.
Geologists have been bewildered by these roving rocks for decades — plotting the rocks’ paths since the 1940s. It’s obvious the rocks are on the move because they don’t cover their tracks; they leave behind long trails dug into the playa clay. But it’s difficult to tell what’s moving them around.
Welcome to our atomic bomb party! There will be mushroom cloud fashions, 1950s atomic optimism, snazzy cocktails, blind patriotism and a high-energy mix by DJ Frank Sinatra to usher in the pre-dawn nuclear detonation. Enjoy it while it lasts because there’s one hell of a hangover waiting on the other side.
Yes, back in the early 1950s Nevada, atomic tourism was in full swing: atomic cocktails, showgirls in mushroom cloud headdresses and — we are dead serious — break-of-dawn bomb parties so you could down some drinks in the stunning glow of the atomic blast.
In recent years, organizations such as Hollaback! have launched campaigns to stop this female-targeted street harassment and educate men about why these public displays of attraction/lust/leering can make women uncomfortable and potential endanger us physically. But the results of our informal Facebook poll also indicate that not all catcalls are created and received equally.
If you go to 300house.com you can learn about a fascinating project/contest whose goal is to design a $300 house for the world’s two billion poorest inhabitants: We started with five simple questions: * How can organic, self-built slums be turned into livable housing? * What might a house-for-the-poor look like? * How can world-class [...]
This quick video offers a perspective on where the philtrum (the two bumps under your nose and above your lips) comes from: According to the video: “This whole amazing process – the bits coming together to produce a recognizable human face – happens in the womb between two and three months.” Other people see the [...]
If you’re well off and your guts hurt when you eat pizza, there’s a higher chance that you will be diagnosed with celiac disease than if you’re poor and in the exact same situation. This from a study out of Boston’s Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. An examination of 800 cases of patients with celiac disease found that income was correlated to an accurate diagnosis when it comes to less common symptoms of celiac.
Peugeot EX1 Now Holds The Electric Car Lap Record At Nurburgring – “Peugeot EX1, the all-electric concept car now holds the electric car lap record at Germany’s Nürburgring circuit. The car was unveiled at the 2010 Paris Motor Show, and has already broken half a dozen speed records up till now….” GE and EADS to [...]
Recent Postings by Category
BrainStuff
- Thank You and Best Wishes to Marshall Brain
- Contest – Design a $300 house and win $25,000
- How the Philtrum works – the place under your nose where your face comes together
The Coolest Stuff on the Planet
- Have a Coke and a Smile
- The Latest in Frugal Lodging: Camping in Somebody Else’s Backyard
- The Painted Beauties of Bucovina
Keep Asking
- Why can a 5 foot 8 inch man dunk a basketball on a 10 foot rim while some people of taller stature can’t?
- What happens to our sun once it runs out of fuel?
- How do we know the age of the universe?
Stuff Mom Never Told You
- Who invented the Christmas card?
- How the Kinsey Report Fueled Whiskey Sales
- How to Get Your Wedding Announcement into The New York Times
Stuff to Blow Your Mind
- Space Music: DJ Food and ‘The Search Engine’
- Stuff to Blow Your Mind: Hug it Out
- Space Music: Jay-Z and Beyoncé to Film Music Video in Orbit
Stuff You Should Know
- The Southern Death Cult, the Maya and Georgia
- Deformed Baby Spider Brains
- Amazing Medical Conditions: Maple Syrup Urine Disorder
The Stuff of Genius
CarStuff
- Why is NASA studying car safety?
- Tips for in-car Navigation Systems
- Tips for Using Bluetooth in the Car
How-to Stuff
- How to Swim with Dolphins (When Deep Water Terrifies You)
- How to Cure a Homemade Cookie Craving Without Turning on the Oven
- How to Know When It’s Time for a New Pet
PopStuff
- PopStuff Show Notes: Episode 36: Now Available in 3-D
- PopStuff Show Notes: Episode 35: Let’s do brunch!
- PopStuff Show Notes: Episode 34: Play it again, Sam
Stuff They Don't Want You To Know
Stuff to Change the World
- Who will own the Arctic?
- Obesity: The New Global Crisis
- Bill Gates Makes For A Pretty Decent Cartoon
Stuff You Missed in History Class
- Butch Cassidy: Should we read between the lines?
- Are we rooting for D.B. Cooper?
- Party Time: A Look at Unconventional Politics
