The tick-born disease that causes an allergic reaction to meat is called alpha-gal allergy, after the component of meat that triggers it March 22, 2019 Read more
Arabic script doesn't have capital letters (there are four "cases" for each letter dependent on positioning of the word), and tying the letters together is important in writing it. March 21, 2019 Read more
Prisoners put in solitary confinement were 7 times more likely to do themselves harm than others March 18, 2019 Read more
By decree, the Queen of England owns all the swans in England [Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me] March 17, 2019 Read more
In the 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, many of the lines are improvised or customized and three of the characters are "guest" characters March 16, 2019 Read more
Richard Nixon was on the deck of the aircraft carrier that picked up the Apollo 11 astronauts when they landed in July 24, 1969 March 15, 2019 Read more
New style of hockey play is to push defensive line forward to keep attacking offender in front of the blue line. March 15, 2019 Read more
Coyotes can mate with one type of wolf (Eastern or Western), but not the other March 14, 2019 This is an example of evolution and species divergence Read more
To burn off a wart, you create a blister behind the wart and then it forces the wart out (according to Rachel's doctor) March 13, 2019 Read more
Finnegan's Wake was written when Ernest Hemingway would get James Joyce really drunk and record his crazy ramblings (Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me) March 12, 2019 Read more
Milk tea using soy milk tastes just as good (a little bit watery, but good). Tea Annie's 75% sweet is a bit much-- 50% is probably better... March 09, 2019 Read more
The term godfather to describe Mafia heads was coined in the book the movie was based on.[NPR] March 08, 2019 Read more
Fires in California are worse because the fire season is longer, leaving less time to do fire management in the off-season [NPR] March 07, 2019 Fire seasons in CA are worse because the fire season is longer, leaving less time to do fire management in the off-season [NPR] Best protection from fire is probably 100-ft pruning / buffer zone, plus fire-protection (roofing, siding) of the house Read more