Ultra-Processed Foods Linked to Notably Higher Prostate Cancer Risks. Men with higher levels of UPF intake had 24% to 34% greater risks, compared with those with lower intakes. These analyses were adj
Protein sequences aren't fully determined by DNA, study finds — across more than 1,000 human samples, Northeastern researchers identified thousands of stable, abundant proteins whose sequences aren't
TIL that the Mercury Seven astronauts calculated that one of the seven would die during Project Mercury. Gus Grissom did die as an astronaut, albeit on the ground during Project Apollo.
TIL of “devotio,” an ancient Roman ritual in which a general vowed to sacrifice his own life in battle—along with the enemy army—to the gods of the underworld in exchange for victory. Livy preserves t
TIL the footballer Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink got his name because of a marriage between the Vennegoor and Hesselink farming families and they kept both surnames because of their prestige. Of means or
TIL that the iconic, cinematic "Roundball Rock" theme song for The NBA on NBC was composed by John Tesh after he woke up in the middle of the night in a French hotel room in 1989 and had to hum the en
Social anxiety, not masking, may drive mental health struggles in autistic adults. Hiding or suppressing traits to fit in with social expectations is often linked to higher rates of depression and dis
Many US public parks sit surprisingly close to hazardous waste sites and facilities that release toxic chemicals. Superfund sites are severely polluted locations contaminated by hazardous waste, chemi
FDA Finds Bacteria in a Third of 'Sterile' Tattoo Inks. Of 118 tattoo ink samples labeled sterile, nearly a third, 30.5%, were contaminated, compared with 35.5% of samples without a sterility claim. O
Testing of 113 personal care and cleaning products (from Target, Amazon, Walmart, Dollar Tree) found 85% contained unlabeled chemicals with known or suspected health hazards, and one in four contained
TIL an English farmer Winston Howes in 1995, lost his wife of 33 years and planted 6,000 oak trees on his farm forming a secret heart pointing toward her childhood home. It was largely unknown since t
Dolphins Filmed Hunting With Shells – And Possibly Passing Skill to Their Offspring. Dolphins chase prey into a large, empty seasnail shell, then raise the shell above water and gulp down the contents
TIL that in 2006, a study found that the San Andreas fault had reached the sufficient stress level for another "Big One", an earthquake with a magnitude greater then 7.0 on the Richter scale, and with
TIL President John F. Kennedy had two caskets because the first one, an expensive bronze model rushed to Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, was heavily stained and damaged by bodily fluids on fligh
TIL the developer of the Japanese Shine Muscat grape never registered it for overseas protection, which made it ineligible for overseas royalties. As a result, about 10 billion yen is lost annually du
TIL during the Korean War, American and Greek soldiers held Outpost Harry, a strategic position about 60 miles northeast of Seoul, against Chinese assaults. At times outnumbered 30:1, they endured mas
TIL that after WWII, mutton consumption declined and almost disappeared in the US. American GI's were fed canned mutton during the war and looked down on the meat ever since.
TIL in the hit 1992 horror movie Candyman, actor Tony Todd had real, live bees inside his mouth for the famous scene where bees crawl out of Candyman's mouth. He negotiated a contract clause that paid
TIL In 1862, an enslaved man named Robert Smalls stole a heavily armed Confederate military ship He disguised himself as the captain, sailed past multiple Confederate forts using secret hand signals a
TIL a geologist was ridiculed for decades for claiming the Pacific Northwest was carved by a catastrophic Ice Age flood. NASA satellite images proved him right in the 1970s. He finally received geolog
TIL that working night shifts is linked to faster biological aging, and night shift workers lose almost a year of life expectancy by their mid 40s compared to day workers.
TIL about the Altamura bread war, a commercial dispute between McDonald's and a local bakery in Altamura, Italy. Despite having more resources, McDonald's was obligated to cease operations in the city
Today I learned that Fillmore, the hippie van from Pixar’s Cars, was originally named “Waldmire” after artist Bob Waldmire whose work often focused on Route 66. Waldmire, a vegetarian, refused to let
