You might be under the mind control of parasites from your cat’s poop. Like, WHOA.
Making “ghosts” by light painting with a laptop playing a slideshow of cross-sections of a human corpse (if that description didn’t make sense, look at the bottom of the article)
— The Threatening Scent of Fertile Women - NYTimes.com via Diego
I just listened to this Radiolab episode that features a man who cured his allergies by self-infecting himself with hookworms by mucking about in rural latrines in Cameroon. It sounds like this is for serious. I am impressed.
Synesthesia occurs in more than 1 in 5 people in some form or strength. The most common form is recognizing a day of the week or letters/numbers as being a certain color - each of these occur in about 1% of people.
Smarter people drink more, even when income, education, and social class are controlled for.
Very fascinating podcast on language and thought, and some of the latest discoveries about them.
See also: penis size map, women’s preference chart and internet self-declaration
“My bagder’s gonna unleash hell on your ass. Badgertastic!”
“Legs time! Everybody get your legs!”
"— Sleep Talkin’ Man - transcripts of one man’s sleep talking exploits.