Rue The Day!

The adelie penguin just might be the only animal to actually partake in prostitution. You live in the Arctic long enough and some freak shit is bound to go down. Read more on The Ever So Strange.

Pregnancy is a beautiful thing…except for all the hideous and disgusting parts. Learn more about the things no one tells you here.

I wish I heard of this wonderful anatomy museum when I went to Paris. For now, I guess I’ll have to settle for looking at these great pictures.

If you’re looking to give your Valentine something a little more intelligent this year, may I suggest one of these delightfully fun science-themed Valentines Day cards?

Wolves may seem scary, but as it turns out, there’s really nothing to be afraid of…at least, not until the last ten years. While there were no fatal wolf attacks during the twentieth century, there has already been two and the number of non-fatal attacks has skyrocketed. As it turns out, this is all our fault. Here are the reasons, along with 5 other animals we changed for the worst.

I can’t help but agree with BoingBoing when they say that the treehopper looks like something you’d expect Dali to have created. Surprisingly, it is 100% real.

Ok, well not all drugs are good for all people, but this article over at Oddee has some interesting ways that illegal drugs may be surprisingly good for some people in terms of medicine.

Women suck at parking and men stink at seeing colors. While they may just sound like stupid stereotypes, Cracked shows that these and four other gender stereotypes are actually confirmed by science. Of course, these should all be balanced out with 6 Things Everyone Knows About Women…That Are Totally Untrue.

Now that Halloween has passed, it just might be time to admit that the creaky noise in the attic is really a mouse not a ghost and that your flickering lights might be a wiring problem, not a sign of a distressed spirit. If you’re ready to face up to the science behind your haunted house, the buzzkills over at Consumer Reports have some interesting stories about the real causes for these spooky problems.

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