Literally anyone can make toast. It’s the cooking equivalent to breathing; you can go through the motions without a single thought (other than whether to use butter, jam, or both). Which is why toast for breakfast makes sense—you’re foggy, harried, and hungry. But what about dinner? Chances are you’re just as...
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October 16, 2017October 16, 2017Off-Topic
30 Interesting Pictures That Capture Halloween Parties During Edwardian Time
These interesting photos may help you know more about the Halloween parties during Edwardian time.See more »
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October 16, 2017October 16, 2017Off-Topic
Watch an Ultra-Funky Heavy Lift Ship Pick Up a Damaged Navy Destroyer
After a collision at sea, the USS John S. McCain needed a ride home.
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October 15, 2017October 15, 2017Off-Topic
A 30-year-old with a growing wine empire reveals the common mistakes people make while drinking
Michael Hill-KennedyAs a recent college graduate, my knowledge of wine up until yesterday was limited to how to best "slap the bag" to get the most out of a box of wine.
But after a recent meet-up with renowned sommelier Michael Hill-Kennedy, I can now say I am a bit more well-versed in the world of fine...
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October 15, 2017October 15, 2017Off-Topic
Watch a fidget spinner in the weightless environment of the space station
What happens when you use a fidget spinner in a nearly weightless environment? Randy Bresnik and his fellow astronauts on the ISS recently found out, and he shared the experience in a Twitter video.
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October 14, 2017October 14, 2017Off-Topic
Why Do We Call Baby Deer Fawns?
“I love that ‘fawn,’ the word for deer or antelope young, comes from the Old English word for 'glad,'" says one...
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October 13, 2017October 13, 2017Off-Topic
An Apple Genetically Engineered to Never Brown Will Hit Stores This Fall
Image: Okanagan Specialty FruitsLast week at the biotech conference SynBioBeta, I swiped one of Okanagan Specialty Fruits’ Arctic Apples and put it in my purse. The Arctic Apple is the first genetically engineered apple, modified so that when it is cut, it doesn’t turn an unappetizing shade of brown. When I got home, I...
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October 13, 2017October 13, 2017Off-Topic
Magic mushroom extract changes brains of people with depression
Psilocybin, a hallucinogenic compound found in magic mushrooms, may help re-set the activity of neural circuits in the brain that are involved in depression
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October 12, 2017October 12, 2017Off-Topic
Celebrity Chef Tyler Florence Says Recipes Are Dead — Food News
Celebrity chef Tyler Florence recently made the bold declaration that recipes are dead while attending Seattle's Smart Kitchen Summit. In fact, he feels our whole approach to making food — from purchasing groceries and stocking our cupboards to choosing, prepping, and cooking our meals — is out of sync with the way...
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October 12, 2017October 12, 2017Off-Topic
Creating corpses: Making bodies matter in Diablo 3
GUEST: One of the very first things I said after we’d officially decided to bring the Necromancer back for Diablo III was: “If we’re going to make the Necromancer, he has to explode corpses, and he has to revive things.” We all agreed that not having the Necromancer do stuff with corpses was just a...