Month: October 2016

Today’s Big Question: What makes chewing gum chewy?

If you’re looking to avoid smelly farts, try easing up on the eggs and instead opt for some carbs. A recent study finds the foods responsible for the smelliest farts—and, no, it’s not fiber you have to worry about!

Nickelodeon’s Double Dare had its own on-set sewage system, built specifically to accommodate the overflow of waste material created by the production. Here are 13 other facts you might not have known about the never-dull game show, which turned 30 this year.

You might want to think twice before letting your dog lick your face: The long-standing myth that
dogs’ mouths are more hygienic than ours has been debunked.

Coffins don’t have to be single-purpose. From pool tables to flower planters, these nine reinventions prove that you can do much more with the box than bury the dead.

Less than a century ago, it was totally normal to trick-or-treat and attend costume parties on Thanksgiving. Here’s how the fall holiday wires got crossed.

Charli Davies, Duke University

My Kids’ Adventures

Postcards from Google Earth