In the age of social media, it’s easy to over share, and not just when it means posting pics of your sister-in-law’s wedding dress before the groom gets a glimpse. If you haven’t checked the facts about social media privacy issues lately, take a look at this article by Nick Threnchard at Sgrouples and you …

Enjoying the summer outdoors is all good until those warm summer nights become a nightmare thanks to a foot full of mosquito bites. Luckily, you don’t need to run to the all-night pharmacy for relief anymore thanks to this incredibly easy DIY tip from Shep McAllister at Lifehacker. All you have to do is heat …

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And you were so proud of yourself for keeping your elbows off the table… Turns out, most of us have probably been eating dinner wrong this whole time and never even realized it. Fortunately, Cup of Jo is here to help with charming illustrations by Gemma Correll. Passing the salt and pepper (above) Surprisingly, salt and …

Everything’s easier to learn with pictures, but if you’ve been looking for something more fun than Gray’s Anatomy to bone up on your skeletal vocabulary, check out the Skeleton Typogram by Aaron Kuehn. EXO… ENDO… TYPO! Your life, your organism, your soft tissues but a puddle on the ground, if not for the ancient seg­men­tal struc­ture …

Researchers mapped the daily contact networks of thousands of individuals to shed light on which groups may be at highest risk of contracting and spreading respiratory diseases. Children are at the top of the list when it comes to daily social contacts, making them most at risk for catching—and spreading—infections. “People working as teachers or …

Check out this photo essay of animals in the news by The Atlantic. Photo credit: Theo Heimann/Getty Images

And it seems particularly relevant to post these top gay-friendly travel destinations, starting with these top 3: 1. San Francisco, USA Rainbow flags adorn apartment windows and bar entrances in many San Francisco neighbourhoods, with nearly every bar and business in the Castro catering to gays and lesbians. Pride Week is capped by the often-outrageous …

Hey, college students! Guess what? You need to sleep sometimes. Unfortunately, sleeping for sixteen hours a day over summer break doesn’t make up for the all-nighters hitting the books (or bars) during the school year, so take a few notes from this infographic from SlugBooks. H/T to Ritu Pant. Via SlugBooks. Like infographics? So do …

Feel like you’ve logged enough hours performing free computer help services to family members to have to pay taxes? Well, don’t worry, the IRS isn’t out to get you yet, but you could pull a little prank modeled on that of redditor Clem_Honeybutter who invoiced her Dad for all her hard work. Don’t try this with …

Seeds gobbled by birds and dispersed across the landscape have a better chance of surviving, and new research may explain why. Scientists have long known that those seeds that are carried in birds’ bellies tend to fare better than those that fall near parent plants where seed-hungry predators and pathogens are more concentrated. Passing through …

Business Insider crowdsourced a list of Hindi words that would do well being introduced in to English usage. Some of them are amusing as a concept and totally great. Here’s a taste: Aap (आप) – A respectful way of referring to someone, especially someone older than you but also a stranger. It applies to both …