Have you ever wondered how students in other departments spend their days?  When they aren’t sitting behind you in a first year seminar, what’s on their minds and how are they working toward their goals?  Here’s a fun look at a typical day for students in several common college majors. (Click on the infographic below …

One would think that if they had a nickel for every time someone quoted the Bible they’d be cruising the high seas in a luxury yacht rather than reading this before work, but chances are good they’d only have a high-end kayak after all. Blame it on translations, culture or Martin Luther throwing the doors …

When Robert Krulwich of NPR did a piece on octopus mothers giving birth to 50,000 babies at once, he never dreamed that he would soon be getting a video of the actual event from a reader, but that’s exactly what happened. Laurynn Evans discovered an octopus on the verge of hatching her braids of eggs …

Meet the next generation of clothes hangers, the SOLO. The collapsible hanger removes the hassle of detangling a mess of plastic and wire or finding a suitable place to store the awkwardly-shaped closet accessory when not in use. Via LikeCool. All about innovation.

Some stories are bound to upset at least some people, and this may be one of them. Whether it’s a Harley or Honda or Indian, there’s an intense passion and following that prompts those with the means to fork over $1 million-plus for a particularly coveted vintage motorcycle, although it’s also possible to pick one …

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The heart-stopping nature of the creatures that haunt our collective cultural nightmares usually prevents any deep thought as to what makes them tick. Really, who takes the risk of dissecting the vampire once the stake is through its heart? Walmor Corrêa is the rare exception who has not only pondered the inner workings of Brazil’s …

It’s officially condemned, but culturally condoned in many countries around the world, even in the 21st century. Surprisingly, the pressure to marry underage girls often comes from the bride’s family, rather than from the groom. Why should this be? As Cynthia Gorney explains in “Too Young to Wed: Inside the Secret World of Child Brides” …

Mentions of scorpions stretch back into some of the oldest know myths because the species has survived for an estimated 450 million years. Their distinct body shape and pointed stinger have earned scorpions a negative reputation for millennia, commonly associated with evil and chaos. Although they’re nocturnal, scorpions generally don’t go out of their way …

Experienced web developers know that JavaScript is a strange and wily mistress. While beautiful, she comes with her share of confusing rules and well-kept secrets. Thankfully, Smashing Magazine is here to decode the questionable curiousities for us. See some of them below: NaN is a number. An array with no keys = = false (about …

Everyone laughs at the girl in the itsy-bitsy, teeny-weenie, yellow polka-dot bikini who couldn’t face the crowd, but only the absolutely heartless could hear the story of Betty and not get a little verklempt. Despite being otherwise healthy, Betty suffered a skin condition that caused all of her spines to fall out and did quite …