As [politician] Justin Trudeau’s admission of marijuana use becomes the latest news item to catalyze a national debate on the drug, the Post looks at the status of pot in Canada — its history of use in the country, production, trafficking and what Canadians want to do about it. For more, see here: National Post. …

Syria is square in the sights of the world right now, thanks to the recent chemical attacks that have the U.S. wondering if it should step back into another Middle East conflict. Though there are any number of opinions on the subject, one thing we can all agree on is that the history of this …

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All right, so some may say it’s like comparing apples to oranges — or muja fruit to moba fruit — but it’s still always a good time to pit elements of these two beloved sci-fi series against one another. Via SciFi Partners. Out of this world infographics.

It was almost half a century ago that Mary Poppins floated onto the silver screen, umbrella in hand, and two years before the star of Saving Mr. Banks, Tom Hanks, was born. In anticipation of the new film, there’s been plenty of talk about how unhappy the author of the book, P.L. Travers, was with Disney’s …

Bas Landorp is a Dutch entrepreneur who has a project he calls Mars One that aims to send earthlings to Mars. He hopes that he can develop a permanent colony on Mars by 2023 at a cost of $6-billion. He’s set a deadline for applications of August 31, and since that date is nearly upon …

Ben Orlin, at Slate, has published an article about teachers and their words for some students who may have differing abilities (and for good reason, as he notes in his discussion) than school metrics may indicate. I know a teacher—a great one, actually—who, in private, refers to his students as “bricks.” As in, “dumb as …

For most of us, it would take far more than one shot of whiskey to swallow a human toe. Not so for the American looking for one final hurrah in a bar in Dawson City, Yukon. The toe is part of a famous Dawson City tradition which involves drinking a shot of whisky. The toe is …

Now that bread products appear to have become an indulgence, you don’t have to give them up altogether thanks to Japanese company Felissimo. Be the chocolate in your own croissant of comfy or sit those buns of steel down on a slice or two with these unusual bread pillows and sleeping bags. Toast smell not included. …

There aren’t many of us who don’t jump at a bump in the night, but it’s when you realize that bump is a burglar when things go from startling to terrifying. This infographic from North American Investigations provides tips to prevent home break-ins as well as what to do if you find yourself in this …

Getting started with something new is always the hardest part. I’m going to share tips with you on the very basics of social media that writers will need to start building a social media platform to sell their books. As with any new habit, working it into your schedule and making it a priority are …

Though we hate to label countries, you can tell a lot about a place by its taste in beer, so The Logo Company decided to throw together this map of the world wherein each country is identified by their favorite brew. Via The Logo Company. The geography of beer.