When you go out for sushi, do you order crab sticks? Or at least, do you order rolls that have crab sticks in them? Well, in case you didn’t know, unless you’re at a pretty pricey place, those crab sticks aren’t real crab. That’s right: It’s imitation crab. Have you ever stopped to think about...
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Most of us hope to live a long, fulfilling life. Luckily for us, the average age humans generally live to is much longer than it used to be. Still, if you’re looking to live for a long time – and I mean a really long time – then I suppose it’s best to look to...
Being stalked by a stranger is scary. Finding yourself in an abusive relationship with someone who uses technology to spy on everything you do and say? Absolutely terrifying. This woman, whose ex used to stalk her after she finally escaped his abuse, is speaking out about stalker technology. This is how to spot spy software...
For a long time, social media platforms would ban you for misconduct on their site. Recently, however, platforms are making changes to make what you do offline a viable enough offense to remove you from a site permanently. (1) What You Do Offline Could Have You Banned From Online Platforms In April 2021, the online...
The world moves quickly and new technologies come in regularly to displace the old. With generations growing up now who don’t even understand why we say “dial a phone number”, it’s easy to see how much has changed in the last 50 to 100 years. Recently, however, a photo was shared of a tool who’s...
For the first time ever in September, Cavers descended all the way to the bottom of the Well of Barhout. This well is also known as the Well of Hell. Why? Well, because it is basically a giant hole in the desert that you can’t see the bottom of and where no one has ever...
Have you ever experienced a radiating pain starting from your lower back that extends all the way down one or both of your legs? If yes, then whether you knew or not, you were likely experiencing sciatic nerve pain. (1) This condition affects anywhere from 10% to 40% of the population, so you are not...
After decades of aircraft design staying the same, the future of flying might just be here. Meet the new flying-v prototype from Royal Dutch Airlines. The Flying-V From KLM A scaled model of Royal Dutch Airline’s (KLM) new airplane design has undergone its first-ever test flight. Called the Flying-V after it’s v-shaped design, this may...
Sometimes to get a job done you just have to do it yourself. That’s exactly what this Toronto man did when his community garden was in desperate need of new park stairs. Now, the city has threatened to tear it down. Toronto Man Builds Park Stairs In the summer of 2017, Adi Astl of Etobicoke...
Have you ever found mold on your bread, scraped it off, or cut it away and still ate it? Or, did you toss that slice but then grab another slice from the same loaf? Well, I hate to be the one to tell you, but you could potentially be ingesting some pretty bad toxins –...
Women are the subject of unwanted sexual advances and physical contact all the time. Despite this, they often have a hard time being believed. In 2018 Swiss beverage company Schweppes teamed up with Brazilian advertising agency Ogilvy to create dresses that records groping. This is their “Dress for Respect” project. (1) Dress For Respect: Dresses...
Our bodies are constantly telling us things, but if we don’t know how it sends messages, we will miss them. If something is wrong with your health, your body will try to show you in many ways: Appearance, energy, pain, fatigue, and more. Here are a few ways your body might be trying to tell...