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Dracula, Enhanced Butts and the “Grecian Bend”

30 Jul 2024

The 1993 Academy Award for costume design went to Eiko Ishioka for creating the magnificent costumes in the hit film, “Bram Stoker’s Dracula.” Particularly stunning were the dresses worn by Wynona...

Is Seawater Really the Antidote for Cuts and Scrapes?

19 Jul 2024

Recently, a carpet burn removed the epidermis, the top layer of my skin, of my upper middle finger. It left a large open wound on my hand. Fortunately, I was close to the ocean so I could swim in...

Why Do We Feel Sick to Our Stomach?

5 Jul 2024

If you have ever been truly disgusted by something you saw, you have experienced feeling sick to your stomach. Revulsion involves the brain, clearly, but somehow it can be felt in our digestive...

The Canadian Connection to the American Greenback

4 Jun 2024

The green in American paper bills is chromium oxide, a refined version of chromite, a naturally occurring ore in the Earth’s crust. This ore is also the source of chromium metal which is produced...

Your Earwax and Sweat Have Something Smelly in Common

10 May 2024

Did you know that there are two types of earwax and that, depending on where you are from, you have one or the other?

Turkey Doesn’t Make You Sleepy

29 Mar 2024

This article was first published in The Skeptical Inquirer....

Does Daylight Savings Time Actually Save Energy?

8 Mar 2024

The surefire signs that Spring is just around the corner have started to appear – trees are budding, flowers beginning to bloom and there’s more rain than snow. (Full disclosure – I live in the UK...

Don’t Blame Teething for Most Infant Illnesses

12 Jan 2024

This article was first published in The Skeptical Inquirer....

Kids Don’t Feel Pain from Growing

5 Jan 2024

This article was first published in The Skeptical Inquirer.

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