What if your significant other gifted you baking powder instead of chocolates? What if they invented baking powder? In 1843, British chemist Alfred Bird did just that for his lucky, yeast-allergic,...
As strange as it sounds, being allergic to the cold is a real thing, and it鈥檚 called 鈥渃old urticaria.鈥� Compared with nut or pollen allergies, an allergy to cold temperatures is much less common,...
Red signifies danger in many cultures. From a distance, green is highly visible by day. At night, yellow is easier to see. That briefly explains the choice of colours on every traffic light. But...
If you鈥檝e ever lined up for a classic hot dog on a hot day on campus, you may have reached for the yellow-white sauerkraut perched on the toppings table. The fermented cabbage sure dresses up that...
The use of candles dates back as far as 3,000 B.C., when ancient Egyptians used papyrus reeds dipped in animal fat that they then lit to use as torches. Similarly, ancient Romans dipped wicks into...
Everybody experiences stress differently, from the circumstances that cause it, to the ways that we cope with it. What doesn鈥檛 differ is that we all experience it, one way or another. There are a...
In November 2020, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Unilever for the sale of TRESemm茅 shampoos that were said to contain hazardous ingredients. Word spread quickly as a viral Facebook post...
Have you ever clicked away from a tab asking you to chip in a few dollars, or told the cashier 鈥渘ot today鈥� when they asked you to give money to a charity? It鈥檚 okay, I have too. There is a lot to...
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