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FYI: How Did English Get To Be The International Language Of Science?

FYI: How Did English Get To Be The International Language Of Science? FYI: How Did English Get To Be The International Language Of Science?

By Daniel Engber

FYI: Can You Overdose On Halloween Candy?

FYI: Can You Overdose On Halloween Candy? FYI: Can You Overdose On Halloween Candy?

By Shaunacy Ferro

How Long Could You Survive In A Coffin If You Were Buried Alive?

How Long Could You Survive In A Coffin If You Were Buried Alive? How Long Could You Survive In A Coffin If You Were Buried Alive?

By Christina Cala

FYI: Why Do Leaves Turn Different Colors?

FYI: Why Do Leaves Turn Different Colors? FYI: Why Do Leaves Turn Different Colors?

By Daniel Engber

FYI: What Would Happen If You Got Zapped By The Large Hadron Collider?

FYI: What Would Happen If You Got Zapped By The Large Hadron Collider? FYI: What Would Happen If You Got Zapped By The Large Hadron Collider?

By Daniel Engber

FYI: Can Wireless Electricity Kill People?

FYI: Can Wireless Electricity Kill People? FYI: Can Wireless Electricity Kill People?

By Lizzie Schiffman

FYI: Is It Possible To Control Our Dreams?

FYI: Is It Possible To Control Our Dreams? FYI: Is It Possible To Control Our Dreams?

By Kaitlin Miller

FYI: Do Insects Have Personalities?

FYI: Do Insects Have Personalities? FYI: Do Insects Have Personalities?

By Daniel Engber

FYI: Why Do I Poop More When I Have My Period?

FYI: Why Do I Poop More When I Have My Period? FYI: Why Do I Poop More When I Have My Period?

By Francie Diep

Are Acid Flashbacks A Myth?

Are Acid Flashbacks A Myth? Are Acid Flashbacks A Myth?

By Shaunacy Ferro

Have Modern Scientists Made Any Advancements In Alchemy?

Have Modern Scientists Made Any Advancements In Alchemy? Have Modern Scientists Made Any Advancements In Alchemy?

By Lana Birbrair

FYI: Can Humans Survive In A Completely Self-Sufficient Closed Environment?

FYI: Can Humans Survive In A Completely Self-Sufficient Closed Environment? FYI: Can Humans Survive In A Completely Self-Sufficient Closed Environment?

By Ryan Bradley

FYI: Why Are Escalators So Dangerous?

FYI: Why Are Escalators So Dangerous? FYI: Why Are Escalators So Dangerous?

By Ryan Bradley

FYI: How Forceful Is A Sneeze?

FYI: How Forceful Is A Sneeze? FYI: How Forceful Is A Sneeze?

By Daniel Engber

FYI: Why Do Libraries Have That Smell?

FYI: Why Do Libraries Have That Smell? FYI: Why Do Libraries Have That Smell?

By Shaunacy Ferro

FYI: What Happens If I Put Rocket Fuel In My Gas Tank?

FYI: What Happens If I Put Rocket Fuel In My Gas Tank? FYI: What Happens If I Put Rocket Fuel In My Gas Tank?

Fact: You Carry Around Enough Bacteria To Fill A Large Soup Can

Fact: You Carry Around Enough Bacteria To Fill A Large Soup Can Fact: You Carry Around Enough Bacteria To Fill A Large Soup Can

FYI: Can Snakes Really Be Charmed By Music?

FYI: Can Snakes Really Be Charmed By Music? FYI: Can Snakes Really Be Charmed By Music?

By Ryan Bradley

FYI: How Do You Dispose Of Chemical Weapons?

FYI: How Do You Dispose Of Chemical Weapons? FYI: How Do You Dispose Of Chemical Weapons?

By Kelsey D. Atherton

FYI: Can Anything Move Faster Than Light?

FYI: Can Anything Move Faster Than Light? FYI: Can Anything Move Faster Than Light?

FYI: What Would Happen If Every Element On The Periodic Table Came Into Contact Simultaneously?

FYI: What Would Happen If Every Element On The Periodic Table Came Into Contact Simultaneously? FYI: What Would Happen If Every Element On The Periodic Table Came Into Contact Simultaneously?

FYI: Can I Buy The Moon?

FYI: Can I Buy The Moon? FYI: Can I Buy The Moon?

By Rebecca Boyle

How Long Would It Take To Walk A Light-Year?

How Long Would It Take To Walk A Light-Year? How Long Would It Take To Walk A Light-Year?

By Jessica Cheng

Tomahawk cruise missile launch

FYI: What Are Cruise Missiles, And How Do They Work? FYI: What Are Cruise Missiles, And How Do They Work?

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Which Organs Can I Live Without, And How Much Cash Can I Get For Them?

Which Organs Can I Live Without, And How Much Cash Can I Get For Them? Which Organs Can I Live Without, And How Much Cash Can I Get For Them?

Bang! Supernova SN 2006gy

What Does A Star Sound Like? What Does A Star Sound Like?

By Sally Younger

FYI: Could My Cat Be Allergic To Me?

FYI: Could My Cat Be Allergic To Me? FYI: Could My Cat Be Allergic To Me?

By Lizzie Schiffman

FYI: What’s The Point Of Sex?

FYI: What’s The Point Of Sex? FYI: What’s The Point Of Sex?

By Benjamin Ewen-Campen

Could A Spacecraft Fly Straight Through Jupiter?

Could A Spacecraft Fly Straight Through Jupiter? Could A Spacecraft Fly Straight Through Jupiter?

By Sally Younger

FYI: Did Cavemen Get Athlete’s Foot?

FYI: Did Cavemen Get Athlete’s Foot? FYI: Did Cavemen Get Athlete’s Foot?

FYI: What Would Happen If I Ate Nothing But Meat?

FYI: What Would Happen If I Ate Nothing But Meat? FYI: What Would Happen If I Ate Nothing But Meat?

By Caitlin Kearney

What Would Happen If I Ate A Teaspoonful Of White Dwarf Star?

What Would Happen If I Ate A Teaspoonful Of White Dwarf Star? What Would Happen If I Ate A Teaspoonful Of White Dwarf Star?

FYI: When Will We Evolve Out Of Our Useless Appendages?

FYI: When Will We Evolve Out Of Our Useless Appendages? FYI: When Will We Evolve Out Of Our Useless Appendages?

By Natalie Wolchover

FYI: Can A Paper Cut Be Deadly?

FYI: Can A Paper Cut Be Deadly? FYI: Can A Paper Cut Be Deadly?

By Carina Storrs

Could Robot Aliens Exist?

Could Robot Aliens Exist? Could Robot Aliens Exist?

By Steven Dick (as told to Ker Than)

FYI: If I Fell Through Earth, What Would Happen In The Center?

FYI: If I Fell Through Earth, What Would Happen In The Center? FYI: If I Fell Through Earth, What Would Happen In The Center?

By Susannah F. Locke

Is Hair In Food A Health Risk?

Is Hair In Food A Health Risk? Is Hair In Food A Health Risk?

By Victor Zapana

FYI: What Is The Evolutionary Purpose Of Tickling?

FYI: What Is The Evolutionary Purpose Of Tickling? FYI: What Is The Evolutionary Purpose Of Tickling?

By Natalie Wolchover

Can ‘Brain Freeze’ Cause Long-Term Brain Damage?

Can ‘Brain Freeze’ Cause Long-Term Brain Damage? Can ‘Brain Freeze’ Cause Long-Term Brain Damage?

FYI: How Often Do Astronauts Do Laundry? FYI: How Often Do Astronauts Do Laundry?

By Shaunacy Ferro

FYI: Just How Old is Dirt?

FYI: Just How Old is Dirt? FYI: Just How Old is Dirt?

FYI: Are Organs Ever Re-Donated?

FYI: Are Organs Ever Re-Donated? FYI: Are Organs Ever Re-Donated?

By Lana Birbrair

FYI: Why Does My Voice Sound Different When I Hear It On A Recording?

FYI: Why Does My Voice Sound Different When I Hear It On A Recording? FYI: Why Does My Voice Sound Different When I Hear It On A Recording?

Could There Be A Planet Hidden On The Opposite Side Of Our Sun?

Could There Be A Planet Hidden On The Opposite Side Of Our Sun? Could There Be A Planet Hidden On The Opposite Side Of Our Sun?

By Danny Freedman

Why Not Just Dispose Of Nuclear Waste In The Sun?

Why Not Just Dispose Of Nuclear Waste In The Sun? Why Not Just Dispose Of Nuclear Waste In The Sun?

Evolution of animals

Could Dragons Have Existed If Evolution Had Taken A Different Turn? Could Dragons Have Existed If Evolution Had Taken A Different Turn?

FYI: Could I Have Prevented My Nearsightedness If I’d Just Spent More Time Outside As A Kid?

FYI: Could I Have Prevented My Nearsightedness If I’d Just Spent More Time Outside As A Kid? FYI: Could I Have Prevented My Nearsightedness If I’d Just Spent More Time Outside As A Kid?

By Francie Diep

FYI: Why Is It Funny When A Guy Gets Hit In The Groin? FYI: Why Is It Funny When A Guy Gets Hit In The Groin?

By Shaunacy Ferro

FYI: Could A Human Beat A T. Rex In Arm Wrestling?

FYI: Could A Human Beat A T. Rex In Arm Wrestling? FYI: Could A Human Beat A T. Rex In Arm Wrestling?

How Much Can A Human Body Sweat Before It Runs Out?

How Much Can A Human Body Sweat Before It Runs Out? How Much Can A Human Body Sweat Before It Runs Out?

FYI: Why Do Humans Like Fizzy Drinks?

FYI: Why Do Humans Like Fizzy Drinks? FYI: Why Do Humans Like Fizzy Drinks?

By Colin Lecher

What Are The Least Essential Organs In The Human Body?

What Are The Least Essential Organs In The Human Body? What Are The Least Essential Organs In The Human Body?

By Daniel Engber

FYI: What Is Hikikomori?

FYI: What Is Hikikomori? FYI: What Is Hikikomori?

By Francie Diep

FYI: What Would Happen If You Shot Off Fireworks In Space?

FYI: What Would Happen If You Shot Off Fireworks In Space? FYI: What Would Happen If You Shot Off Fireworks In Space?

By Daniel Engber

FYI: Does The Komodo Dragon Really Kill With A Bacteria-Filled Bite?

FYI: Does The Komodo Dragon Really Kill With A Bacteria-Filled Bite? FYI: Does The Komodo Dragon Really Kill With A Bacteria-Filled Bite?

By Dan Nosowitz

FYI: Could A 3-D Movie Improve Your Vision?

FYI: Could A 3-D Movie Improve Your Vision? FYI: Could A 3-D Movie Improve Your Vision?

By Colin Lecher

FYI: What Makes Tattoos Permanent?

FYI: What Makes Tattoos Permanent? FYI: What Makes Tattoos Permanent?

By Carley Lintz

FYI: Are People Born With A Tolerance For Spicy Food?

FYI: Are People Born With A Tolerance For Spicy Food? FYI: Are People Born With A Tolerance For Spicy Food?

By Agneeta Thacker

FYI: How Do Mosquitoes Survive Rainstorms?

FYI: How Do Mosquitoes Survive Rainstorms? FYI: How Do Mosquitoes Survive Rainstorms?

By Meghan Cetera

FYI: Why Do You Lose Your Tan In The Winter?

FYI: Why Do You Lose Your Tan In The Winter? FYI: Why Do You Lose Your Tan In The Winter?

By Keaton Thomas

FYI: Do We Really Get Cold Feet When We Have The Jitters?

FYI: Do We Really Get Cold Feet When We Have The Jitters? FYI: Do We Really Get Cold Feet When We Have The Jitters?

By Suzee Skwiot

FYI: What Is The Limit To How Fast A Human Can Run?

FYI: What Is The Limit To How Fast A Human Can Run? FYI: What Is The Limit To How Fast A Human Can Run?

FYI: How Does Chewing Gum Freshen Breath?

FYI: How Does Chewing Gum Freshen Breath? FYI: How Does Chewing Gum Freshen Breath?

By Brianna Keefe

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FYI: Could Climate Change Cause More (And Bigger) Tornadoes? FYI: Could Climate Change Cause More (And Bigger) Tornadoes?

By Shaunacy Ferro

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