Have you ever wondered where watermelon came from? How about the old wive’s tale about swallowing watermelon seeds?...Read more

“Pope” comes from the Greek “pappas” meaning father. The term used to be applicable to all bishops, but gradually came to denote the Bishop of Rome....Read more

By and large, we’d prefer that people like us. We are who we are, of course, but we can change specific behaviors. So if there’s something we do that drives others away...Read more

How good is your vision? Do you have the ability to see things from far away? Can you determine the exact shade of colors? Is your vision better than 95 percent of the population?...Read more

Every person and situation is different, though the "rule of threes" gets at the desperate nature of what our bodies need: three minutes without oxygen, three days without water, three weeks without food....Read more

Personality disorders are deeply ingrained ways of thinking and behaving that are inflexible and generally lead to impaired relationships with others....Read more

One of the great joys of exploring other cultures is seeing how other people eat - but sometimes, you need a strong stomach to deal with what you find. Around the world, people eat fried tarantulas, sheep's heads, duck embryos, and tons of other weird items....Read more

A yes slips off our tongue before we have the chance to stop it even if internally we’re shouting “No!” and slamming on our inner brake pedal trying to stop ourselves from agreeing to something we don’t want to do....Read more

It's a situation familiar to many of us: That moment when something just feels off. You have a less-than-great feeling about your work environment, and then, someone utters a phrase that gives you a sinking feeling....Read more

From the moment we're born, we're all dying just as we're living. But certain mundane things we do every day may actually be helping us get there faster....Read more

Milk is the first food given to a baby and since then, it becomes an integral part of their diet. It is regarded as a complete food which simply...Read more

In the name of making all of us appreciate what we have in life, we have in the past looked at some of the most terrifying commutes in the world, proving that none of nature's obstacles can keep man from going where he wants to go....Read more

They say eyes are the windows to the soul, but I think that's just a scam from the ocular insulation people trying to get us to winterize. Or maybe it just means you can tell a lot about people from their eyes....Read more

Table manners make eating with others a pleasant experience. There is nothing more disturbing than sharing a meal with people who eat with their mouths open, drum their fingers on the table, and have no idea how to act properly while dining. ...Read more

While the world loses islands periodically from erosion and the effects of climate change - including five Solomon islands that have disappeared over the past seven decades - there is a silver lining in that Mother Nature frequently births brand new islands....Read more