Ropes? Fires? Timers? What is this? An episode of Fear Factor? Nope, it’s your weekly Rompecabeza. Can you figure it out? You have two ropes of equal length and made from the exact same material that take exactly one hour to burn if lit on one end. ...
In the October “Halloween Spooktacular” issue of the Bathroom Minutes, we wrote about terrifying and painful surgeries from eras past that could have been pulled straight from a horror film. We’re looking at you, hemorrhoid cauterization. But, thankfully, not everything that happens in a hospital is as...
If there’s one thing the human race can agree upon, it’s that you should trim that thick strand of hair hanging from your left nostril. In fact, people have such strong opinions against nose hair that someone even created a service made specifically for sending anonymous emails...
Born and raised in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Alan Cheeseman grew up fishing and camping with his family in the wilds of Canada. After a career as a marine engineer, Alan realized that life on the open seas wasn’t for him. So in 1993 he returned to Ontario...
Columbus, imma let you finish, but the first guy to figure out how to shave his face made a pretty amazing discovery, too. In fact, innovations in hygiene are some of the most important discoveries, well, ever—just imagine a world without teeth brushing, body scrubbing and nail...
Oktoberfest might have ended last weekend, but if you thought the chance to drink your weight in Bitburger is over, think again. These days, with everything from lagers to lambics widely available at most stores, enjoying a cold one from breweries all around the globe has never...
There’s few things more ‘murican than sitting down with family to enjoy two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun. Is having a big appetite a genetic trait? Help us find out in this week’s rompecabeza: Two fathers and two sons...
Blood, it’s not just for vampires. Because of blood’s many nutrients and its rampant availability—i.e., it flows through the veins of every living being—plenty of other creatures, like the ones featured in our October Halloween Spooktacular edition of the Bathroom Minutes magazine, feast on it, too. But...
A mix of clichéd metaphors and hyperbolic buzzwords such as “mission critical” and “scalability,” the ubiquitousness of office clichés will make you feel like you’re taking crazy pills. Because if you work in an office long enough you know this seemingly innocuous jargon is actually loaded in hilarious subtext. This week in Office...
Contact lens manufacturers take all the guesswork out of determining how long each lens can be worn: Look right on the box, where the lifespan is clearly spelled out. Done, question answered. But for reasons of frugality, laziness, curiosity or our unwavering desire to push the human...
The recent release of The Martian had us wondering: How would living in space actually affect Matt Damon’s body? Would his skin age at a ludicrous speed? Would his hair grow like Rapunzel’s? To get some answers, we talked to retired astronaut and author of The Ordinary...
Sometimes animals get along. Sometimes they don’t. Either way, it’s probably best not to put them on a boat together—unless your name’s Noah and you have a giant ark, of course. With that in mind, let’s get some animals across the river in this week’s Rompecabeza: A farmer taking...
