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...
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...
If you’ve ever wondered about who exactly is answering your emails, chatting with you on our site, replying to you on our social accounts and generally trying to make your experience with Dollar Shave Club the bestest EVAR, well then meet Hayden Mills. We sat down with...
When avid gamer and disabled veteran Mark Barlet received the news that a friend had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, he turned the calamity into an opportunity to help out. Guided by his passion for video games, Mark started AbleGamers, a charity that uses gaming to help...
Up high, in the middle, down low, too slow! Don’t leave us hanging during this week’s Rompecabeza: Can you find these five words, all five letters long and containing the letter pair “HI”? Check back next week for the answer. ANSWER TO THE OCTOBER ROMPECABEZA We asked you...
Many of us grew up thinking that our tongue was like a four-piece band: Each section tuned to hit a single flavor note, that when combined, creates the sweet (and salty, sour and bitter) music of taste. That concept, while a fun idea, is inaccurate, because it’s...
