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Veterinarian Melba S. Ketchum believes it does after a 5 year study using over 100 alleged DNA samples Working as part of Texas-based firm DNA Diagnos…

Every year, the Dutch town of Zundert holds an enormous festival of flowers. This float, like all of the others pictured at the link, is covered with flowers. What the people can do with them is amazing! Link | Photo: Flower Foundation Zundert

When it comes to gifts, better safe than sorry. If you want something, the only way to make sure you get it is to buy it (for) yourself! The Telegraph reports that self-gifting is on the rise: The average amount spent on "selfgifting" [...]

November, the greatest month of the year (for several reasons including but not limited to my Birthday, Thanksgiving, turkeys, more pumpkins, football, and cranberry sauce) is fast approaching. Who wants to make it a Moustache Movember? Seriously, I’ll try it if you guys do. I most likely will end up with a sad excuse for [...]

Here’s a clever, and colorful, chart that will help you make sure your Halloween costume doesn’t suck this year. Keep these five points in mind as you’re putting your outfit together, and if you see a sad kid on the sidewalk with a sucky costume give them a bit of advice about how to be a [...]

Did you celebrate Octoberfest this year? Well, unless you happened to celebrate in Washington Square Park, you missed out when it comes to the possible cuteness of the event. That’s because the New York park plays home to the annual dachshund Octoberfest celebration where you can enjoy delicious brats with your cute and cuddly wienies. Link

Why? Because you never know when you’re going to have to eat for your life. 17-year old Brandon, the man behold Vanguard Armament, made this tacticool accessory. Now go home, strap it on and practice dry firing. Link -via Everyday, No Days Off

The first real debate of this presidential election year is coming up tomorrow. But the debates held over the years on SNL are a lot more fun! Can you recall who played the candidates in those comedy debates? Test yourself with today’s Lunchtime Quiz at mental_floss. I scored 50%, because I knew the really old [...]

Image credit: Duke.edu There was a time when almost every university student was a sophomore.  Well, a sophister, to be exact, but that’s where the word “sophomore” originated. A sophist was a wise man (derived from the Greek word sophos), so when Henry VIII endowed the “new” Cambridge University in the 16th century, it was decided [...]

Climbing the World Trade Center Don’t ever say a reporter’s job is easy: Two years before the official opening of the Twin Towers in 1973, PopSci reporter Robert Gannon visited the 110-story construction site – and nearly chickened out. To reach the top of the world’s tallest building, Gannon had to climb wobbly wooden ladders lashed [...]