Life's Little Mysteries Weird News Archives
What's a Ghostwriter?
October 27, 2010, Remy Melina, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
From celebrity biographies to medical journals and children's books, countless literary works have been ghostwritten - maybe even one of your favorite novels.
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Great Gourds! What's With Those Warty Pumpkins?
October 07, 2010, Remy Melina, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
Pumpkins and gourds covered in warts are popping up in pumpkin-picking patches and farmers' stands across the country this fall. What's the story behind these peculiar pumpkins?
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How Do They Make Spam?
September 16, 2010, Joe Levit, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
It's no mystery meat.
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Why Do People Often Drown Together?
August 13, 2010, Karen Rowan, Life's Little Mysteries Managing Editor
All too often, upon seeing a drowning person in distress, people try to help and end up drowning themselves. But there are ways to minimize the risks, experts say.
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13 Strange Things That Happened on Friday the 13th
August 12, 2010, Remy Melina, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
Our society's mysterious but irrational fear of Friday the 13th has made it synonymous with bad luck and superstitions.
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The Mysterious Health Benefits of Chocolate
July 21, 2010, Remy Melina, LifesLittleMysteries Staff Writer
Chocolate has been credited with everything from reducing stress to helping to decrease the risk of heart disease.
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Could Humans Walk on Water?
June 29, 2010, Lindsey Konkel
More than 50 water-walking devices have been patented.
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7 Strange Ways Humans Act Like Vampires
June 28, 2010, Remy Melina, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
Some diseases and disorders show themselves in ways that give people vampiric characteristics.
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Why Do Couples Start to Look Like Each Other?
June 25, 2010, Amber Angelle
Research suggests that the physical similarities of couples are molded by a lifetime of shared experiences.
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Is Premium Liquor Really Better than the Cheap Stuff?
June 24, 2010, Jeremy Hsu, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
Premium liquors often have natural ingredients and more careful distilling and aging processes, so they earn their higher price tags.
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Coffee's Mysterious Benefits Mount
June 22, 2010, Remy Melina, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
From lowered cancer risks to a sharper memory, more and more studies are showing that coffee is in fact good for you – but why?
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How Does Dry Ice Work?
June 16, 2010, Stephanie Pappas, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Unlike the ice cubes in a cold drink, dry ice doesn't melt to become liquid at all.
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Why Do Bottles of Water Have Expiration Dates?
June 09, 2010, Benjamin Radford, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Water doesn't go bad, but there are several reasons why these dates are helpful.
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How Do Magnets Work?
June 08, 2010, Stuart Fox, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
The first theories on magnets date back more than 2,500 years, but about magnetism remains unexplained.
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Why Does Grilled Food Turn Black?
May 28, 2010, Stephanie Pappas, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Cooking foods on a grill over high heat can lead to a charred crust on your burger or veggies.
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Is the Amityville Horror House Really Haunted?
May 25, 2010, Benjamin Radford, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Previous owners claimed a ghost ripped doors from hinges and slammed cabinets closed, noxious slime oozed from the ceilings and demonic faces and swarms of insects threatened the family.
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Why Is Gray Matter Gray?
May 24, 2010, Stephanie Pappas, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Gray matter is gray because it lacks a fatty covering.
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Can You Really Die in Your Nightmares?
May 07, 2010, Stuart Fox, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
A real disease suddenly kills otherwise healthy young people in their sleep.
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Why Are Packaged Sponges Already Moist?
April 26, 2010, Benjamin Radford, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Typical cellulose kitchen sponges get hard, wrinkled, and crusty-looking when dry.
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What's a Kraken?
April 06, 2010, Benjamin Radford, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Kraken is a massive multi-limbed monster in "Clash of the Titans." It has a long history.
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Why Is Ice Slippery?
March 25, 2010, Ben Mauk
A century and a half of scientific inquiry has yet to solve this one.
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What's the Difference Between Dark and White Turkey Meat?
March 25, 2010, George Frederick
Turkey meat is turkey muscle. Whether it's dark or white simply depends on how much the bird uses it.
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Why is Fecal Matter Brown?
March 25, 2010, Ben Mauk
The end product of the digestive process and the secret of its chief visual property.
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Why Does Soda Fizz?
March 25, 2010, Life's Little Mysteries Staff
The fizz that bubbles up when you crack open a can of soda is carbon dioxide gas.
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Why Do Wintergreen Candies Spark in the Dark?
March 25, 2010, Susannah F. Locke, Scienceline
Four tweens in their bunk beds have now independently confirmed what two minutes ago was just a rumor to us: Wint-O-Green Life Savers spark in the dark. And it’s awesome.
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