Life's Little Mysteries Weird News Archives
Vulture Strike Blamed for Deadly Nepal Plane Crash
September 28, 2012, Eli MacKinnon, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
A plane crash in Nepal that killed 19 people is being blamed on a devastating collision with a single vulture.
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Can Peanut Butter Go Bad?
September 28, 2012, Life's Little Mysteries Staff
PB is gooey and delicious, yet it can remain at room temperature for months.
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Dramatic Video Apparently Shows Lightning Striking an SUV
September 27, 2012, Eli MacKinnon, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
A new viral video seems to show a dash-cam view of an SUV getting hit by lightning. Would the passengers have been safe?
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Is Becoming a 'Bagel Head' Dangerous?
September 27, 2012, by Natalie Wolchover, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
Having a bagel-shaped swelling on one's forward is the latest body modification trend in Japan. It's nuts, but is it dangerous too?
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Illusionist David Blaine's Electrifying Stunt is Shockingly Safe
September 27, 2012, Eli MacKinnon, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
David Blaine is facing 1 million volts in what he says will be his "most dangerous" stunt ever. But physicists aren't worried.
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Can a Penny on the Tracks Derail a Train?
September 27, 2012, Nicholas Gerbis, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Woman Survives Rare Internal Decapitation
September 26, 2012, Eli MacKinnon, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
A young woman is making a miraculous recovery after having her skull separated from her spine in a car crash.
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Can Fright Turn Hair Suddenly White?
September 26, 2012, Life's Little Mysteries Staff
For centuries, it has been widely believed that fright or dread can turn hair white.
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Aporkalypse Not Now: Bacon Shortage Exaggerated, Experts Say
September 26, 2012, Life's Little Mysteries Staff
A British trade group has said a bacon shortage next year is inevitable. Is it time to stock up?
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What’s the World’s Largest Dog?
September 26, 2012, Katharine Gammon, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
Zeus is a huge Great Dane. Find out just how big.
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Stink Bug Invasion Promises Foul Fall
September 25, 2012, Eli MacKinnon, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
An invading force is laying the groundwork for a coup in the United States this year, and it's going on right under our noses.
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Buzzkill: Steer Clear of Beer After a Nuclear Explosion
September 24, 2012, Life's Little Mysteries Staff
If a bomb falls, will the beer be all right?
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Did Sleep Apnea Cause Rick Perry's Campaign Gaffes?
September 24, 2012, Life's Little Mysteries Staff
Were Rick Perry's famously cringe-inducing blunders the result of an undiagnosed sleep disorder?
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How Did Soldier Not Know She Was Pregnant?
September 21, 2012, Eli MacKinnon, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
A British soldier who didn't realize she was pregnant gave birth in a combat zone in Afghanistan. How did she not know?
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Hilarious Science: Gallery of the 2012 Ig Nobel Prize Winners
September 21, 2012, by Natalie Wolchover, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
The Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony awards scientists for a range of hilarious contributions this year, from a discovery of brain activity in dead salmon to the cure for exploding colons.
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Dead Fish, Exploding Bowels Win Spoof Nobel Prizes
September 20, 2012, by Natalie Wolchover, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
The Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony awards scientists for a range of hilarious contributions this year, from a discovery of brain activity in dead salmon to the cure for exploding colons.
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Can Microwave Popcorn Cause Lung Disease?
September 20, 2012, Life's Little Mysteries Staff
A Denver man says his respiratory condition is the result of a microwave popcorn habit. A jury agreed in the amount of $7.2 million.
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How Does Arsenic Get into Rice?
September 19, 2012, Life's Little Mysteries Staff
New findings have raised concerns that inorganic arsenic is pervasive in American rice products. How did it get there?
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Bootleg Liquor and Why You Should Not Drink Methanol
September 19, 2012, Life's Little Mysteries Staff
An outbreak of bad bootleg liquor has led to 22 deaths in the Czech Republic and bans on Czech booze in neighboring countries. What got into the spirits to cause all of it?
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Wham! How Russia's Trove of 'Impact Diamonds' Was Created
September 18, 2012, Eli MacKinnon, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
Russia has revealed a trove of trillions of carats of diamonds in a Siberian meteor crater. How'd they get there?
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Does Water in a Drain Go a Different Direction in the Southern Hemisphere?
September 18, 2012, Nicholas Gerbis, Life's Little Mysteries Contributor
This myth is rooted in some really interesting science.
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Halliburton’s Misplaced Radioactive Cylinder: ‘Do Not Handle’
September 14, 2012, Life's Little Mysteries Staff
Halliburton misplaced a radioactive tool somewhere in West Texas. How dangerous is it?
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'UFO Mothership' Near Space Station a Trick of the Light
September 14, 2012, Life's Little Mysteries Staff
Does a video taken out the window of the space station show a UFO mothership and orb fleet stationed above Earth, or is this something much more mundane?
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What's a Second Cousin vs. a First Cousin Once-Removed?
September 14, 2012, Life's Little Mysteries Staff
There's a simple way to figure out the relationships between relations.
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Simple Questions with No Answers
September 13, 2012, by Natalie Wolchover, Life's Little Mysteries Staff Writer
Considering all that they know about the universe at large, it seems like scientists would have figured out why cats purr, how lightning works, and all sorts of other simple questions.
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