Weird, Wonderful WorldThe purpose of our fingers and toes is fairly self-evident: the better differentiation of digits makes for better dexterity. This allows us to grasp small objects, or climb and walk, respectively. But why do we have these hard little disks on top of all of our digits? Surely there has to be more of a reason beyond painting them so we can show off our “nail art” on Instagram.
Keep these strange brews in mind when you get bored with all that pumpkin ale you’ve been drinking this season.
It started with the Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte. Now, it seems like everything is pumpkin-kissed this time of year.
Backpacking through foreign lands has long been a right-of-passage for graduates. But instead of doing that, a Dutch student pretended like she did…to see if anyone could tell.
How wild are these facts about wild rice? Pretty wild! Okay, they’re not that wild, but they are pretty interesting.
In Total Recall, Arnold Schwarzenegger took a virtual trip to Mars that nearly destroyed his brain. Now you can do the same, through Marriott’s virtual vacation.
In February, Ben & Jerry introduced a line of “core” ice creams, in which a pillar of fudge, chocolate, or jam runs through the middle of a carton of frozen dessert. The “Hazed & Confused” variety combined hazelnut (the “haze”) and chocolate ice creams with a core of Nutella-like fudge.
It’s everybody’s beer-soaked holiday! (Next to Cinco de Mayo and St. Patrick’s Day.) Here are some Oktoberfest facts to share after clinking your beer steins.
Like most theme parks, Wunderland Kalkar features lots of fun attractions and rides. Unlike the average Six Flags, however, it’s located on the grounds of what was once a nuclear power plant.
The U.S. invented fast food, but Japan has taken things to another level—a very strange level.
Have you ever wanted to visit the places where some of your favorite characters have grabbed a bite to eat or once sliced off an alien’s arm with a lightsaber? Now you can!
It’s almost time for the fall harvest here at BRI headquarters, and there is so much fruit around these parts that there’s only one way to keep it all: make it into jam! Or jelly. Or preserves. Or fruit butters. Now we’re confused. What’s the difference between all of those anyway?
This November, the maiden voyage of the Quantum of the Seas will revolutionize the way that vacationers journey across the oceans. The ship features a sleek lounge with robotic bartenders.
As the temperatures start dropping and the stresses of the season start to rise, you’re going to need all the energy you can get. When the line at Starbucks is too long and a cup of Folgers just isn’t going to do the trick, keep these handy-dandy coffee hacks at the ready.
Before the invention of sliced bread, what did people say was “the best thing ever”? Sliced bread has been around since bread, of course, but pre-sliced bread wasn’t sold commercially in the United States until 1928. What took people so long to figure out how to slice bread?
The other day we told you about the many variations on ice cream. Today, we follow it up with a cringe-worthy ice cream related story.
College is a drag, what with the high tuition, lack of a job after graduation, and the roommates who are really into jam bands. Why go through all that when you can go to school over the Internet?
On August 25th, the Burning Man Festival will kick off for the 29th time in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert. If you’re not familiar with this annual event, here’s your cheat-sheet.
