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Is There a Safer Time to Fly?

26 May 2023

This article was first published in聽The Skeptical Inquirer....

Why Does Pineapple Make Your Mouth Tickle?

26 May 2023

The name for 鈥榩ineapple鈥 is a misnomer. The fruit, also known as Ananas comosus, belongs to neither the pine nor apple genus (Pinus and Malus, respectively). In the Middle Ages, the word 鈥榓pple鈥...

Another TikTok Trend Not Based on Science: Vabbing

10 May 2023

Vabbing, as the name perhaps suggests, involves the dabbing of vaginal secretions onto so-called pulse points of the body鈥攚rists, neck, inside the elbows鈥攋ust as you would a fragrance.

Will running turn my toenails purple?

5 May 2023

About two weeks ago, hundreds of runners lined up at Parc Jean Drapeau to run the Montreal 21K race. But beneath neon-coloured running shoes and Nike sports socks, you would be surprised to learn...

Why Limes Don鈥檛 Have Seeds

21 Apr 2023

You鈥檙e likely familiar with an everyday, small round, green lime. Whether in a margarita, with your Thai food or adorning your glass of soda, they鈥檙e a common enough culinary occurrence. But have...

Going on a Date

7 Apr 2023

In 1960 Willard Frank Libby was awarded the Nobel Prize for his method of using carbon-14 to find the age of objects ranging from ancient bows and arrows to trees buried in glacial ice. Since then,...

Put a Cork In It

3 Mar 2023

I鈥檝e never been one for cork sniffing. I always thought it was kind of a snobby thing to do, but I never really investigated the practice since I鈥檝e never really cared much for wine. Then one day,...

An End to 鈥淕ilder鈥檚 Palsy鈥

24 Feb 2023

Physicians today are unlikely to encounter 鈥淕ilder鈥檚 palsy.鈥 But prior to the 19th century this ailment had to be considered when a patient presented with tremors, irritability, increased...

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