In the film 鈥淪herlock Holmes and the Game of Shadows,鈥� Holmes identifies the poison on a dart that had instantly paralyzed a victim by sniffing it. 鈥淐urare!鈥� he says. Curare is a very real poison...
You鈥檝e heard of a tempest in a teapot. This is a hurricane in a thimble. I鈥檓 talking about a study carried out by Canada鈥檚 Food Inspection Agency that found pesticide residues in organic produce....
I get all sorts of interesting questions. "How do you wash microwaves out of socks?" I didn't quite know what to make of this. Quickly, though, we established that the gentleman who posed the...
Ask someone what is the best way to reduce the risk of heart disease and chances are they鈥檒l say 鈥渞educe your cholesterol.鈥� That message has been ingrained in our psyche. So it isn鈥檛 surprising...
Now it鈥檚 toxic strawberries from California! 鈥淲ill strawberry shortcake be known for causing cancer, birth defects and miscarriages,鈥� asks a widely circulating article on the web. Well, no. Not...
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