Bastards, Breasts, and Base

Fun facts of the day. All found in the Nov. 2005 issue of Discover Magazine during my lunch break: DNA testing has proven that one in 25 men unknowningly raise another man’s child. One in 25?? Pharmacologists have studied Italy’s river Po in hopes of evaluating drug use. The river carries the sewage of 5 million Italians; basically the world’s largest drug test. They’ve found that 8.8 pounds of cocaine flow downstream every day. Of the 100 trillion bacteria foundRead more

The View From Above

How often do you ask for a window seat when flying? I suppose IÂ’m like a little boy still filled at the wonder of flying, always requesting one when the chance arises. It boggles me how many people will close their shade as soon as the plane takes off, only to open it upon landing. IÂ’m definitely a geographical nerd in love with maps and seeing the world from any angle. When I was young, I spent hours looking atRead more