Sure, a Nobel Prize is cool, but what about an Ig Nobel Prize? The lighthearted counterpart to the prestigious Swedish award honors “achievements so surprising that they make people LAUGH, then THINK.” “The prizes are […]
This alligator wants your vote. According to NBC4, a small alligator was spotted in the Washington Channel in D.C.’s Southwest Waterfront neighborhood. Resident Phoenix Norwood had spotted the reptile after the dockmaster sent out an alert regarding its presence. Norwood […]
A lawyer left the courtroom with some extra bling after agreeing to a deal with the case’s judge to get his ear pierced. As People reports, attorney Joshua Sussberg made the promise to Judge Brendan Shannon amid working to find a buyer […]
A possum in harm’s way was saved from possibly not just playing possum. According to the Shawnee Police Department in Kansas, one particular nocturnal critter found itself trapped inside a home’s fireplace. “Officer Satterfield recently rescued an opossum that had […]
There may be an evolutionary reason why a drink at the end of a long day sounds so good. A new study published on Science.org posits, “Human attraction to alcohol may derive from an evolutionary association between […]
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