Next time your paycheck comes up short, spare a thought for the soldiers of ancient Rome. They were paid partly in salt, after all, which wouldn’t cover too many bills these days. Then, when the soldiers retired from the army, they became...wait for it...seasoned...
There are some seriously strange items sold by vending machines these days. Live bait? Check! Gold bars? You betcha! Real human hair? It’s the bald truth! Vending machines may have veered off into some weird directions, but their unhealthy snack staples remain the...
When it comes to extinguishing campfires and melting snow banks — and hopefully not destroying cell phones — the colour of your pee doesn’t matter much. But it does say a lot about the state of your health. Keep reading to find out what pee colour means, and what...
When you consider how far you’ll walk in your lifetime, getting off the bus a stop or two early to get some easy exercise doesn’t seem like a big deal. But it is a big deal. Why? Because of what walking does for you. Based on current life-expectancy figures, the...
What do NFL football star Junior Seau, pro wrestler Chris Benoit and celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain have in common? If you said “they were all hugely successful,” you’d be correct, but that’s not the answer we’re looking for. Whether crushing quarterbacks, delivering...
Q: What's the difference between ground beef and pea soup? A: Anyone can grind beef. Now that you’ve stopped laughing (or groaning), here are two more beefy questions to chew over: What’s the difference between extra-lean, lean, medium and regular ground beef? And why...