Health Officials Issue Warning about Traditional Raw Meat Holiday Sandwich

We’re going to be using the word “cannibal” here, but don’t worry. Unlike in our earlier story about human cell-based steaks, there’s no actual human meat involved here. Instead, we’re going to be looking at a peculiar – and some might even call it disgusting holiday tradition. We don’t even need to travel very far, …

Go Eat Yourself: Steak Grown from Human Cells Borders on Cannibalism

Meat has become a bit of a controversial food in the past couple of decades, at least in some circles. Packed as it is with protein, there are some actual concerns surrounding our hunger for flesh. Without even mentioning any ethical and animal welfare issues, meat production presents some serious issues. Producing the amounts of …

Best Things To Do With Your Leftover Halloween Candy

This Halloween was 100% a let-down. We did our best with pre-portioned grab bags, candy chutes, and socially distanced trick-or-treat tables, but despite our accommodations, we’re still slap-dab in the middle of a pandemic. So it shouldn’t have come as a surprise when only a handful of trick-or-treaters showed up Saturday night.  I bought an …

Mummified Twinkie Stumps Scientists Trying to Coax Life out of It

We’ve covered a lot of science lately. From paradox-free time travel to uncovering the reasons behind sexy birdsong, it seems science has been advancing with great strides. Every now and then, though, research hits a setback. Maybe our technology isn’t quite there yet, or scientists discover some new phenomenon we’ve never seen before, but sometimes …

Missouri Man Sells Discontinued Taco Bell Tacos from His Freezer for $70 Each

Getting passionately attached to strange things is surprisingly common. People form emotional ties to anything from bands to sports teams, certain makes of car to a brand of beer. One of the things that some folks get gung-ho over, despite its fairly objectively awful nature, is Taco Bell. Even some of this author’s best friends …