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How Much Can A Human Body Sweat Before It Runs Out?

How Much Can A Human Body Sweat Before It Runs Out? How Much Can A Human Body Sweat Before It Runs Out?

FYI: Why Do Humans Like Fizzy Drinks?

FYI: Why Do Humans Like Fizzy Drinks? FYI: Why Do Humans Like Fizzy Drinks?

By Colin Lecher

What Are The Least Essential Organs In The Human Body?

What Are The Least Essential Organs In The Human Body? What Are The Least Essential Organs In The Human Body?

By Daniel Engber

FYI: What Is Hikikomori?

FYI: What Is Hikikomori? FYI: What Is Hikikomori?

By Francie Diep

FYI: What Would Happen If You Shot Off Fireworks In Space?

FYI: What Would Happen If You Shot Off Fireworks In Space? FYI: What Would Happen If You Shot Off Fireworks In Space?

By Daniel Engber

FYI: Does The Komodo Dragon Really Kill With A Bacteria-Filled Bite?

FYI: Does The Komodo Dragon Really Kill With A Bacteria-Filled Bite? FYI: Does The Komodo Dragon Really Kill With A Bacteria-Filled Bite?

By Dan Nosowitz

FYI: Could A 3-D Movie Improve Your Vision?

FYI: Could A 3-D Movie Improve Your Vision? FYI: Could A 3-D Movie Improve Your Vision?

By Colin Lecher

FYI: What Makes Tattoos Permanent?

FYI: What Makes Tattoos Permanent? FYI: What Makes Tattoos Permanent?

By Carley Lintz

FYI: Are People Born With A Tolerance For Spicy Food?

FYI: Are People Born With A Tolerance For Spicy Food? FYI: Are People Born With A Tolerance For Spicy Food?

By Agneeta Thacker

FYI: How Do Mosquitoes Survive Rainstorms?

FYI: How Do Mosquitoes Survive Rainstorms? FYI: How Do Mosquitoes Survive Rainstorms?

By Meghan Cetera

FYI: Why Do You Lose Your Tan In The Winter?

FYI: Why Do You Lose Your Tan In The Winter? FYI: Why Do You Lose Your Tan In The Winter?

By Keaton Thomas

FYI: Do We Really Get Cold Feet When We Have The Jitters?

FYI: Do We Really Get Cold Feet When We Have The Jitters? FYI: Do We Really Get Cold Feet When We Have The Jitters?

By Suzee Skwiot

FYI: What Is The Limit To How Fast A Human Can Run?

FYI: What Is The Limit To How Fast A Human Can Run? FYI: What Is The Limit To How Fast A Human Can Run?

FYI: How Does Chewing Gum Freshen Breath?

FYI: How Does Chewing Gum Freshen Breath? FYI: How Does Chewing Gum Freshen Breath?

By Brianna Keefe

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FYI: Could Climate Change Cause More (And Bigger) Tornadoes? FYI: Could Climate Change Cause More (And Bigger) Tornadoes?

By Shaunacy Ferro

FYI: Are Unvaccinated Kids Really Causing The Whooping Cough Resurgence?

FYI: Are Unvaccinated Kids Really Causing The Whooping Cough Resurgence? FYI: Are Unvaccinated Kids Really Causing The Whooping Cough Resurgence?

By Francie Diep

FYI: Can A Bionic Eye See As Well As A Human Eye?

FYI: Can A Bionic Eye See As Well As A Human Eye? FYI: Can A Bionic Eye See As Well As A Human Eye?

By Alyssa Brewer

FYI: Do Wind Farms Make It Less Windy?

FYI: Do Wind Farms Make It Less Windy? FYI: Do Wind Farms Make It Less Windy?

By Daniel Engber

FYI: Do Parasites Get Parasites?

FYI: Do Parasites Get Parasites? FYI: Do Parasites Get Parasites?

By Daniel Engber

FYI: Which Emotion Is The Hardest To Fake?

FYI: Which Emotion Is The Hardest To Fake? FYI: Which Emotion Is The Hardest To Fake?

By Emily Ferber

FYI: Do I Really Need My Pinky Toe?

FYI: Do I Really Need My Pinky Toe? FYI: Do I Really Need My Pinky Toe?

FYI: Why Do We Hate The Sound Of Nails On A Chalkboard?

FYI: Why Do We Hate The Sound Of Nails On A Chalkboard? FYI: Why Do We Hate The Sound Of Nails On A Chalkboard?

FYI: Why Do Old People Get So Hairy?

FYI: Why Do Old People Get So Hairy? FYI: Why Do Old People Get So Hairy?

FYI: Why Are There No Native Monkeys In North America?

FYI: Why Are There No Native Monkeys In North America? FYI: Why Are There No Native Monkeys In North America?

By Dan Nosowitz

FYI: Why Aren’t Hovercraft More Useful?

FYI: Why Aren’t Hovercraft More Useful? FYI: Why Aren’t Hovercraft More Useful?

By Daniel Engber

FYI: How Does A Drug Get Its Name?

FYI: How Does A Drug Get Its Name? FYI: How Does A Drug Get Its Name?

By Rebecca Boyle

FYI: How Much Cocaine Can You Fit In Your, Ahem, Body?

FYI: How Much Cocaine Can You Fit In Your, Ahem, Body? FYI: How Much Cocaine Can You Fit In Your, Ahem, Body?

By Dan Nosowitz

FYI: Is Ecstasy Safer When It’s Purer?

FYI: Is Ecstasy Safer When It’s Purer? FYI: Is Ecstasy Safer When It’s Purer?

By Shaunacy Ferro

West, Texas Explosion

What Is Anhydrous Ammonia, The Chemical At The Site Of The West, Texas, Explosion? What Is Anhydrous Ammonia, The Chemical At The Site Of The West, Texas, Explosion?

By Colin Lecher

FYI: Can humans get high on catnip?

FYI: Can humans get high on catnip? FYI: Can humans get high on catnip?

By Francie Diep

FYI: Do Lobotomies Work?

FYI: Do Lobotomies Work? FYI: Do Lobotomies Work?

By Daniel Engber

FYI: Which Came First, The Chicken Or The Egg?

FYI: Which Came First, The Chicken Or The Egg? FYI: Which Came First, The Chicken Or The Egg?

By Daniel Engber

Why Are Celebrities Getting Vampire Facials?

Why Are Celebrities Getting Vampire Facials? Why Are Celebrities Getting Vampire Facials?

By Francie Diep

Why Do Some People Faint When They See Blood?

Why Do Some People Faint When They See Blood? Why Do Some People Faint When They See Blood?

By Colin Lecher

FYI: How Do You Ship A Dinosaur Halfway Around The World?

FYI: How Do You Ship A Dinosaur Halfway Around The World? FYI: How Do You Ship A Dinosaur Halfway Around The World?

By Francie Diep

FYI: Could Hand Sanitizer Make You Catch On Fire?

FYI: Could Hand Sanitizer Make You Catch On Fire? FYI: Could Hand Sanitizer Make You Catch On Fire?

FYI: Now We’ve Looked Below The Surface, Why Isn’t Mars Red On The Inside?

FYI: Now We’ve Looked Below The Surface, Why Isn’t Mars Red On The Inside? FYI: Now We’ve Looked Below The Surface, Why Isn’t Mars Red On The Inside?

By Rebecca Boyle

FYI: Do Meteor Showers Ever Run Out of Meteors?

FYI: Do Meteor Showers Ever Run Out of Meteors? FYI: Do Meteor Showers Ever Run Out of Meteors?

By Daniel Engber

FYI: Do Zombies Experience Consciousness?

FYI: Do Zombies Experience Consciousness? FYI: Do Zombies Experience Consciousness?

By Shaunacy Ferro

FYI: What Causes Muscle Twitches?

FYI: What Causes Muscle Twitches? FYI: What Causes Muscle Twitches?

By Dan Nosowitz

FYI: What Gives Ravens Quarterback Joe Flacco His Mutant-Like Arm?

FYI: What Gives Ravens Quarterback Joe Flacco His Mutant-Like Arm? FYI: What Gives Ravens Quarterback Joe Flacco His Mutant-Like Arm?

By Colin Lecher

FYI: What Is Deer Antler Spray, And Why Would A Football Player Use It?

FYI: What Is Deer Antler Spray, And Why Would A Football Player Use It? FYI: What Is Deer Antler Spray, And Why Would A Football Player Use It?

By Colin Lecher

FYI: Do Men Really Fall Apart When A Female Soldier Gets Killed?

FYI: Do Men Really Fall Apart When A Female Soldier Gets Killed? FYI: Do Men Really Fall Apart When A Female Soldier Gets Killed?

By Shaunacy Ferro

How do you make the perfect snowball?

How do you make the perfect snowball? How do you make the perfect snowball?

By Daniel Engber

FYI: Why Would Someone Create A Fake Internet Girlfriend?

FYI: Why Would Someone Create A Fake Internet Girlfriend? FYI: Why Would Someone Create A Fake Internet Girlfriend?

By Colin Lecher

FYI: Why Is There A Winter Flu Season?

FYI: Why Is There A Winter Flu Season? FYI: Why Is There A Winter Flu Season?

FYI: Could You Survive A Flight Strapped To The Wing Of A Plane?

FYI: Could You Survive A Flight Strapped To The Wing Of A Plane? FYI: Could You Survive A Flight Strapped To The Wing Of A Plane?

By Colin Lecher

Do Natural Disasters Breed Health Epidemics?

Do Natural Disasters Breed Health Epidemics? Do Natural Disasters Breed Health Epidemics?

By Jonathan M. Katz

FYI: Why Do We Crave Greasy Food When We’re Hung Over?

FYI: Why Do We Crave Greasy Food When We’re Hung Over? FYI: Why Do We Crave Greasy Food When We’re Hung Over?

By Melody Chandler

FYI: What Causes Motion Sickness, And How Do You Cure It?

FYI: What Causes Motion Sickness, And How Do You Cure It? FYI: What Causes Motion Sickness, And How Do You Cure It?

By Brooke Workneh

FYI: What Kind Of Dinosaur Meat Would Taste Best?

FYI: What Kind Of Dinosaur Meat Would Taste Best? FYI: What Kind Of Dinosaur Meat Would Taste Best?

FYI: Why Don’t Spiders Get Trapped In Their Own Webs?

FYI: Why Don’t Spiders Get Trapped In Their Own Webs? FYI: Why Don’t Spiders Get Trapped In Their Own Webs?

By Daniel Engber

FYI: How Long Would It Take Santa To Deliver Presents To Every Kid On Earth?

FYI: How Long Would It Take Santa To Deliver Presents To Every Kid On Earth? FYI: How Long Would It Take Santa To Deliver Presents To Every Kid On Earth?

Does Edible Deodorant Work?

Does Edible Deodorant Work? Does Edible Deodorant Work?

By Martha Harbison

FYI: What Do Forensic Chemists Do, And Why Would They Cheat?

FYI: What Do Forensic Chemists Do, And Why Would They Cheat? FYI: What Do Forensic Chemists Do, And Why Would They Cheat?

By Krislyn Placide

FYI: What Makes Hair Curly?

FYI: What Makes Hair Curly? FYI: What Makes Hair Curly?

By Daniel Engber

FYI: Can Viagra Make You A Better Athlete?

FYI: Can Viagra Make You A Better Athlete? FYI: Can Viagra Make You A Better Athlete?

By Colin Lecher

FYI: Why Are Mean People So Hot?

FYI: Why Are Mean People So Hot? FYI: Why Are Mean People So Hot?

FYI: Can You Make An Authentic Twinkie At Home?

FYI: Can You Make An Authentic Twinkie At Home? FYI: Can You Make An Authentic Twinkie At Home?

By Colin Lecher

FYI: What’s The Most Porous Material On Earth?

FYI: What’s The Most Porous Material On Earth? FYI: What’s The Most Porous Material On Earth?

By Krislyn Placide

FYI: What Is Sea Foam? Where Does It Come From?

FYI: What Is Sea Foam? Where Does It Come From? FYI: What Is Sea Foam? Where Does It Come From?

FYI: What Material Is Water Most Afraid Of?

FYI: What Material Is Water Most Afraid Of? FYI: What Material Is Water Most Afraid Of?

By Krislyn Placide

FYI: Can Japan’s Latest Soft Drink Really Help You Lose Weight?

FYI: Can Japan’s Latest Soft Drink Really Help You Lose Weight? FYI: Can Japan’s Latest Soft Drink Really Help You Lose Weight?

By Stephanie Warren

FYI: What’s The Softest Material On Earth?

FYI: What’s The Softest Material On Earth? FYI: What’s The Softest Material On Earth?

By Daniel Engber