Nerdwriter does an interesting piece on the intersection of cigarettes, Edvard Munch, mental illness and a few other things.
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YouTube description: How did Q and U get to be partners? It's a tiny window back to the origins of our writing system. Produced for Mental Floss.
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 3 weeks ago • 404 views • 2:49YouTube description: A weekly show where knowledge junkies get their fix of trivia-tastic information. This week, John tells you about some jobs your high school guidance counselor probably failed to... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 1 month ago • 311 views • 7:53YouTube description: Some times a mishearing leads to the birth of a word. Here are some words we invented by getting them wrong. Produced for Mental Floss.
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 774 views • 2:40YouTube description: It varies from town to town, or even within families. Part of the problem with the word pecan has to do with the way it came into the English language. Produced for Mental Floss,... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 1 month 4 weeks ago • 656 views • 3:17YouTube description: Welcome to the world of contronyms, where words mean something--as well as its opposite. Produced for Mental Floss. (via digg)... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 3 months ago • 728 views • 3:10YouTube description: Why does English have so many words that have twins? Here's how we got to have two vocabularies, one based in Germanic roots, and one based in Latin. Produced for Mental Floss. ... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 3 months 1 week ago • 622 views • 2:20YouTube description: We know it as those scary Gothic-Viking-Teutonic dots, but they are so much more. Here is story of the umlaut. Produced for Mental Floss. (via digg)... continue reading
posted by Aard Vark (oritteropo) 8 years 3 months 1 week ago • 609 views • 4:02Depression is the leading cause of disability in the world; in the United States, close to ten percent of adults struggle with the disease. But because it’s a mental illness, it can be a lot harder to... continue reading
posted by cricket 8 years 5 months 1 week ago • 464 views • 4:29YouTube: This week in SciShow News we dissect what a Lewy Body is and what they are capable of doing.
posted by PlayhousePals 8 years 7 months ago • 392 views • 4:25This seems way more useful than the finger-counting method I was taught.
posted by nock 8 years 10 months 3 weeks ago • 306 views • 1:10A weekly show where we debunk common misconceptions. This week, Elliott discusses some misconceptions about getting sick. [YT]
posted by FlowersInHisHair 9 years 5 months ago • 1,013 views • 5:15No, cooks' sperm low for other reasons.
posted by Warren E. Hale (MrFisk) 9 years 8 months 1 week ago • 69 views • 2:57Split mind.
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 8 months 3 weeks ago • 179 views • 11:44YT: Stephen Post discusses the mental and physical benefits of altruistic behavior.
posted by PlayhousePals 9 years 11 months 1 week ago • 182 views • 4:33YouTube: A weekly show where knowledge junkies get their fix of trivia-tastic information. This week, Dr. Aaron Carroll debunks some common myths about sex.
posted by Janine V. (Lilithia) 9 years 11 months 1 week ago • 910 views • 11:25YouTube Description: are you an uninsured American? Check out: https://www.healthcare.gov Music by http://www.youtube.com/JakeChudnow and http://www.audionetwork.com Mental Floss "micromorts"... continue reading
posted by Janine V. (Lilithia) 1 decade 2 months 3 weeks ago • 278 views • 8:06YouTube Description: This week, Hank Green discusses 50 common science misconceptions about topics such as bats, dog years, and dinosaurs.
posted by Grimm 1 decade 3 months 2 weeks ago • 707 views • 7:44Try to remember at least a few of these to break out in party conversations! Be that awesome guys that knows everything! Or... Be that annoying guy that knows everything. Either way, You're knowing stuff!
posted by Unsung_Hero 1 decade 5 months 3 weeks ago • 985 views • 7:04I'm kinda feeling like an Old Fashioned right now.
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