If the Heart Is a Muscle, Why Doesn’t It Get Tired?
Heart image via Shutterstock You’re on the weight bench. 18. 19. 20! You couldn’t lift that barbell again if someone had a gun to your head. Your arms and your chest are sizzling with a dull burn....
View ArticleWhich Came First: Orange the Color or Orange the Fruit?
Reader Erica wrote in with a question about oranges. Is the fruit named for its color, or is the color named for the fruit? Crayon and orange images via Shutterstock The citrus definitely got named...
View ArticleWhy Are the Best Competitive Eaters So Skinny?
ALLISON JOYCE/Reuters/Landov Mostly so they don’t die. In 2011, Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas won the first-ever Women’s Division of the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest by downing 40 dogs in one...
View Article
More Pages to Explore .....