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Tag: science

January 26, 2021
The First-Ever Fossilized Dinosaur Butthole is Here and It’s Flawless, Says Science
By Riot Fest / Science / science, poop, news
In what might already be the greatest scientific achievement of 2021, a team of scientists at University of Bristol have revealed their discovery of the…
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August 17, 2020
Wasps Can Tell Other Wasps That You Suck, Says Science
By Riot Fest / Science / science, Bees, wasps
Fun fact: if a wasp hates you, it can drop a pheromone on you that tells other wasps you suck. Thanks wasps. We probably deserve…
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May 10, 2019
UFOs Are Real, and for Some Reason We’re Not Talking About It
By Miles Raymer / Editorial / science, technology, aliens
Navy pilots have been encountering so many “unexplained aerial phenomena” that the Navy has rolled out a new system for reporting and analyzing them.
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May 6, 2019April 24, 2020
Cheese Ages Best When Listening to Hip-Hop, Says Science
By Riot Fest / Science / science, hip hop, Led Zeppelin
Swiss researchers played various genres of music to nine wheels of aging cheese, and only one tasted better: the cheese listening to A Tribe…
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April 26, 2019April 26, 2019
The “Snot Otter,” Pennsylvania’s New State Amphibian, is a Hero For Our Changing Times
By Dustin Krcatovich / Editorial, Science / science, nature, salamanders
Pennsylvania has declared the “snot otter” as the official state amphibian. They’re working class salamanders who should be lauded as American heroes.
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March 4, 2019March 8, 2019
Bass Players Are The Most Important Part of the Band, Says Science
By Riot Fest / Science / science, bass, bass players
According to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the bass is the most important part of any song.
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February 15, 2019February 15, 2019
Warning: Zombie Deer Disease Could Spread To Humans Soon
By Riot Fest / Science / science, Stephen King, deer
Experts at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) are warning hunters and other outdoor enthusiasts that a fatal zombie-like disease outbreak that is infecting deer,…
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January 28, 2019January 28, 2019
If You’re Over 40-Years Old You Should Only Be Working Three Days A Week, Says Science
By Riot Fest / Science / science, work sucks, over 40
Late night, come home, work sucks, I know, but a recent study published in the Melbourne Institute’s Working Paper Series found that people over the…
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August 13, 2018August 14, 2018
Mondays Are the Number One Day To Have A Heart Attack
By Riot Fest / Science / science, mondays, Monday
Happy Monday. Statistically speaking, you have a better chance of having a heart attack today than any other day of the week.
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May 23, 2018October 12, 2018
There’s a Metaphor Growing on the White House Lawn
By Riot Fest / Science / science, politics, trump
A small metaphor in the form of a sinkhole has opened up on the north lawn of the White House in Washington D.C., and it…
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April 3, 2018April 2, 2018
Not-So-Pyschometrics: Science has Explained A Bunch of Crap We Already Knew, Scientifically
By Dustin Krcatovich / Archive, Random / science, The Smiths, Beatles
In the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, there's a lot of talk in the news about psychometrics: those info clusters that, when combined, allow…
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March 28, 2018July 10, 2018
A Live Music Venue Paid For A Study That Found Going To Live Music Venues Is Good For Your Health
By Riot Fest / Fake News / science, Live Music, Music Biz
I'm not sure what kind of concerts these scientists have been going to, but a study by O2 and Goldsmith's University lecturer Patrick Fagan has found…
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