December 11, 2013
By The Morning News
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- Putin amps up Russia's military presence in the Arctic, a "Cold War-like" response to Canada's interest in the North Pole.
- The coldest place on earth is an Antarctic plateau measuring -93.2 °C (-135.76 °F).
- Winter cold is no impediment to New York's "New Yorkish" queues for trendy food like cronuts and hip burgers.
- Cul-de-sacs are bad for health because they exist largely in cities or suburbs that require little to no walking.
- After conventional methods failed, Queensland town uses helicopters and gunfire to scare away 80,000 bats from local park.
- Photographer documented every murder site in London over the course of two years.
- Researchers at MIT claim to have found English's most grueling tongue twister: "Pad kid poured curd pulled cod."
- People, from ages five to 60, try to explain what they've learned from their life's biggest mistake.
- David Brooks identifies nine types of successful future workers—freestylers, greeters, weavers—in what looks like a proposal for his next book.
- Protectionism and a lack of global interest makes French authors complain that nobody—other than the French—wants to read their books.
- See also: 78% of Americans can't name a single living French artist.
- India high court reverts to 153-year-old colonial law in deeming homosexual acts illegal.
- Researchers at Emory suggest that irrational phobias may be the result of DNA passed down from ancestors.
- Regularly functioning nerves sound like creaky ships, while epileptic nerves sound like bleeping sirens.
- Pantone announces "radiant orchid" as the official color of 2014.
- Related: The federal government’s official color palette—yes, it has one—controls much of what we see.
- On the symbolism of last meals.
- Eggnog, the project, strives to document America's regional diversity of eggnogs.
