July 9, 2013: Afternoon
- Lunar scientists believe Earth once had two moons that became one after a collision.
- The area of the brain that helps you decide what to share on social media is called the "temporo-parietal junction."
- As U.S. demographics shift, food manufacturers try and keep up with changing tastes.
- NYC chefs face a shortage of experienced cooks, many of whom have departed the city in search of local ingredients.
- Interaction designer connects romaine lettuce leaves into an electrical circuit.
- I eventually became accustomed to the bigger straw. We all did, just as we would eventually become accustomed to the bigger us.
- There is still only a one-in-11-million chance of dying in an airplane crash—you are more likely to be killed by a shark.
- A complete list of every product Jay-Z has endorsed.
- Wikipedia's list of lists of lists.
- Factoring in education costs, refusing to pay student athletes hurts low-income minority areas disproportionately.
- Hundreds of tourists a day flock to Northern Ireland to visit Game of Thrones filming locations.
- Giant fiberglass sculpture of Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy erected in Hyde Park lake; the "terrifying" figure will tour the UK.
- Congressional BadBoys: Those who've served the nation while falling prey to power, money, booze, drugs, and sex.
- Only recently have metro employees been charged with keeping Moscow's "commuter dogs" out.
- Related: Photographer Olga Chernysheva captures the Moscow Metro workers who are seen but not noticed.