The name for 鈥榩ineapple鈥� is a misnomer. The fruit, also known as Ananas comosus, belongs to neither the pine nor apple genus (Pinus and Malus, respectively). In the Middle Ages, the word 鈥榓pple鈥�...
Vabbing, as the name perhaps suggests, involves the dabbing of vaginal secretions onto so-called pulse points of the body鈥攚rists, neck, inside the elbows鈥攋ust as you would a fragrance.
About two weeks ago, hundreds of runners lined up at Parc Jean Drapeau to run the Montreal 21K race. But beneath neon-coloured running shoes and Nike sports socks, you would be surprised to learn...
You鈥檙e likely familiar with an everyday, small round, green lime. Whether in a margarita, with your Thai food or adorning your glass of soda, they鈥檙e a common enough culinary occurrence. But have...
In 1960 Willard Frank Libby was awarded the Nobel Prize for his method of using carbon-14 to find the age of objects ranging from ancient bows and arrows to trees buried in glacial ice. Since then,...
I鈥檝e never been one for cork sniffing. I always thought it was kind of a snobby thing to do, but I never really investigated the practice since I鈥檝e never really cared much for wine. Then one day,...
Physicians today are unlikely to encounter 鈥淕ilder鈥檚 palsy.鈥� But prior to the 19th century this ailment had to be considered when a patient presented with tremors, irritability, increased...
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