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May 26, 2025

Need Help Making a Decision? Do as the Ancient Persians Did and “Drink” About It

Throughout history, cultures have developed methods of decision making that we might consider… unconventional. According to the Greek historian Herodotus, ancient Persians had a unique approach. They would deliberate on important decisions while inebriated, and once they sobered up, they would revisit their choices. The same process was applied to the opposite order. If something was decided while an individual was sober, they would then drink and consider it again.

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May 13, 2025

Polyglot Delivers Speech to High Schoolers in Their “Native” Gen Alpha Slang

Do you know the difference between “cap” and “no cap?” Or what “rizz” and “sigma” really mean? Maybe you’ve even caught yourself asking, “What on earth is Skibidi?” Generation Alpha has created slang so obscure, it can feel like a whole new language. However, self-proclaimed polyglot and millennial Xiaoma recently made it his mission to crack the Gen Alpha code.

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April 24, 2025

Watch an Octopus Hitch a Ride on a Shark in “Sharktopus” Footage Captured by Scientists

While aboard a University of Auckland vessel off the coast of Kawau Island, in New Zealand, Rochelle Constantine noticed something unusual clutching onto a mako shark’s head. There were several things the orange clump could’ve been; a mass, the marine ecologist thought, or perhaps a deep gash. Maybe it was even a buoy, or a tangled fishing net? She didn’t consider the possibility of it being a Maori octopus hitching a ride.

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April 17, 2025

Humorous Trading Cards of Middle-Aged Men Go Viral in Small Japanese Town

Yu-Gi-Oh. Pokémon. Magic: The Gathering. These are some of the world’s most popular trading card games (TCGs), and yet children in Kawara, a small town in Japan’s Fukuoka Prefecture, are opting for something a little more unique. Their homegrown TCG doesn’t feature fire-breathing dragons, gigantic orcs, or wand-wielding wizards—it features middle-aged and elderly men (ojisan).

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