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14 Behind-the-Scenes Secrets of Hollywood Food Stylists (MentalFloss.com)
Hollywood food stylists are little short of magicians—only instead of pulling rabbits out of hats, they’re turning piles of mashed potatoes into ice cream sundaes.
How California is Seeding the Pomegranate Revolution (Vice.com)
The origin of these “seedy apples” is highly disputed, but they sure love it here.
6 Proven Benefits of Being More Imaginative (MentalFloss.com)
Embracing your imagination doesn’t mean you need to invest in crayons and paste again (although you could!). You can incorporate simple, imaginative activities into your everyday life.
Ingredients Have Immigration Stories, Too (Vice.com)
The crops that thrive in various climates around the globe have stories to tell.
5 Superhuman Feats People Have Pulled Off to Survive Disasters (MentalFloss.com)
When faced with a life-or-death situation, people will often do the unbelievable to survive.
How to Outrun an Active Volcano (MentalFloss.com)
You’d guess that knowing how to outrun an active volcano is just about as useful as knowing how to climb out of quicksand. Which is to say, not very, as you are unlikely to encounter these disaster scenarios in your lifetime.
The Science of Staying Safe During an Earthquake (MentalFloss.com)
An earthquake is taking place somewhere in the world right this second.
A Brief History of Extraterrestrial Beer (Playboy.com)
Astronauts like to party. Or so you would come to believe once you learn how much effort has been put into brewing beer in outer space. And while space colonies and astronaut bars are still decades away—if even that soon—out-of-this-world beer is very much a reality. Here’s a brief history of extraterrestrial brews, from legit science experiments to viral marketing campaigns to novelty beers made from otherworldly ingredients that you can buy right here on earth.
There Will Be Beer on Mars (Playboy.com)
The Mars crew hadn’t had water, power or fuel for 24 hours. Communication was down, space suits needed to be repaired and life support systems were not functioning. But the beer? The beer was just fine.
You’re Never Going to Space (Playboy Magazine, March 2015)
Let’s be frank: Contemporary space travel is sexy. It’s dangerous, alluring and dominated by dashing billionaires, from Tesla’s Elon Musk to Virgin’s Richard Branson to Amazon’s Jeff Bezos (okay, Bezos isn’t as dashing). These men have promised to build lavish spacecraft and open the heavens for the paying masses. But the truth is, you’ll probably never leave this atmosphere.
What’s In The Measles Vaccine? (MentalFloss.com)
In the 1950s, 3 to 4 million people got measles every year in the United States. Scientists developed a vaccine for the highly contagious respiratory disease in 1963, and by 2000, the disease was effectively eliminated from American soil. But unvaccinated people continue to contract the disease.