Is Showering Really More Hygienic Than Bathing?
Recently on Reddit, one user asked the question “is showering more hygienic than bathing because you aren’t sitting in a bunch of butthole and foot soup?” While we could debate until your fingers turn to prunes about whether the water in your bath constitutes a foot/bum soup, let’s focus on the cleanliness aspect and overall […]
Newcastle seeking PGMOL clarification on Chelsea penalty incident
Newcastle head coach Eddie Howe says the club have written to seek clarification from the PGMOL after the Magpies were denied a penalty in the 2-2 draw with Chelsea last weekend. The home side found themselves 2-0 through a Nick Woltemade brace, but were pegged back by the Blues, eventually walking away with just one […]
In 1940, A Dog Investigated A Hole In A Tree And Discovered A Vast Cave Filled With Ancient Human Artwork
On September 12, 1940, a dog in France made one of the most exciting archaeological discoveries of the 20th century. Marcel Ravidat, an 18-year-old student, was exploring the woods in Montignac in Dordogne, southern France, when his dog named Robot began investigating a small hole next to an uprooted tree. According to some retellings of […]
How Versus Trade Emerged as One of 2025’s Fastest-Growing Brokers
Versus Trade has reported a strong market entry, reaching $75 billion in trading volume and over 100,000 registered accounts within its first six months of operation. The brokerage’s early performance reflects a launch strategy focused on differentiated products, infrastructure readiness, and early regulatory alignment rather than short-term promotional activity. The broker entered the market with […]
IFLScience The Big Questions: Can Magic Be Used As A Tool In Science?
What is magic? Rabbits out of hats? Card tricks? Someone in a sparkly outfit getting sawn in half? Well, yes, but it’s also about defying expectations. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content. To psychologist and magician Dr Gustav Kuhn, founder of the […]
What Is Gold Trading – A Beginner’s Guide
Introduction: What Is Gold Trading? Gold trading involves buying and selling gold to earn money based on price changes in the market. This differs from simply owning gold in forms like jewelry or bars. When you trade gold, you can try to make money from short-term price movements or use gold to protect your investments […]
What’s The Rarest Plant On Earth? Meet 6 Of The Planet’s Biggest, Smallest, Deadliest, And Stinkiest
In 2025, botanist Chris Thorogood shared a video following what he described as a “life-changing” encounter in Sumatra. After days of trekking day and night, his team got to witness the opening of a Rafflesia hasseltii bloom – one of the planet’s most elusive plants and the largest flower on Earth (that also happens to […]
SMX’s 1900% Surge Is Driven by Transformative, Deliverable Technology
Markets love simple explanations. A chart goes vertical and the default diagnosis follows. Momentum. Retail frenzy. Speculation. Something viral on social media. That framing completely misses what happened with SMX (NASDAQ: SMX). Since November, SMX has moved more than 1,900% higher to its current $116 at the close on Tuesday. That kind of number usually […]
Liverpool boss Slot slams Van de Ven’s leg-breaking challenge on Alexander Isak as ‘reckless’
Arne Slot is optimistic Alexander Isak can return before the end of the season after undergoing surgery on a broken leg following a tackle from Tottenham’s Micky van de Ven that the Liverpool boss described as “reckless”. Isak, who joined Liverpool from Newcastle in a club-record £125m deal in September, sustained the injury in the […]
Who will be next year’s FTSE 100 Christmas cracker?
Image source: Getty Images By historical standards, it’s been a pretty good year for the FTSE 100. Since the start of 2025, the index has gained approximately a fifth. And unless something dramatic happens today (23 December) or tomorrow, we know who will be the Footsie’s Christmas number one. Any guesses? A gold star Yes, […]
