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Category: Science

January 26, 2021
The First-Ever Fossilized Dinosaur Butthole is Here and It’s Flawless, Says Science
By Riot Fest / Science / science, poop, news
In what might already be the greatest scientific achievement of 2021, a team of scientists at University of Bristol have revealed their discovery of the…
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August 17, 2020
Wasps Can Tell Other Wasps That You Suck, Says Science
By Riot Fest / Science / science, Bees, wasps
Fun fact: if a wasp hates you, it can drop a pheromone on you that tells other wasps you suck. Thanks wasps. We probably deserve…
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May 16, 2019April 24, 2020
Advertisers Now Want to Ruin the Sky With Space Billboards
By Riot Fest / Science / space, advertising, Pepsi
StartRocket wants to use micro satellites to project company logos into the sky. $500,000 would get you ten whole days of sky-polluting advertising gold.
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May 14, 2019May 14, 2019
Police Warn Residents of Illinois About Zombie-Like Raccoons
By Riot Fest / Science / zombies, raccoons, zombie raccoons
The infected raccoons have been reported to walk on their hind legs, stagger and bare their teeth.
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May 6, 2019April 24, 2020
Cheese Ages Best When Listening to Hip-Hop, Says Science
By Riot Fest / Science / science, hip hop, Led Zeppelin
Swiss researchers played various genres of music to nine wheels of aging cheese, and only one tasted better: the cheese listening to A Tribe…
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April 26, 2019April 26, 2019
The “Snot Otter,” Pennsylvania’s New State Amphibian, is a Hero For Our Changing Times
By Dustin Krcatovich / Editorial, Science / science, nature, salamanders
Pennsylvania has declared the “snot otter” as the official state amphibian. They’re working class salamanders who should be lauded as American heroes.
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April 18, 2019
Your Dog Is Way Cleaner Than Your Beard, Says Science
By Riot Fest / Science / dogs, beards, Microbes
Once again proving that dogs are better than people, a recent study conducted by European Radiology found that beards have more germs than dog fur. Dogs,…
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April 3, 2019April 3, 2019
Teen Turns Her Prosthetic Arm Into A Unicorn Horn Glitter Cannon Named Project Unicorn
By Riot Fest / Science / glitter, glitter cannon, Jordan Reeves
Born with one arm, 13-year-old Jordan Reeves, decided she would invent a prosthetic arm for herself that shoots glitter out of a unicorn horn because…
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March 4, 2019March 8, 2019
Bass Players Are The Most Important Part of the Band, Says Science
By Riot Fest / Science / science, bass, bass players
According to a study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the bass is the most important part of any song.
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February 15, 2019February 15, 2019
Warning: Zombie Deer Disease Could Spread To Humans Soon
By Riot Fest / Science / science, Stephen King, deer
Experts at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) are warning hunters and other outdoor enthusiasts that a fatal zombie-like disease outbreak that is infecting deer,…
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January 28, 2019January 28, 2019
If You’re Over 40-Years Old You Should Only Be Working Three Days A Week, Says Science
By Riot Fest / Science / science, work sucks, over 40
Late night, come home, work sucks, I know, but a recent study published in the Melbourne Institute’s Working Paper Series found that people over the…
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November 13, 2018
Working In The Music Industry Can Be Bad For Your Mental Health
By Riot Fest / Science / music industry, Help Musicians UK, Can Music Make You Sick?
A study commissioned by Help Musicians UK and undertaken by University of Westminster researchers Sally-Anne Gross and Dr. George Musgrave confirmed what anyone who has…
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