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Scientists this week published a study that reveals what the human brain looks like under the influence of psilocybin, the hallucinogenic chemical found in magic mushrooms. More »
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Historians brought three bottles of hundred-year-old whiskey back from a cache of supplies left during one of famed explorer Shackleton's expeditions to Antarctica. A whiskey manufacturer vows to open and taste them - for science, of course. More »
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A violent method of opening champagne bottles helps explain how pyrex dishes are manufactured to be harder to break than regular glass, and more. More »
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Far from being the staid lectures academics attend, symposia in ancient Greece were wine-stravaganzas. The kind of cups the Greeks drank from turns out to say a lot about them. More »
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We've got the perfect spirit to ring in the New Year, Kraken Dark Spice rum. It's dyed the same color as the evil beasts monsters ink squirts — just think of the toasting potential! More »
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NBC is pushing Take Ichise's (The Ring) Vines drama forward. Focused around a troubled family seeking a new start, Vines takes place after the family purchases an ancient vineyard that makes wine with "dangerous" magical powers. [Deadline] More »
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After a long week of conquering the stars — which may seem like decades to a stationary observer — you deserve a stiff drink. Luckily, science fiction has a huge selection of bizarre cocktails, from the Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster to the Flaming Rum Monkey. Sure, some of them may be poisonous to humans, but that's just part of the fun. Here's our round-up of the awesomest cocktails from SF. Just make sure to strap your drinks tray down, and away we go. More »
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Movies about the red planet may be currently on the wane, but back in 1952, Mars still fascinated the general public. In August of that year, Major Alexander P. de Seversky imagined "Your Trip to Mars" for readers of Pageant magazine. "The date, while still somewhat hypothetical, is certainly well before the year 2000 A.D.," opined Seversky. He envisioned a "cigar-shaped vessel" powered by the "direct thrust" of an atomic-powered engine, traveling at a cruising speed of 1,660,000 miles an hour that would whisk sightseers to Mars in just 41 hours—and getting there was half the fun. Take a luxury cruise to outer space after the jump. More »
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What is it with the stars of TV's Lost constantly getting nabbed for drunk driving? Is it yet another curse of the mysterious Island, or are conditions so boring in Hawaii that the actors just sit around with a bottle in hand when they aren't filming? More »
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