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Should You Wear Underwear When You Get a Massage?

If you're planning to get a massage you may be wondering if you should take it all off or leave some clothes on.

12 Fascinating Facts About People Who Go To Pawnshops

Jane Austen Zingers: The 15 Best Disses and One-Liners From ‘Pride and Prejudice’

Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, published on this day in 1813, is one of the most quotable novels in the English language, full of unforgettably witty repartee that signals attraction, rev…

10 Things You Didn't Know Were Collectible

10 Things You Didn't Know Were Collectible - Author Richard Davies has worked for AbeBooks.com since 2005 as manager of content and PR.

What Libraries Can (Still) Do

Librarians will need to cherish their special talent as “stewards” while letting go of the instinct to be “collectors.” Knowledge in physical form needs to be preserved and curated. But with digital information pouring into iPhones and Kindles in petabytes, libraries need to rethink old habits. They cannot collect everything, or even a small fraction of everything.

Why is there a hole in the middle of a bagel?

If you look online, you'll find quite a few explanations for the hole in the middle of a bagel. Things like if it didn't have hole it would be a roll and the

Why your city government should buy your local newspaper

Newspapers are critical for America's civic health. The government should fund them.

Cobalt 27: Don't Forget The Nickel Exposure

Cobalt 27's strategy - A quick overview. Nickel demand from surging EV sales and higher nickel content batteries. Cobalt 27's Nickel exposure. Current valuation

Coronary stents made of nickel are safe for patients allergic to nickel

Mayo Clinic researchers have found that cardiac patients who have skin allergies to metals commonly found in jewelry, such as nickel, are at...

Overweight Women With Nickel Allergy Benefit From Special Diet

Reducing dietary nickel helps allergic women shed pounds.

What Happens When You Drop a Hot Ball of Nickel Into Honey

Because dropping super freaking hot balls of nickel is always fun to do, seeing it get dropped in various substances never gets old. This time, honey gets the hot nickel treatment. It starts pulsating like a geyser while getting all bubbly and foamy until it squashes the plastic container holding down the steam. At the very end, the honey turns into some kaleidoscopic goop. The video takes a while to get started but you can spend that time wondering what other things you…

iPhones, Droids may be better than BlackBerries for people with nickel allergies

Nickel is one of most common contact allergens, affecting 17 percent of women and 3 percent of men

Nickel Allergy: Dermatologists Share Tips to Avoid Exposure and Reduce Symptoms

According to board-certified dermatologists from the American Academy of Dermatology, nickel is one of the most common causes of allergic contact dermatitis: a skin rash or irritation caused by touching an allergen. In fact, it is estimated that more than 18 percent of people in North America are allergic to nickel, including 11 million children in the U.S.

How a global nickel shortage could disrupt the electric vehicle industry

As the EV industry ramps up, it could be hindered by a global shortage of nickel, a key component in most lithium ion batteries

Watch What Happens When A Ball Of Red-Hot Nickel Is Placed On Floral Foam

We've shown you some of the very cool videos from Youtuber carsandwater before. He likes to place red-hot balls of nickel on various different ob

Nickel, cobalt allow for cheaper, more efficient green hydrogen production

A team at Curtin University found that poor-performing iron-sulfur becomes an efficient catalyst for green hydrogen production with added nickel and cobalt.

We Lost $105M Making Pennies, Nickels