A gin and tonic appears to fluoresce under black light because of the tonic or quinine.

Thermoacoustic refrigerators, which use sound waves to chill or freeze items, may finally reach consumers, thanks to scientists at Penn State University who have made them more efficient.

Aboriginal people had a fiery dreamtime spirit called the Lighting Man who carried a lightning bolt and made thunder with stone axes.

According to Ian Fleming, James Bond only drove Bentley motorcars.

On Feb. 9, 2003, 100,000 spiritual warriors at Emissaryoflight.com who believe in the power behind spoon bending will combine their strengths to heal the world.

This article appears in 2002.

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