Cats develop dementia in a similar way to how humans develop Alzheimer’s disease.

The at sign (@) has different names in different countries. In Afrikaans and Dutch it’s called “monkey tail.” In Armenian, it’s “puppy.” In Catalan it’s named after a Mallorcan pastry, and similarly in Hebrew it’s named after cross-section cut of a strudel.

This summer, the Earth has been spinning faster and the days have gotten shorter by a few milliseconds.

If you had lived in Ancient Rome and found a fava bean in the Saturnalia cake, you could have been king for a day.

Cracking one’s knuckles is a biomechanical phenomenon to release collapsed gas bubbles referred to as “cavitation.” Studies indicate 25% to 54% of people do it regularly.

This article appears in August 22 • 2025.

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