Forget gender-reveal celebration cakes. There’s a new trend for an ultrasound cake that includes an ultrasound scan image printed on top.
Ba’ Game is a version of medieval football played in parts of Scotland. Historians believe this street sport reputedly was first played using a captured soldier’s head for the ball.
Panspermia is the hypothesis/belief that life exists throughout the universe and is distributed by cosmic objects such as asteroids, comets, and meteoroids.
Hiccups are a form of myoclonus, a quick jerking movement that you can’t control.
In 1963, George Harrison tipped off Dick Rowe, head of A&R at Decca Records, that he should see a band called the Rolling Stones. Rowe heeded the recommendation and saw the Stones perform at London’s Crawdaddy Club on May 5, 1963. The rest is history.
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This article appears in July 10 • 2026.