Melissa Breyer

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Who invented guacamole?

Wed, Jun 19 2013 at 5:22 PM

In which we uncover the origin of the avocado's studly status as an aphrodisiac.

Oily substance in Lake Michigan remains a mystery

Wed, Jun 19 2013 at 12:37 PM

Described as a 'strange phenomenon' by officials, the dark sheen appeared one day and was gone the next.

Squeeze breasts to fight cancer, study says

Wed, Jun 19 2013 at 11:16 AM

New therapies for breast cancer could come from findings that manually squeezing malignant mammary cells can stop out-of-control growth.

10 famous people who died before they were household names

Tue, Jun 18 2013 at 4:08 PM

Not all of them sought fame, but it's sad that their greatness wasn't realized until after they were gone.

7 surprising things Pope Francis has done in his first 100 days

Tue, Jun 18 2013 at 1:13 PM

From the blessing of 35,000 bikers to his punchy tweets, Pope Francis' first 3 months as pontiff suggest he's not your grandmother's pope.

Australian woman sounds French after car crash; foreign accent syndrome to blame

Tue, Jun 18 2013 at 11:11 AM

There have been about 100 known cases of the rare condition since it was first reported in the 1940s.

8 great heroes of human rights

Tue, Jun 18 2013 at 11:07 AM

From Nelson Mandela to Mahatma Gandhi to Jimmy Carter, these tireless advocates have made the world a better place.

'The Astronaut Wives Club' tells the story of the real housewives of NASA

Mon, Jun 17 2013 at 6:11 PM

A new book recounts the true tale of the women tending the families and homes as their astronaut husbands rocketed to the moon during the early space program in the 1960s.

What a grocery store without bees looks like

Mon, Jun 17 2013 at 1:30 PM

In an effort to promote awareness about declining bee populations, a market removes all the food that relies on bees from its produce department.

Shark goes on feeding frenzy in new Applebee's aquarium in Coney Island

Mon, Jun 17 2013 at 10:46 AM

The victims include a whitetip shark and 3 lookdown fish.

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