MOS: The Smell of Parkinson’s
At first Les bathed more thoroughly as requested, but it didn’t help. He couldn’t smell it, and nobody else seemed to detect a whiff either.
SCIENCE
MOS: Lake Titicaca Scrotum Frog
Some genius was like “know what Lake Titicaca needs? Trout.” It did not. The trout dined on scrotum frog tadpoles.
MOS: How To Drink Water
Drink water. Drink 6-8 glasses a day. Drink a hundred ounces a day. Drink a gallon a day.
I need a drink.
MOS: The Fermi Paradox
Out of nowhere, Fermi blurted out, “where is everybody?” His lunch companions knew he was referring to those long absent little green men.
MOS: Kitty Genovese and the Bystander Effect
The story I remember about Genovese’s murder sounds like a fucking nightmare. Probably because you’d have to be asleep to believe it.
MOS: Spanking Monkeys & Flogging Dolphins
My roommate asked me if animals masturbate. She hasn’t entirely forgiven me for the dolphins.
MOS: Thioacetone, possibly the worst smell on Earth.
Those early attempts to isolate the molecule were ultimately abandoned when every single experiment resulted in threats of lawsuits.
MOS: The Peacock Mantis Shrimp
Unlike their more cocktail-sauce-adjacent cousins, these are not filter feeders. These motherfuckers will engage in fisticuffs for their dinner, and don’t let their small size fool you.
MOS: Axolotls, the Colorful Water Dogs
These baby faced limb regenerating Mexican canal puppies with hypothyroidism bear the name of an ancient god, are incredibly useful in medical research, and are on the verge of extinction in the wild.
MOS: Adorable Baby Animals (…mostly)
Baby elephants are three feet tall and weigh about 260lbs. Tell that to your Mother next time she gives you shit for how difficult labor was.