MOS: Survivorship Bias
Old houses weren’t better constructed. You only see the sturdiest old ones because nobody made an effort to save the 14th century shacks.
MOS: The History of the Anti-Vax Movement
The Vaccination Act of 1853 said “hey smallpox is a bummer, so vaccinate your little copypastes or we’re fining you.” This led to riots.
MOS: The Poisoning of Viktor Yushchenko
“You will not poison us. Because not individuals will show up. But tens of thousands and millions. You will not break us.”
MOS: Blaschko Lines, Sex Linked Traits & Calico Cats
In a days old XX embryo, one X chromosome gets a pillow held over its face and is told “go quietly” in a process called gene silencing.
MOS: Hey, did you know?
Giraffes are kinkier than you. Probably. Maybe. I don’t know your life.
MOS: Fitness Gizmos
They’d “reduce risk of injury.” Which is some swing-for-the-fences bullshit for a product designed to mimic wearing nothing.
MOS: Atomic Kitty
A listening and transmitting device implanted on a cat couldn’t cause distress or make Pumpkin start meowing “KILL ALL HUMANS.”
MOS: Hemicrania Continua
In nearly ten years before I was correctly diagnosed, I was diagnosed with everything from migraines to makingitupforattentionitis.
MOS: The Fly Room
Discovery isn’t always pretty, inspiring, or even mildly interesting. Sometimes it’s literally the tale of watching flies fuck.