Posts by Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn

Every professional has their pet peeves, especially when it comes to what their job really entails versus what the layperson thinks. I have to imagine that, in the age of social media, scientists are experiencing more than their fair share. So it’s unsurprising that these 15 scientists were willing to dish on the worst offenses....

This is such a good topic. I consider myself open-minded — live-and-let-live is pretty much the only way to go about our time on this earth as far as I’m concerned. That said, we all have that one thing we just can’t help but put on our judgy pants about, right? These 13+ people weren’t...

If you’re an American citizen, you probably know that there is no law against “disrespecting” the flag in any way, shape, or form. Whether you agree with it or not, the treatment of the flag falls under the First Amendment, which grants us all free speech, so your fellow citizens can wear, burn, stomp on,...

The first time I drank too much wine in my 30s, I was sick for two straight days. Since then, drinking too much of anything is a recipe for disaster, and I know that I’m not alone in not being able to throw down and party without (many) consequences the way I could a decade...

Sometimes it’s hard to imagine that ancient people could be all that similar to us – but these recent findings from the Atacama Desert go a long way toward helping us understand our genetic ancestors. The Atacama Desert is the driest place on Earth, and is so foreign and otherworldly that researchers use it to...

During World War II, Ireland declared itself officially neutral – the country was still struggling to recover from its bid for independence from the United Kingdom – and people there carved massive markers into their landscape to make sure their decision could be seen by all aircraft flying overhead. “The signs were built by the Coast...

First of all, let’s just get this out of the way – if you’re having a life threatening emergency you should dial 9-1-1 and ask for an ambulance and EMTs, and don’t attempt to drive yourself (or the person in question) to a hospital yourself. That said, there are times when a person needs an...

Have you ever stopped and wondered what the Ancient Greeks would have made of the Internet, or air conditioning, or an electrical grid in general? If so – or even if not – the Internet has thought about it harder, and come up with these 15 tidbits that would have completely blown about the minds...

Elizebeth Smith Friedman (spelled that way by her mother, who reportedly disliked the name ‘Eliza’) was born the youngest of 9 children in 1892. From a young age it was clear the girl was bright, displaying an impressive talent for languages. She wanted to go to college, so badly that she borrowed the money from...

It seems as if some people have terrible luck – worse than most, and more often than most – while others seem to sail through life avoiding all of the tripping hazards and mud puddles along the way. These 15 people below are definitely the former, and we’ve got the photographs to prove it. #15....

There are many differences between men and women, but they all come down to how they see the world – and that is never more clear than when we see what they see through the lens of a camera. This is one instance when we can be thankful for the immediacy and lasting nature of...

At 119 Christmas Tree Lane in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, there’s a magical place called The Inn at Christmas Place. There, nestled at the foot of the Smoky Mountains, Christmas lovers will find that all of their wildest dreams have come true – it’s Christmas every single day of the year. It’s basically Disneyland for the people...

People these days joke with their friends about promising to come and delete their hard drive after they die to avoid embarrassing revelations after they’re gone – but what if there’s no way to avoid all of your deepest, darkest secrets emerging once you’re no longer around to protect them? These 15 people know a...

It’s official, y’all – holding it in is definitely more fraught with complications than just letting it out. According to University of Newcastle nutrition and dietetics professor Clare Collins, pent-up gas can pass through your gut wall and re-absorb into your bloodstream where it could then circulate through your body. If that happens, the gas...

If you’ve got kids of a certain age and are a family that celebrates Christmas, your home has likely played host to Elf on the Shelf. The recent-ish tradition started out as a fun way for parents to bribe their kids into being good (for a few weeks every year, anyway), but as time went...