Snake Island not so very scary
It’s all over social media: The frightening Snake Island, home of deadly snakes. To hear some tell it, you literally would step on one of the 400,000…
Author: The Smart Reader Staff
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Traveling this spring? Check your passport now!
Passports are valid for 10 years, so it’s easy to forget to renew. If you are planning international travel soon, check your passport now. You’ll want…
Don’t put this down the garbage disposal
Frustrating clogs and costly repairs — that’s what you’ll get if you try to put the wrong things down your garbage disposal. Here are some of them: 1….
Painless tweezing
If tweezing your eyebrows makes you gasp with pain, this advice is for you. Ever had a toothache and bought a tube of Orajel at the drugstore to relieve…
Work up a sweat to protect your brain
Harvard researchers have come to some conclusions about how much exercise will protect you from dementia. They say people engaging in moderate to heavy…
LockBit: The godfather of cybercrime
Forget the old hacker stereotypes — the computer nerd in the basement or the international spy with an ambiguous accent. The most powerful cybercrime…
New swallowable pill can monitor vital signs
You’ve taken pills to treat lots of ailments, but have you ever popped a pill to check your vital signs? This might sound like something out of a…
A look at the epic battle over Google’s App Store
Google is facing one of the most important court cases in company history, and so far it has suffered a defeat. Game developer Epic scored the first…
Unappreciated rights?
(A) system of free speech confers countless benefits on people who do not much care about exercising that right. Consider the fact that in the history of…
Homeless hermit crabs get shelter
Shell collectors are leaving hermit crabs homeless. Beautiful shells are an attraction to many, but empty shells are actually little condos and they are…