http://discovermagazine.com/rss/department-feeds/20-thingsFactoids, nuggets, and tidbits on the topics you always wondered about.http://backend.userland.com/rssMon, 15 Apr 2013 19:00:00 GMThttp://discovermagazine.com/2013/may/19-20-things-you-didnt-know-about-hairWe cut it, color it and coif it, but there's much more to hair than a style statement: It can remove toxins, reveal where you live and even "hear."Mon, 15 Apr 2013 19:00:00 GMThttp://discovermagazine.com/2013/may/19-20-things-you-didnt-know-about-hairhttp://discovermagazine.com/~/media/42BEA38B16454A25B60B25B079EB521D.jpg?mw=500http://discovermagazine.com/~/media/42BEA38B16454A25B60B25B079EB521D.jpg?mw=500http://discovermagazine.com/2013/april/22-20-things-you-didnt-know-about-coffeeJoe. Java. Go juice. Whatever you call it, you're probably drinking it. 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In reality, December 21 is the date on which the Mayans’ 1,872,000-day “long count” calendar is set to roll over, like the Gregorian year 1000. Remember how the world ended then? Exactly. 4. Baptist preacher William Miller, seeing through the Bible darkly, convinced 50,000 New Englanders that the rapture would happen by March 21, 1844.5. 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Even the clothes in the future’s closets were made of it.2 When the Walt Disney Company brought down the wrecking ball on the exhibit 10 years later, it bounced right off. 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Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://discovermagazine.com/2012/jan-feb/20-things-you-didnt-know-about-cloudshttp://discovermagazine.com/~/media/BC1E45CE69E14F3FA92E7658E85ABC53.jpg?mw=500http://discovermagazine.com/~/media/BC1E45CE69E14F3FA92E7658E85ABC53.jpg?mw=500http://discovermagazine.com/2011/dec/20-things-you-didnt-know-about-alcoholYou can stash it in your muscles, you can make it in your intestines, and you can find it in space. Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:00:00 GMThttp://discovermagazine.com/2011/dec/20-things-you-didnt-know-about-alcoholhttp://discovermagazine.com/~/media/7758864667EF442482187664FEFD17E5.jpg?mw=500http://discovermagazine.com/~/media/7758864667EF442482187664FEFD17E5.jpg?mw=500http://discovermagazine.com/2011/nov/20-things-you-didnt-know-about-periodic-tableHow it started, how it's like solitaire, how to fold it, and how it ends.Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:00:00 GMThttp://discovermagazine.com/2011/nov/20-things-you-didnt-know-about-periodic-tablehttp://discovermagazine.com/~/media/F079E0DB9CDE41C9937A93963D9ACD0F.jpg?mw=500http://discovermagazine.com/~/media/F079E0DB9CDE41C9937A93963D9ACD0F.jpg?mw=500http://discovermagazine.com/2011/oct/20-things-you-didnt-know-about-fireFire makes water. Fire is a tree running in reverse. Fire is not a thing at all.Fri, 07 Oct 2011 10:00:00 GMThttp://discovermagazine.com/2011/oct/20-things-you-didnt-know-about-firehttp://discovermagazine.com/~/media/4FF64214C15F4D0AB3A5F4A980B16640.jpg?mw=500http://discovermagazine.com/~/media/4FF64214C15F4D0AB3A5F4A980B16640.jpg?mw=500http://discovermagazine.com/2011/sep/20-things-you-didnt-know-about-sausageThe ones that kill, the ones that fly long distances, and the ones made from pig bungsWed, 14 Sep 2011 10:00:00 GMThttp://discovermagazine.com/2011/sep/20-things-you-didnt-know-about-sausagehttp://discovermagazine.com/~/media/9D93E5FE1B68408F8D798B0756C0B8EC.jpg?mw=500http://discovermagazine.com/~/media/9D93E5FE1B68408F8D798B0756C0B8EC.jpg?mw=500http://discovermagazine.com/2011/jul-aug/20-things-you-didnt-know-about-magnetismThe mystery of how to describe it, the mystery of where spin comes from, and the mystery of whether lightning makes rocks magnetic.Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:00:00 GMThttp://discovermagazine.com/2011/jul-aug/20-things-you-didnt-know-about-magnetismhttp://discovermagazine.com/~/media/EC27A467AB044A27B44405B1342C3F6E.jpg?mw=500http://discovermagazine.com/~/media/EC27A467AB044A27B44405B1342C3F6E.jpg?mw=500http://discovermagazine.com/2011/jun/20-things-you-didnt-know-about-stressHow a broken heart can really break your heart, violent games can ease your stress, and the lowest-stress job around.Wed, 27 Jul 2011 10:00:00 GMThttp://discovermagazine.com/2011/jun/20-things-you-didnt-know-about-stresshttp://discovermagazine.com/~/media/3715C0DFD014428996C5196E4A29330C.jpg?mw=500http://discovermagazine.com/~/media/3715C0DFD014428996C5196E4A29330C.jpg?mw=500