When people say it’s a pain to figure out a budget or decide how big a tip to leave in a restaurant, they may be telling the truth.
Researchers at the University of Chicago have found that doing math can cause physical pain.
Solving a tough math problem activates the same brain sensors linked to feeling pain, they found.
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This hamburger went where no snack has gone before.
Five Harvard students launched “Operation Skyfall,’’ sending a burger soaring nearly 100,000 feet.
They attached it to a balloon that also carried a camera and GPS system.
When the balloon burst, the burger hurtled back to Earth, where it was found in a tree near Boston.
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Here are brand-new grounds for divorce . . .
The wife of a British banker who earns about $635,000 a year tried to get her husband horny by assigning him to read “Fifty Shades of Grey.’’
When he said he wasn’t interested in the kinky sex described in the popular novel, she filed suit.
The woman’s lawyer said it’s the first time the book has triggered a divorce.
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If you find yourself in the town of Suwon, South Korea and have a few hours free, you might want to visit the world’s first toilet theme park.
It boasts a toilet bowl-shaped exhibition hall and numerous statues of people using commodes.
And if that’s not enough to prompt a visit, the town also holds the Golden Poop Art Festival. We’ll leave the details to your imagination.
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On a similar subject . . .
Indian officials trying to crack down on al-fresco urination in the state of Rajasthan have organized teams of spotters to shout, beat drums and blow whistles whenever they notice an offender.
If getting publicly shamed doesn’t work, repeat offenders can be fined.