Short Stuff: Feed A Cold, Starve a Fever

Once in a while someone comes up with a solution for a problem we didn’t know we had, and maybe even a problem that didn’t even exist. Even more rarely, the stars align just right so that some crackpot invention captures everyone’s imagination.See omnystudio.com/listener for priv ...  Show more

In this classic episode Josh and Chuck sit down and detail the complicated life of the late, great Sammy Davis Jr.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

A dull pounding headache. Body aches that come and go. Chills that set your teeth to chattering and have you reaching for the fluffiest blankets to warm up. But the thing is, you’re already warm, hot even. At least according to the thermometer. That’s right, you’ve got a fever ...

A submitted story of being food shamed. 

En Chine, boire de l’eau chaude est une tradition culturelle profondément enracinée, associée à des bienfaits pour la santé, et qui trouve ses origines dans la médecine traditionnelle chinoise ainsi que dans des pratiques sociales et pratiques anciennes.

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It's a classic trope of crime stories and folklore across the planet: a criminal due for execution is granted one last meal as a send-off to the afterlife. But where exactly does this strange practice come from? The Biblical Last Supper is by far the most famous example of a last ...  Show more