Researchers at Georgetown University found that caterpillars can “shoot” their feces a distance of 40 times their body length.
In 2002 food industry researchers reported that when children were told they couldn’t have junk food, they wanted it even more. Industry spokespeople said that the study showed that children should decide for themselves how much junk food they should eat.
A 2001 study found that 60% of men in the Czech Republic do not buy their own underwear.
According to a British Medical Journal report in 2003, Korean researchers have proven that karaoke is bad for your health.
Scientists at Birkbeck College in England discovered that, like humans, dogs can “catch” yawns from people. A 29-dog study found that after they make eye contact with a yawning person, 21 of the dogs yawned as well.
University of London doctoral students Sarah Carter and Kristina Astrom discovered that as male college professors ascend the academic ladder – from lecturer to senior lecturer to tenured professor – they are more likely to grow beards.