Squid fanatics rejoice!
A fishing crew has caught a colossal squid that could weigh a half-ton and prove to be the biggest specimen ever landed, a fisheries official said Thursday. The squid, weighing an estimated 990 lbs and about 39 feet long, took two hours to land in Antarctic waters, New Zealand Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton [...]

How are the hottest chilis determined? Believe it or not, the most common test involves human taste-testers. In the “Scoville Organoleptic Test”, chili extract is diluted in sugar water until the heat of its spice is no longer detectable to a panel of tasters. The resulting heat rating, measured in Scoville heat units, is a [...]

Diamonds are beautiful stones which represent love and commitment, right? It might surprise you to know that, not so long ago, diamonds were destined to become merely a semi-precious stone. Industrial mining techniques began turning up much greater quantities of diamond than was possible during antiquity, driving their value down. Clearly something had to be [...]

Chances are that sometime in the past few months, you’ve been introduced to the phrase “Will it blend?” Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, you have probably seen Blendtec’s fun and innovative videos somewhere on the internet. Presented by Blendtec founder and all-round blender junkie Tom Dickson, Blendtec is the smash-hit viral video franchise [...]