4+ hour, 59+ min ago  (446+ words) On September 7, 1974, pitching for the California Angels, Nolan Ryan, known for his velocity, became the first to have his pitch speed measured during a game. Rockwell International experts clocked the ball velocity at 100. 8 miles per hour. That was the fastest…...

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2+ week, 4+ hour ago  (453+ words) Raw milk is known to be 700 X more likely to cause a foodborne illness. Since evangelists for bacteria in food often hide illnesses to protect their beliefs it may be even higher. Cheese will be safer, if it is aged…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (697+ words) Science 2. 0 Fibromyalgia is the term for a poorly-understood condition where people experience pain and fatigue while moving but have no testable inflammation or damage Because fatigue is a non-specific symptom, fibromyalgia becomes a 'diagnosis of exclusion', where pain persists but…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (244+ words) The following position is a win for white. But how? It seems like white is able to grab a knight for free. However, that would be not a wise idea, as the c4 pawn would then be free to run down…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (494+ words) I have lost D'Artagnan, in whom I had every confidence," wrote King Louis XIV to his Queen Consort, Maria Theresa of Spain, after he received news that his right-hand man, Charles de Batz de Castelmore, the Earl of Artagnan, was…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (623+ words) The future career arc for my house is a library bed-and-breakfast. It will be just like it sounds; every bedroom is also a library, as is the house. Except not a government library, with sterile walls and floors that echo,…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (873+ words) The other day I traveled with Kalliopi and our two newborns to Padova from Lulea. After six full months in Lapland - a full autumn and winter, in fact - I needed to get back to my original office, and take care…...

4+ week, 7+ hour ago  (453+ words) Older people who eat large amounts of meat have a lower risk of dementia and cognitive decline than they should have with a gene that some link to increased risk. The gene that has been linked to increased risk is'Apolipoprotein…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (288+ words) Rosie The Riveter was born on this day in 1920. Well, one of them. And maybe on this day. All of those diet claims about centenarians and their lifestyles could be suspect if so many are fraud or clerical error the…...