TimeNo one was burned at the stake in Salem. Nineteen were hanged. One man, Giles Corey, was slowly pressed to death with stones over two days. His last words were "more weight."1
BrainJohn Harvey Kellogg invented Corn Flakes as part of an anti-masturbation diet. He believed bland food would suppress sexual urges.1
BrainJack Nicholson's mother posed as his sister. His grandmother posed as his mother. Both died without telling him. A journalist did.1
ScienceDue to general relativity, time passes very slightly faster for your head than your feet because your head is further from Earth's gravitational center. Over a 79-year lifetime, your head ages about 90 nanoseconds more than your feet.8
