child abuse After eating ghost peppers, this Danish boys choir sings a Christmas carol Rusty Blazenhoff

ice cream You must sign a waiver before you are allowed to eat ghost pepper ice cream Mark Frauenfelder

Virtual reality Digital synesthesia: Tricking your brain into experiencing smell as temperature in virtual reality David Pescovitz

COVID-19 Celebrating the mad genius of music producer Hal Willner, who has died, likely of COVID-19 Gareth Branwyn

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Pest control Does pure capsaicin repel mice and rats? Mark Frauenfelder

Pest control Will the world's hottest pepper keep mice and rats away? Mark Frauenfelder

corn Playing Korn with corn Rusty Blazenhoff

sexism Professor rating site finally drops creepy "hotness" rating Andrea James

hot sauce Celebrities destroy their pie holes with hot sauce while being interviewed Gareth Branwyn

obituary R.I.P. Koko, the amazing gorilla who used sign language to communicate with humans Rusty Blazenhoff

king of the hill 'Hank Hill' sings Red Hot Chili Peppers and it's so good Rusty Blazenhoff

music How the Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea plays bass David Pescovitz

tokyo travel tips Tokyo travel tips, day 3 (part 2): Micro-pets, micro-restaurants, and fluffy pancakes Mark Frauenfelder

music Red Hot Chili Peppers' "Give It Away" covered by one person in the style of 20 different bands David Pescovitz

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music Weird and/or bad original names of now-famous bands David Pescovitz

kraut I made jalapeño, cilantro, carrot kraut Jason Weisberger