Archive for May, 2007

Man vs wild

Sunday, May 27th, 2007

Since dumping our cable box and it’s siren song of 500 channels, we’ve discovered our new favorite show, Man vs. Wild on the Discovery Channel. Eating raw zebra makes for surprisingly good tv.

Creationism Museum

Sunday, May 27th, 2007

/. tells us that a “creationism-espousing museum” will open in Petersburg, Kentucky. That’s just great.

You may need more Vitamin D than you think

Thursday, May 17th, 2007

From mefi: You may need more Vitamin D than you think

New research suggests that taking vitamin D, preferably D3, may prevent up to half of the cases of breast cancer and two-thirds of the cases of colorectal cancer in the United States. Vitamin D3 is produced by your body when your skin is exposed to sunlight. (You can also get it from fatty fish, egg yolks, fortified milk and other products, and supplements. D3 supplements are usually produced from lanolin, so vegans will prefer D2.)