The Spanishfly (known as Lytta vesicatoria to entomologists) has been thought to be an aphrodisiac for hundreds of years. In fact, it can be highly toxic, even deadly. The beetle—it’s not really a fly— emits a poisonous defensive secretion known… Read More
Why do men's clothes button on the right and women's on the left? It's easier for right handers to push buttons from the right into holes on the left. But in the days when ladies were dressed by their maids, the buttons were on the maid's right.