Month: October 2023

6lack’s Since I Have A Lover Tour has begun with openers Mereba, Quin, and Jordan Ward, and now that he’s officially set out, we have the setlist of songs he’ll be performing.

In addition to the bulk of his new album, from which the tour borrows its title, the setlist includes songs from past projects Free 6lack and East Atlanta Love Letter, as well as three songs on which 6lack has featured: Snoh Aalegra’s “I Want You Around,” Lil Tjay’s “Calling My Phone,” and “OTW” by Khalid. Check out the setlist below, courtesy of Setlist.fm, and scroll down for the tour dates.

Here Is 6lack’s ‘Since I Have A Lover Tour’ Setlist

01. “Inwood Hill Park”
02. “Talkback”
03. “Talk”
04. “Free”
05. “Luving U”
06. “Worst Luck”
07. “Let Her Go”
08. “Never Know”
09. “Alone / EA6”
10. “Know My Rights”
11. “East Atlanta Love Letter”
12. “Long Nights”
13. “Fatal Attraction”
14. “B4L”
15. “Playin House”
16. “Tit For Tat”
17. “Decatur”
18. “Spirited Away”
19. “Foreign”
20. “I Want You Around” (Snoh Aalegra cover)
21. “Calling My Phone” (Lil Tjay cover)
22. “OTW” (Khalid cover)
23. “Rent Free”
24. “Switch”
25. “Ex Calling”
26. “Temporary”
27. “Since I Have A Lover”

10/04/2023 — Vancouver, BC @ PNE Forum **
10/05/2023 — Seattle, WA @ WAMU Theater **
10/07/2023 — San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic **$
10/08/2023 — San Franciso, CA @ The Masonic **$
10/10/2023 — Los Angeles, CA @ YouTube Theater **$
10/12/2023 — San Diego, CA @ SOMA **$
10/13/2023 — Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren **
10/15/2023 — Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex **
10/17/2023 — Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium **
10/19/2023 — St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant *
10/21/2023 — Dallas, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory *
10/22/2023 — Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater *
10/25/2023 — Houston, TX @ Bayou Music Center *
10/26/2023 — New Orleans, LA @ The Fillmore New Orleans *
10/31/2023 — Minneapolis, MN @ The Fillmore Minneapolis *$
11/01/2023 — Chicago, IL @ Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom *$
11/02/2023 — Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Detroit *$
11/05/2023 — New York, NY @ Manhattan Center Hammerstein Ballroom *$
11/06/2023 — Brooklyn, NY @ Great Hall – Avant Gardner *$
11/08/2023 — Washington, DC @ The Anthem *$
11/10/2023 — Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway *$
11/11/2023 — Montreal, QC @ MTELUS *$
11/13/2023 — Toronto, ON @ HISTORY *$
11/14/2023 — Toronto, ON @ HISTORY *$
11/16/2023 — Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore Philadelphia *$
11/18/2023 — Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz *$
11/19/2023 — Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte *$
11/21/2023 — Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live Orlando *$
11/22/2023 — Miami, FL @ Kaseya Center *$
11/24/2023 — Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena *$
02/12/2024 — Dublin, Ireland @ 3Olympia Theatre #
02/14/2024 — Glasgow, United Kingdom @ O2 ­­Academy Glasgow #
02/15/2024 — Manchester, United Kingdom @ O2 Apollo #
02/17/2024 — Birmingham, United Kingdom @ O2 Academy Birmingham #
02/18/2024 — London, United Kingdom @ Eventim Apollo #
02/20/2024 — Paris, France @ Bataclan #
02/21/2024 — Cologne, Germany @ Live Music Hall #
02/22/2024 — Brussels, Belgium @ Ancienne Belgique #
02/252024 — Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Melkweg #
02/27/2024 — Berlin, Germany @ Huxley’s Neue Welt #
02/29/2024 — Copenhagen, Denmark @ Amager Bio #
03/01/2024 — Stockholm, Sweden @ Berns #
03/03/2024 — Oslo, Norway @ Rockefeller Music Hall #

** — Mereba
* — Jordan Ward
$ — Quin
# — Spinall + Sadboi

6lack’s Since I Have A Lover Tour has begun with openers Mereba, Quin, and Jordan Ward, and now that he’s officially set out, we have the setlist of songs he’ll be performing.

In addition to the bulk of his new album, from which the tour borrows its title, the setlist includes songs from past projects Free 6lack and East Atlanta Love Letter, as well as three songs on which 6lack has featured: Snoh Aalegra’s “I Want You Around,” Lil Tjay’s “Calling My Phone,” and “OTW” by Khalid. Check out the setlist below, courtesy of Setlist.fm, and scroll down for the tour dates.

Here Is 6lack’s ‘Since I Have A Lover Tour’ Setlist

01. “Inwood Hill Park”
02. “Talkback”
03. “Talk”
04. “Free”
05. “Luving U”
06. “Worst Luck”
07. “Let Her Go”
08. “Never Know”
09. “Alone / EA6”
10. “Know My Rights”
11. “East Atlanta Love Letter”
12. “Long Nights”
13. “Fatal Attraction”
14. “B4L”
15. “Playin House”
16. “Tit For Tat”
17. “Decatur”
18. “Spirited Away”
19. “Foreign”
20. “I Want You Around” (Snoh Aalegra cover)
21. “Calling My Phone” (Lil Tjay cover)
22. “OTW” (Khalid cover)
23. “Rent Free”
24. “Switch”
25. “Ex Calling”
26. “Temporary”
27. “Since I Have A Lover”

10/04/2023 — Vancouver, BC @ PNE Forum **
10/05/2023 — Seattle, WA @ WAMU Theater **
10/07/2023 — San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic **$
10/08/2023 — San Franciso, CA @ The Masonic **$
10/10/2023 — Los Angeles, CA @ YouTube Theater **$
10/12/2023 — San Diego, CA @ SOMA **$
10/13/2023 — Phoenix, AZ @ The Van Buren **
10/15/2023 — Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex **
10/17/2023 — Denver, CO @ Fillmore Auditorium **
10/19/2023 — St. Louis, MO @ The Pageant *
10/21/2023 — Dallas, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory *
10/22/2023 — Austin, TX @ Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater *
10/25/2023 — Houston, TX @ Bayou Music Center *
10/26/2023 — New Orleans, LA @ The Fillmore New Orleans *
10/31/2023 — Minneapolis, MN @ The Fillmore Minneapolis *$
11/01/2023 — Chicago, IL @ Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom *$
11/02/2023 — Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Detroit *$
11/05/2023 — New York, NY @ Manhattan Center Hammerstein Ballroom *$
11/06/2023 — Brooklyn, NY @ Great Hall – Avant Gardner *$
11/08/2023 — Washington, DC @ The Anthem *$
11/10/2023 — Boston, MA @ MGM Music Hall at Fenway *$
11/11/2023 — Montreal, QC @ MTELUS *$
11/13/2023 — Toronto, ON @ HISTORY *$
11/14/2023 — Toronto, ON @ HISTORY *$
11/16/2023 — Philadelphia, PA @ The Fillmore Philadelphia *$
11/18/2023 — Raleigh, NC @ The Ritz *$
11/19/2023 — Charlotte, NC @ The Fillmore Charlotte *$
11/21/2023 — Orlando, FL @ Hard Rock Live Orlando *$
11/22/2023 — Miami, FL @ Kaseya Center *$
11/24/2023 — Atlanta, GA @ State Farm Arena *$
02/12/2024 — Dublin, Ireland @ 3Olympia Theatre #
02/14/2024 — Glasgow, United Kingdom @ O2 ­­Academy Glasgow #
02/15/2024 — Manchester, United Kingdom @ O2 Apollo #
02/17/2024 — Birmingham, United Kingdom @ O2 Academy Birmingham #
02/18/2024 — London, United Kingdom @ Eventim Apollo #
02/20/2024 — Paris, France @ Bataclan #
02/21/2024 — Cologne, Germany @ Live Music Hall #
02/22/2024 — Brussels, Belgium @ Ancienne Belgique #
02/252024 — Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Melkweg #
02/27/2024 — Berlin, Germany @ Huxley’s Neue Welt #
02/29/2024 — Copenhagen, Denmark @ Amager Bio #
03/01/2024 — Stockholm, Sweden @ Berns #
03/03/2024 — Oslo, Norway @ Rockefeller Music Hall #

** — Mereba
* — Jordan Ward
$ — Quin
# — Spinall + Sadboi

This limited series for UPROXX’s Style Hot List highlights world-renowned artists and celebrates their unique sense of style.

It’s one thing to lead the charts thanks to a delightful, distinct voice. It’s quite another skill set to exude that same uniqueness through personal style sans stylist. British singer-songwriter Saint Harison does both — exhibiting his inimitable individuality from vocals to sneaker choices.

Just look at the stunning COLORS performance of his single, “Ego Talking” – amassing over 2.5 million views and more than 10 million streams to date – where he channels a minimalist aesthetic in an all-white outfit. In May, Saint released his poignant, power-packed debut EP, lost a friend, and earned support from BBC Radio 1, Apple Music (who also deemed him one of “Apple Music’s Global Up Next Artists”), VEVO, and other top platforms.

Fresh off his first-ever headline shows in his native UK, which included two sold-out shows in London and Southampton, Saint announced a U.S. tour debut taking place later this fall. The artist’s talent has garnered him public co-signs from Justin Bieber, SZA, Elton John, H.E.R., Jazmine Sullivan, Ty Dolla $ign, Timbaland, Summer Walker, 21 Savage, and Viola Davis, among other A-listers. While the UK crooner is poised as one of the most exciting emerging artists of 2023, he will also undoubtedly be an icon on the fashion front.

We caught up with Saint while he was on the road to talk about his style influences, staples, and must-follow fashion advice.

From your fun hair to your stylish kicks, what inspires you to show up as “authentically you?”

I felt so uncool growing up. I remember when I finally left school and went to college, I tried every style under the sun. I had black hair – then blue, and green and would wear different color DMs [Doc Marten’s]. At that time, I found a particular style I loved and felt so authentic that it stuck around.



If you had to choose a song from your discography (or another artist’s) that captures your style, what would it be and why?


I think “Ego Talking” for sure. I love being an artist and experimenting with style and fashion, but that side of it is definitely the “ego” if you like. But Saint at home is probably just in sweats chilling with my puppies. 


You have the coolest statement tees and sweatshirts! Are these styles your go-to? If not, what’s your must-have staple?


Statement clothing is my favorite. It says so much without having to say a word, and people online like to dissect it and try to figure out the deeper meaning, which is always fun. My must-have staples right now are a pair of glasses and my necklaces.


Who’s the G.O.A.T. of fashion – past or present – and why do you pick them?

Elton John. I don’t know if it gets more iconic than that. As a kid, I was comforted so much by seeing artists like Elton push the boundaries of fashion and be so adored and loved. That still gives me so much confidence to do that. 



What’s the correlation between your music and personal style taste – if at all? If not, how does being an artist influence your style?

I don’t know if there is one. When I’m drunk talking to random people in the smoking area, they always assume I’m a tattoo artist or something. So I have no idea. Being able to be an artist is so fun when it comes to style. There are so many opportunities to showcase fashion, so I’d say it definitely pushes me to be creative.


Give me a piece of style advice that everyone should live by.


Nothing is ever “too much.”

This limited series for UPROXX’s Style Hot List highlights world-renowned artists and celebrates their unique sense of style.

It’s one thing to lead the charts thanks to a delightful, distinct voice. It’s quite another skill set to exude that same uniqueness through personal style sans stylist. British singer-songwriter Saint Harison does both — exhibiting his inimitable individuality from vocals to sneaker choices.

Just look at the stunning COLORS performance of his single, “Ego Talking” – amassing over 2.5 million views and more than 10 million streams to date – where he channels a minimalist aesthetic in an all-white outfit. In May, Saint released his poignant, power-packed debut EP, lost a friend, and earned support from BBC Radio 1, Apple Music (who also deemed him one of “Apple Music’s Global Up Next Artists”), VEVO, and other top platforms.

Fresh off his first-ever headline shows in his native UK, which included two sold-out shows in London and Southampton, Saint announced a U.S. tour debut taking place later this fall. The artist’s talent has garnered him public co-signs from Justin Bieber, SZA, Elton John, H.E.R., Jazmine Sullivan, Ty Dolla $ign, Timbaland, Summer Walker, 21 Savage, and Viola Davis, among other A-listers. While the UK crooner is poised as one of the most exciting emerging artists of 2023, he will also undoubtedly be an icon on the fashion front.

We caught up with Saint while he was on the road to talk about his style influences, staples, and must-follow fashion advice.

From your fun hair to your stylish kicks, what inspires you to show up as “authentically you?”

I felt so uncool growing up. I remember when I finally left school and went to college, I tried every style under the sun. I had black hair – then blue, and green and would wear different color DMs [Doc Marten’s]. At that time, I found a particular style I loved and felt so authentic that it stuck around.



If you had to choose a song from your discography (or another artist’s) that captures your style, what would it be and why?


I think “Ego Talking” for sure. I love being an artist and experimenting with style and fashion, but that side of it is definitely the “ego” if you like. But Saint at home is probably just in sweats chilling with my puppies. 


You have the coolest statement tees and sweatshirts! Are these styles your go-to? If not, what’s your must-have staple?


Statement clothing is my favorite. It says so much without having to say a word, and people online like to dissect it and try to figure out the deeper meaning, which is always fun. My must-have staples right now are a pair of glasses and my necklaces.


Who’s the G.O.A.T. of fashion – past or present – and why do you pick them?

Elton John. I don’t know if it gets more iconic than that. As a kid, I was comforted so much by seeing artists like Elton push the boundaries of fashion and be so adored and loved. That still gives me so much confidence to do that. 



What’s the correlation between your music and personal style taste – if at all? If not, how does being an artist influence your style?

I don’t know if there is one. When I’m drunk talking to random people in the smoking area, they always assume I’m a tattoo artist or something. So I have no idea. Being able to be an artist is so fun when it comes to style. There are so many opportunities to showcase fashion, so I’d say it definitely pushes me to be creative.


Give me a piece of style advice that everyone should live by.


Nothing is ever “too much.”

If your summer was anything like mine, it was one for the books. June started off in the tropics and September ended on safari; adventures during the sunshine season will always be the GOAT. But whether you’re escaping to hot beaches (like me), or finally having your pumpkin spice moment at cute cafes in foreign cities — fall travel is a style all its own.

We promise to be hyped for you if you skip town in favor of Central America, Western Europe, or SE Asia over the next month or so. And we’ve got the hottest flight deals of the month to egg you on.

Below is our curated list of “f*ck it flights” for this month out of the United States. I used the website Google Flights (my fav) as well as the website Secret Flying (we have a more in depth guide to various money saving flights and apps here). The criteria? As few stops as possible and no ridiculously long flight times. Bear in mind that you’ll be paying for a checked bag and probably a carry-on as well. Some flights require you to purchase a seat, too. Plane tickets come bare-bones these days — now is a good time to practice packing light!

Let’s see what we got…

DEPARTING FROM: New York

JFK to San José, Costa Rica $227

Oct. 12 – 18 and Oct. 12 – 25

Google Flights will show this ticket as more expensive than if you book directly on Volaris

JFK to Dublin, Ireland $396

Nov. 6 – 15, nonstop

Google Flights or book on Delta

JFK to Paris, France $450

Oct. 19 – Nov. 2, nonstop

Google Flights or book on Norse

DEPARTING FROM: Los Angeles

LAX to Tokyo, Japan $592

Oct. 16 -25, nonstop

Google Flights or Zipair

LAX to Barcelona, Spain $578

Oct. 29 – Nov. 7, nonstop

Google Flights or Iberia

LAX to Guatemala $296

Oct. 18 – 28

Google Flights or Avianca

DEPARTING FROM: Denver

Denver to Cancún, Mexico $167

Oct. 23 – Nov. 8, nonstop

Google Flights or Frontier

Denver to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico $275

Oct. 29 – Nov. 7, nonstop

Google Flights or United

Denver to Belize City, Belize $333

Oct. 28 – Nov. 4

Google Flights or United

Denver to San José, Costa Rica $274

Oct. 26 – Nov. 2

Google Flights or United

DEPARTING FROM: Washington D.C.

D.C. to Reykjavik, Iceland $270

Oct. 16 – 23, nonstop

Google Flights or PLAY

D.C. to Guatemala $263

Nov. 1 – 15, nonstop

Google Flights or Avianca

DEPARTING FROM: Chicago

O’Hare to San Juan, Puerto Rico $105

Oct. 21 – 28, nonstop

Google Flights or Spirit

O’Hare to Porto, Portugal $486

Oct. 30 – Nov. 14

Google Flights or Iberia

DEPARTING FROM: Baltimore

Baltimore to Reykjavik, Iceland $320

Oct. 15 – 25, nonstop

Google Flights or PLAY

Baltimore to Amsterdam, Netherlands $333

Nov. 5 – 12

Google Flights or PLAY

DEPARTING FROM: Atlanta

Atlanta to Bogotà, Colombia $257

Oct. 24 – 31

Google Flights or Spirit

DEPARTING FROM: San Jose, CA

San Jose to Tokyo, Japan $625

Oct. 9 – 19, nonstop

Google Flights or ZIPAIR

DEPARTING FROM: Seattle

Seattle to San Juan, Puerto Rico $288

Oct. 28 – Nov. 3

Google Flights or American Airlines

Seattle to Paris, France $534

Nov. 13 – Nov. 22

Google Flights or Aer Lingus

DEPARTING FROM: Miami

Miami to Porto, Portugal $508

Oct. 30 – Nov. 6

Google Flights or TAP

Miami to Copenhagen, Denmark $343

Oct. 31 – Nov. 13

Google Flights or SAS

Certain people have an innate ability to remember random facts. They are great at trivia but can also be insufferable know-it-alls.

So why are some people better at recalling random facts than others? Researchers in Europe believe that it’s because their brains are more efficiently wired than other people’s.

“We assume that more efficient networking of the brain contributes to better integration of pieces of information and thus leads to better results in a general knowledge test,” biopsychologist Erhan Genc, from Ruhr University Bochum, said according to Science Alert.

Brittany Packnett Cunningham, an MSNBC contributor, activist, and co-host of Crooked Media’s “Pod Save The People,” wanted to harvest the mind hive on Twitter and find the most random fact that anyone knows.

“I mean RANDOM random,” she wrote.

The answers ranged from the utterly pointless to the truly amazing. There was also a generous helping of utterly disgusting answers thrown in the mix.

Almost every answer deserved the follow-up question: “Why in the world do you know that?”

Here are some of the most random responses to Brittany Packnett Cunningham’s question: “What’s the most random fact you know?”

Whatu2019s the most random fact you know?nnI mean RANDOM random.

— brittany packnett cunningham. (@brittany packnett cunningham.)
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Most were utterly useless, but somehow still fascinating.

Snails can sleep for up to three years when the weather doesnu2019t suit them.

— ud835udc9fud835udcb6ud835udcc3ud835udcbeud835udc52ud835udcc1ud835udcc1ud835udc52 (@ud835udc9fud835udcb6ud835udcc3ud835udcbeud835udc52ud835udcc1ud835udcc1ud835udc52)
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— ud83cuddfaud83cuddf8All AmErican New Year (@ud83cuddfaud83cuddf8All AmErican New Year)
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most mammals have twice as many nipples as their species’ average litter size (e.g. humans mostly have 1 kid at a time, but 2 nipples), this is colloquially referred to as the ‘half nipple rule’nnexcept opossums, which for some reason have an odd number of nipples

— Several Irate Bobcats (@Several Irate Bobcats)
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Muhammad is statistically the most common first name on the planet while Wang is the most common last name on the planet. But I still haven’t met anyone named Muhammad Wang.

Muhammad is statistically the most common first name on the planet while Wang is the most common last name on the planet. But I still havenu2019t met anyone named Muhammad Wang.

— So There I Was… (@So There I Was…)
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The only word in the English language with all vowels+Y in alpha order is “facetiously”

The only word in the English language with all vowels+Y in alpha order is u201cfacetiouslyu201d

— christy mcguire (FinishEdD!) (@christy mcguire (FinishEdD!))
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Queen Elizabeth is one of the only people in the world who doesn’t need a passport to travel.
Everyone else in the royal family does.

Queen Elizabeth is one of the only people in the world who doesnu2019t need a passport to travel.nEveryone else in the royal family does.

— Connie B ud83dudc3b (@Connie B ud83dudc3b)
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NYE goes hard

NYE goes hard

— Mud83dudd4a (@Mud83dudd4a)
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In DNA, mushrooms are more similar to animals than they are to plants.

In DNA, mushrooms are more similar to animals than they are to plants.

— u2728 No More Mayors u2728 (@u2728 No More Mayors u2728)
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Some were pretty darn cool.

London Tube platforms have different tilings because when the Tube was originally built, a lot of people who used it were illiterate, and the different tilings helped them know what station they were at.pic.twitter.com/Yw8e04zCJA

London Tube platforms have different tilings because when the Tube was originally built, a lot of people who used it were illiterate, and the different tilings helped them know what station they were at.pic.twitter.com/Yw8e04zCJA

— Sahil (@Sahil)
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Some were thought-provoking.

You’ve never seen your own face. You’ve seen a reflection, and you’ve seen pictures, but you’ve never actually seen your own face!

You’ve never seen your own face. You’ve seen a reflection, and you’ve seen pictures, but you’ve never actually seen your own face!

— Ruby’s Granddaughter (@Ruby’s Granddaughter)
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When you look at a flower, some of the photons that entered your eye just ended a 100,000-year journey from the center of the sun.

Nobody else sees them.

Just you.

10% of THOSE will give up their energy to cause a chemical reaction that—literally—makes them a part of you.https://twitter.com/MsPackyetti/status/1221992423905202176 …

When you look at a flower, some of the photons that entered your eye just ended a 100,000-year journey from the center of the sun.nnNobody else sees them.nnJust you.nn10% of THOSE will give up their energy to cause a chemical reaction thatu2014literallyu2014makes them a part of you.https://twitter.com/MsPackyetti/status/1221992423905202176u00a0u2026

— u2796Dustin Milleru2796 (@u2796Dustin Milleru2796)
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Elephants are the only animals other than humans who have something like funerals. They cover the dead elephant gently with leaves and branches, then stand around in a circle for hours making sad noises.

Elephants are the only animals other than humans who have something like funerals. They cover the dead elephant gently with leaves and branches, then stand around in a circle for hours making sad noises.

— ud83cudf39Saffi u2721ufe0f (@ud83cudf39Saffi u2721ufe0f)
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There was a day when your parents put you down and never picked you up again.

There was a day when your parents put you down and never picked you up again.

— Bradley King (@Bradley King)
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Others were disturbing.

Humans have a coccyx (aka a tailbone) which is the remnant of, you guessed it, a vestigial tail. One of our several vestigial features.

Humans have a coccyx (aka a tailbone) which is the remnant of, you guessed it, a vestigial tail. One of our several vestigial features.

— Cat Noone (@Cat Noone)
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The act of touching glasses to cheers comes from medieval suspicions of poisoning each other, so youd slam mugs together to spill each others drinks into your own to show trust you werent trying to kill them. Europeans man…

The act of touching glasses to cheers comes from medieval suspicions of poisoning each other, so youd slam mugs together to spill each others drinks into your own to show trust you werent trying to kill them. Europeans man…

— james beard (@james beard)
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Male dolphins can ejaculate as far as 10′ and with such force it can kill a human if that human was foolish enough to attempt zoophilic relations with dolphin.

Male dolphins can ejaculate as far as 10′ and with such force it can kill a human if that human was foolish enough to attempt zoophilic relations with dolphin.

— dr. k still loves Richard (@dr. k still loves Richard)
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Artificial raspberry and strawberry flavoring comes from the anal glands of a beaver.

Artificial raspberry and strawberry flavoring comes from the anal glands of a beaver.

— u2744ufe0fu2744ufe0f Stephanie Nelson u2744ufe0fu2744ufe0f (@u2744ufe0fu2744ufe0f Stephanie Nelson u2744ufe0fu2744ufe0f)
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And some could be helpful down the road. You just never know.

If you are attacked by a gator and your arm is in its jaws, push, don’t pull. If you can push the flap open at the back of its throat, water rushes in and it starts to drown and will open jaws, hopefully releasing you.

If you are attacked by a gator and your arm is in its jaws, push, don’t pull. If you can push the flap open at the back of its throat, water rushes in and it starts to drown and will open jaws, hopefully releasing you.

— Anika Noni Rose (@Anika Noni Rose)
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The Phenomena: “The Doorway Effect”
When you forget the reason you enter a different room.
To retrieve the reason, walk backwards w/o turning around.
It can trigger the memory.

The Phenomena: “The Doorway Effect”nWhen you forget the reason you enter a different room.nTo retrieve the reason, walk backwards w/o turning around.nIt can trigger the memory.

— CK (@CK)
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This article originally appeared on 02.06.20

Certain people have an innate ability to remember random facts. They are great at trivia but can also be insufferable know-it-alls.

So why are some people better at recalling random facts than others? Researchers in Europe believe that it’s because their brains are more efficiently wired than other people’s.

“We assume that more efficient networking of the brain contributes to better integration of pieces of information and thus leads to better results in a general knowledge test,” biopsychologist Erhan Genc, from Ruhr University Bochum, said according to Science Alert.

Brittany Packnett Cunningham, an MSNBC contributor, activist, and co-host of Crooked Media’s “Pod Save The People,” wanted to harvest the mind hive on Twitter and find the most random fact that anyone knows.

“I mean RANDOM random,” she wrote.

The answers ranged from the utterly pointless to the truly amazing. There was also a generous helping of utterly disgusting answers thrown in the mix.

Almost every answer deserved the follow-up question: “Why in the world do you know that?”

Here are some of the most random responses to Brittany Packnett Cunningham’s question: “What’s the most random fact you know?”

Whatu2019s the most random fact you know?nnI mean RANDOM random.

— brittany packnett cunningham. (@brittany packnett cunningham.)
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Most were utterly useless, but somehow still fascinating.

Snails can sleep for up to three years when the weather doesnu2019t suit them.

— ud835udc9fud835udcb6ud835udcc3ud835udcbeud835udc52ud835udcc1ud835udcc1ud835udc52 (@ud835udc9fud835udcb6ud835udcc3ud835udcbeud835udc52ud835udcc1ud835udcc1ud835udc52)
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— ud83cuddfaud83cuddf8All AmErican New Year (@ud83cuddfaud83cuddf8All AmErican New Year)
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most mammals have twice as many nipples as their species’ average litter size (e.g. humans mostly have 1 kid at a time, but 2 nipples), this is colloquially referred to as the ‘half nipple rule’nnexcept opossums, which for some reason have an odd number of nipples

— Several Irate Bobcats (@Several Irate Bobcats)
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Muhammad is statistically the most common first name on the planet while Wang is the most common last name on the planet. But I still haven’t met anyone named Muhammad Wang.

Muhammad is statistically the most common first name on the planet while Wang is the most common last name on the planet. But I still havenu2019t met anyone named Muhammad Wang.

— So There I Was… (@So There I Was…)
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The only word in the English language with all vowels+Y in alpha order is “facetiously”

The only word in the English language with all vowels+Y in alpha order is u201cfacetiouslyu201d

— christy mcguire (FinishEdD!) (@christy mcguire (FinishEdD!))
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Queen Elizabeth is one of the only people in the world who doesn’t need a passport to travel.
Everyone else in the royal family does.

Queen Elizabeth is one of the only people in the world who doesnu2019t need a passport to travel.nEveryone else in the royal family does.

— Connie B ud83dudc3b (@Connie B ud83dudc3b)
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NYE goes hard

NYE goes hard

— Mud83dudd4a (@Mud83dudd4a)
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In DNA, mushrooms are more similar to animals than they are to plants.

In DNA, mushrooms are more similar to animals than they are to plants.

— u2728 No More Mayors u2728 (@u2728 No More Mayors u2728)
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Some were pretty darn cool.

London Tube platforms have different tilings because when the Tube was originally built, a lot of people who used it were illiterate, and the different tilings helped them know what station they were at.pic.twitter.com/Yw8e04zCJA

London Tube platforms have different tilings because when the Tube was originally built, a lot of people who used it were illiterate, and the different tilings helped them know what station they were at.pic.twitter.com/Yw8e04zCJA

— Sahil (@Sahil)
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Some were thought-provoking.

You’ve never seen your own face. You’ve seen a reflection, and you’ve seen pictures, but you’ve never actually seen your own face!

You’ve never seen your own face. You’ve seen a reflection, and you’ve seen pictures, but you’ve never actually seen your own face!

— Ruby’s Granddaughter (@Ruby’s Granddaughter)
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When you look at a flower, some of the photons that entered your eye just ended a 100,000-year journey from the center of the sun.

Nobody else sees them.

Just you.

10% of THOSE will give up their energy to cause a chemical reaction that—literally—makes them a part of you.https://twitter.com/MsPackyetti/status/1221992423905202176 …

When you look at a flower, some of the photons that entered your eye just ended a 100,000-year journey from the center of the sun.nnNobody else sees them.nnJust you.nn10% of THOSE will give up their energy to cause a chemical reaction thatu2014literallyu2014makes them a part of you.https://twitter.com/MsPackyetti/status/1221992423905202176u00a0u2026

— u2796Dustin Milleru2796 (@u2796Dustin Milleru2796)
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Elephants are the only animals other than humans who have something like funerals. They cover the dead elephant gently with leaves and branches, then stand around in a circle for hours making sad noises.

Elephants are the only animals other than humans who have something like funerals. They cover the dead elephant gently with leaves and branches, then stand around in a circle for hours making sad noises.

— ud83cudf39Saffi u2721ufe0f (@ud83cudf39Saffi u2721ufe0f)
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There was a day when your parents put you down and never picked you up again.

There was a day when your parents put you down and never picked you up again.

— Bradley King (@Bradley King)
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Others were disturbing.

Humans have a coccyx (aka a tailbone) which is the remnant of, you guessed it, a vestigial tail. One of our several vestigial features.

Humans have a coccyx (aka a tailbone) which is the remnant of, you guessed it, a vestigial tail. One of our several vestigial features.

— Cat Noone (@Cat Noone)
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The act of touching glasses to cheers comes from medieval suspicions of poisoning each other, so youd slam mugs together to spill each others drinks into your own to show trust you werent trying to kill them. Europeans man…

The act of touching glasses to cheers comes from medieval suspicions of poisoning each other, so youd slam mugs together to spill each others drinks into your own to show trust you werent trying to kill them. Europeans man…

— james beard (@james beard)
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Male dolphins can ejaculate as far as 10′ and with such force it can kill a human if that human was foolish enough to attempt zoophilic relations with dolphin.

Male dolphins can ejaculate as far as 10′ and with such force it can kill a human if that human was foolish enough to attempt zoophilic relations with dolphin.

— dr. k still loves Richard (@dr. k still loves Richard)
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Artificial raspberry and strawberry flavoring comes from the anal glands of a beaver.

Artificial raspberry and strawberry flavoring comes from the anal glands of a beaver.

— u2744ufe0fu2744ufe0f Stephanie Nelson u2744ufe0fu2744ufe0f (@u2744ufe0fu2744ufe0f Stephanie Nelson u2744ufe0fu2744ufe0f)
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And some could be helpful down the road. You just never know.

If you are attacked by a gator and your arm is in its jaws, push, don’t pull. If you can push the flap open at the back of its throat, water rushes in and it starts to drown and will open jaws, hopefully releasing you.

If you are attacked by a gator and your arm is in its jaws, push, don’t pull. If you can push the flap open at the back of its throat, water rushes in and it starts to drown and will open jaws, hopefully releasing you.

— Anika Noni Rose (@Anika Noni Rose)
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The Phenomena: “The Doorway Effect”
When you forget the reason you enter a different room.
To retrieve the reason, walk backwards w/o turning around.
It can trigger the memory.

The Phenomena: “The Doorway Effect”nWhen you forget the reason you enter a different room.nTo retrieve the reason, walk backwards w/o turning around.nIt can trigger the memory.

— CK (@CK)
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This article originally appeared on 02.06.20

Back in the late ’80s, NASA was looking for ways to detoxify the air in its space stations. So it conducted a study to determine the most effective plants for filtering the air of toxic agents and converting carbon dioxide to oxygen.

In 1989, their results were published in a clean air study that provided a definitive list of the plants that are most effective at cleaning indoor air. The report also suggested having at least one plant per every hundred square feet of home or office space.

1. Dwarf Date Palm

2. Boston Fern

3. Kimberly Queen Fern

4. Spider Plant

5. Chinese Evergreen

6. Bamboo Palm

7. Weeping Fig

8. Devil’s Ivy

9. Flamingo Lily

10. Lilyturf

11. Broadleaf Lady Palm

12. Barberton Daisy

13. Cornstalk Dracena

14. English Ivy

15. Varigated Snake Plant

16. Red-Edged Dracaena

17. Peace Lily

18. Florist’s Chrysanthemum

What’s in our air?

Trichloroethylene – Found in printing inks, paints, lacquers, varnishes, adhesives, and paint removers. Symptoms associated with short-term exposure include: excitement, dizziness, headache, nausea, and vomiting followed by drowsiness and coma.

Formaldehyde – Found in paper bags, waxed papers, facial tissues, paper towels, plywood paneling, and synthetic fabrics. Symptoms associated with short-term exposure include: irritation to nose, mouth and throat, and in severe cases, swelling of the larynx and lungs.

Benzene – Used to make plastics, resins, lubricants, detergents, and drugs. Also found in tobacco smoke, glue, and furniture wax. Symptoms associated with short-term exposure include: irritation to eyes, drowsiness, dizziness, headache, increase in heart rate, headaches, confusion and in some cases can result in unconsciousness.

Xylene – Found in rubber, leather, tobacco smoke, and vehicle exhaust. Symptoms associated with short-term exposure include: irritation to mouth and throat, dizziness, headache, confusion, heart problems, liver and kidney damage and coma.

Ammonia – Found in window cleaners, floor waxes, smelling salts, and fertilizers. Symptoms associated with short-term exposure include: eye irritation, coughing, sore throat.

Please note: Some of these plants may be toxic for your pets, so please do your research to ensure your furry friends stay safe.

This article originally appeared on 08.13.21

Back in the late ’80s, NASA was looking for ways to detoxify the air in its space stations. So it conducted a study to determine the most effective plants for filtering the air of toxic agents and converting carbon dioxide to oxygen.

In 1989, their results were published in a clean air study that provided a definitive list of the plants that are most effective at cleaning indoor air. The report also suggested having at least one plant per every hundred square feet of home or office space.

1. Dwarf Date Palm

2. Boston Fern

3. Kimberly Queen Fern

4. Spider Plant

5. Chinese Evergreen

6. Bamboo Palm

7. Weeping Fig

8. Devil’s Ivy

9. Flamingo Lily

10. Lilyturf

11. Broadleaf Lady Palm

12. Barberton Daisy

13. Cornstalk Dracena

14. English Ivy

15. Varigated Snake Plant

16. Red-Edged Dracaena

17. Peace Lily

18. Florist’s Chrysanthemum

What’s in our air?

Trichloroethylene – Found in printing inks, paints, lacquers, varnishes, adhesives, and paint removers. Symptoms associated with short-term exposure include: excitement, dizziness, headache, nausea, and vomiting followed by drowsiness and coma.

Formaldehyde – Found in paper bags, waxed papers, facial tissues, paper towels, plywood paneling, and synthetic fabrics. Symptoms associated with short-term exposure include: irritation to nose, mouth and throat, and in severe cases, swelling of the larynx and lungs.

Benzene – Used to make plastics, resins, lubricants, detergents, and drugs. Also found in tobacco smoke, glue, and furniture wax. Symptoms associated with short-term exposure include: irritation to eyes, drowsiness, dizziness, headache, increase in heart rate, headaches, confusion and in some cases can result in unconsciousness.

Xylene – Found in rubber, leather, tobacco smoke, and vehicle exhaust. Symptoms associated with short-term exposure include: irritation to mouth and throat, dizziness, headache, confusion, heart problems, liver and kidney damage and coma.

Ammonia – Found in window cleaners, floor waxes, smelling salts, and fertilizers. Symptoms associated with short-term exposure include: eye irritation, coughing, sore throat.

Please note: Some of these plants may be toxic for your pets, so please do your research to ensure your furry friends stay safe.

This article originally appeared on 08.13.21

The things human beings have figured out how to do boggles the mind sometimes, especially in the realm of medicine.

It wasn’t terribly long ago that people with a severe injury had to liquor up, bite a stick, have a body part sewn up or sawed off and hope for the best. (Sorry for the visual, but it’s true.) The discoveries of antibiotics and anesthesia alone have completely revolutionized human existence, but we’ve gone well beyond that with what our best surgeons can accomplish.

Surgeries can range from fairly simple to incredibly complex, but few surgeries are more complicated than separating conjoined twins with combined major organs. That’s why the recent surgical separation of conjoined twin boys with fused brains in Brazil is so incredible.

The twins, Bernardo and Arthur Lima, are almost 4 years old and have never seen one another’s face. They’ve spent their lives conjoined at the top of their heads, facing opposite directions. Born as craniopagus twins (joined at the cranium), their brains were also fused together, making their separation extremely complex. According to the BBC, they’ve been cared for at the Instituto Estadual do Cérebro Paulo Niemeyer (Paulo Niemeyer State Brain Institute) in Rio de Janeiro for the past two and a half years.

Surgeon Noor ul Owase Jeelani is the founder of medical charity Gemini Untwined, which funded the surgery. He helped lead the team of nearly 100 medical workers who worked for months to prepare for the boys’ separation, which was one of the most complicated of its kind.

Jeelani told the BBC that it was the first time surgeons in separate countries practiced by operating in the same “virtual reality room” together, wearing VR headsets.

“It’s just wonderful,” he said. “It’s really great to see the anatomy and do the surgery before you actually put the children at any risk. You can’t imagine how reassuring this is for the surgeons. To do it in virtual reality was just really man-on-Mars stuff.”

Watch Jeelani explain how they prepared for the procedure:

Prior attempts to separate the twins had been unsuccessful, making the surgery even more challenging due to scar tissue. However, after multiple surgeries that took more than 33 hours collectively, the boys were successfully separated in June.

“It was without a doubt the most complex surgery of my career,” said neurosurgeon Gabriel Mufarrej of the Paulo Niemeyer State Brain Institute, according to EuroNews. “At the beginning, nobody thought they would survive. It is already historic that both of them could be saved.”

Jeelani told the BBC that the boys’ heart rates and blood pressure were “through the roof” for four days after the surgery—until they were reunited and touched hands.

According to Reuters, Bernardo and Arthur are the oldest twins with fused brains to be successfully separated. They will spend the next six months in rehabilitation.

Congratulations to the Lima family and to the global team that combined dedication, perseverance and the miracle of modern technology to create a brighter future for these young boys.

This article originally appeared on 08.04.22