In 2011, an anonymous Canadian man fractured his penis while having sex with his wife. As if that indignity wasn’t enough, surgery to correct the injury allegedly left him with a dick that was “about an inch” shorter than before. Now, the man is suing the hospital for $155,000 Canadian (about $142,000 U.S.), claiming negligence and “indescribable anguish.” By his …

Just like your parents told you after that kid in homeroom made fun of your Yu-Gi-Oh binder, being cool in high school is very meaningless in the scheme of things — because we are all just insignificant specks in a vast and indifferent universe, but also because the “cool” kids tend to peak early. And now, at long last, scientists …

For years, we’ve been hearing about how facial recognition software will help solve crime. Privacy concerns aside, this is the idea: If a criminal is caught committing an offense on surveillance footage, the technology could theoretically scan the person’s face and produce a positive ID based on mug shots or DMV photos. The problem is, the software kind of sucks, …

We’re all for productivity, but some days you just need to find a way to de-stress and relax a little bit. Unfortunately, goofing off at work makes you look bad and can get you in a lot of trouble. Here are some ways you can pass the time on a slow day and keep Sauron’s eye off of you. Why …

Soon you’ll be able to send a friend not just a picture of a pizza, but the scent of a pizza, using your phone. Yes, really. Harvard engineering professor David Edwards has invented a device called an oPhone that sends and receives photos and scents. You can mix-and-match 32 basic scents to create more than 300,000 unique aromas, according to …

Whenever he prepares his infamous Atomic Kick Ass Drumsticks, chef Muhammad Karim wears a gas mask — the chicken dish is so spicy that it could, in his words, cause “facial paralysis.” The director and executive chef of a Bindi restaurant in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, Karim has given his coworkers first-aid training in case any customers suffer detrimental effects of …

It can be difficult to remain optimistic in the face of adversity. But there are techniques that can help keep pessimism at bay no matter what your goal is. Lifehack suggests that pessimism can turn into a habit, but it’s a habit that you can break. Whatever you want to achieve, there will almost certainly be obstacles along the way. …