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Jungle Juice, Power Hour, Edward Forty Hands: BORGs are simply the Gen Z version of an age-old college tradition — getting blackout drunk as quickly as possible.
Binge drinking among college-aged students has been a concern for decades, but Gen Z is breaking th…
Hannah Getahun
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Your phone could soon sense how drunk you are and stop you from driving, according to a new study
By measuring changes in walking pattern, researchers found smartphones could sense when someone was…
Gabby Landsverk
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A 47-year-old man kept getting drunk from alcohol produced in his own gut. Doctors cured him with a poop transplant.
Auto-brewery syndrome is an illness where a person's body produces alcohol inside their gut, which …
Gabby Landsverk
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Know the science behind drunk talking!
Whether it is that guy being extra cheerful or that guy who picked up a fight with the bouncer or…
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Here's what happens to your brain when you get blackout drunk
And the amount of alcohol in your system at the time influences how much you remember. Let's say yo…
Gina Echevarria,Shira Polan
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Here's what happens to your brain when you get blackout drunk
If you push you BAC much higher than 0.3%, you might die. Your friends …
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Science reveals what happens to your body and brain when you get drunk
When trying to calculate how much you've had to drink, it's important to remember that a standard d…
Skye Gould,Kevin Loria
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What to know about aphasia, the language disorder that has prompted Bruce Willis to quit acting
Bruce Willis's family announced he has aphasia, a language disorder typically caused by a stroke or…
Anna Medaris Miller
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A 26-year-old old who had a brain hemorrhage while running describes being judged in public because of her impaired speech
Bryn Bowles has aphasia, a side effect from strokes and other brain issues. Strangers have misjudge…
Anna Medaris Miller
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Here's why it's a terrible idea to let a drunk person 'sleep it off'
If a drunk person is asleep and breathing normally, something called the 'Bacchus' move is a way to…
Hilary Brueck
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NASA's Hubble space telescope just lost a vital part, and one of its backups is 'acting drunk.' Here's why astronomers haven't lost hope.
"We've had some issues with this gyro in the past, and we've got some possible leads on the current…
Dave Mosher
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Psychedelic beer served at intimate dinner parties helped an ancient empire in the Andes rule for centuries, study finds
According to a new archaeological study, leaders of the Wari empire that ruled Peru added hallucino…
Joshua Zitser
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I got drunk and cheated while my partner and I were on a break. Do I have to tell him?
If you want to make your relationship work after an affair, you'll have to take full responsibility…
Julia Naftulin
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Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, and scores of Twitter users are roasting the Pfizer vaccine's official name, 'Comirnaty'
Jimmy Fallon joked that the vaccine's official name "sounds more like a drunk person trying to say …
Heather Schlitz
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A man says his father, mother, and brother all died of COVID-19 after getting 'caught up' in anti-vax claims and refusing to get the shot
Francis Goncalves says his parents and brother died within a week of each other. He thinks they cau…
Marianne Guenot
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What would happen if you stopped sleeping, day by day
Any amount of sleep deprivation is bad for your physical and mental health. Here's what would happe…
Andrea Schmitz,Abby Tang
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How to avoid the 2PM slump - and what to do if it hits you
Most people need to take a hard stop between 2 and 3PM - that means close your computer, move your …
Andrea Michelson
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Florida is set to make 'alcohol to-go' drinks permanent
To-go alcoholic drinks must be accompanied by the sale of food, and the beverage cannot exceed 32 o…
Allana Akhtar
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Tipsy Birds 'Slur' Their Songs Like Drunk People Slur Their Words
For starters, both of us spend a fair amount of time outside the womb (or egg) before we begin to f…
Erin Brodwin
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I had a latte loaded with delta-8 THC, a legal weed compound that you can buy anywhere in the US. It really does get you high.
Like CBD, delta-8 THC can be derived from hemp and exists in a legal loophole. But this cannabinoid…