Ridiculous History, Oldest Living Thing and 30-year Tetanus Booster - Today on HowStuffWorks NOW

Apr 25, 2016 04:30 pm   Today on HowStuffWorks NOW   Ridiculous History: When People Thought They Were Made of Glass Imagine being afraid that if someone touches you or that if you sit down, you'll break. That's what life was like for someone with the glass delusion.       What's the Oldest Living Thing on Earth? Trees? Fungus? Bacteria? It all kind of depends on how you define "alive" ... and how you define "thing," as this BrainStuff video explains.       Test Driving Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion Car Buckminster Fuller's 1933 designs for a car were innovative, stylish and exciting. But how would one actually handle on today's roads?       30 Is the New 10: Study Says You Only Need a Tetanus Booster Every 30 Years The current U.S. recommendation is to get a tetanus shot every 10 years. Will this new study change CDC guidelines?       Is Your Airbnb Photo 'Trustworthy'? If So, You Could Be Charging More Thinking about making some extra cash with Airbnb? Pick your profile photo carefully. New research finds that it matters more than you think.       Take a Dose of Dickinson: Poetry as Therapy Poetry can actually help you heal from traumatic situations. A poetry therapist explains how.       No, Not Only U.S. Presidents Are on American Money Harriet Tubman won't be the first non-president whose face appears on the front of U.S. paper currency, but in 2020 hers will be the first black woman's to do so.       Life Expectancy for White Women in U.S. Decreases It dropped by only about a month, but that's the first time a decrease has happened in the century or so that the CDC has been tracking these things.       Predicting the Next Death on 'Game of Thrones' "Game of Thrones" fans, beware spoilers — a new computer program predicts the death of the show's characters.       Stupid People Are Surprisingly Confident So at least they have that.     Copyright © 2016 InfoSpace LLC, All rights reserved. HowStuffWorks, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave, Atlanta, GA 30308 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list