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Phil Edwards

Phil Edwards

Former correspondent

    Latest articles by Phil Edwards

    Life
    This whiskey gun propels a shot glass of whiskey at your faceThis whiskey gun propels a shot glass of whiskey at your face
    Life

    Sick of laboriously lifting whiskey shots to your mouth? Use this rifle instead.

    By Phil Edwards
    Life
    5 faces you never realized were trademarked5 faces you never realized were trademarked
    Life

    Facial recognition (from a legal perspective).

    By Phil Edwards
    Life
    You can learn to handle spicy foods. Let a spice-eating celebrity in Korea explain how.You can learn to handle spicy foods. Let a spice-eating celebrity in Korea explain how.
    Life

    Jesse Day is known in Korea for his ability to handle spice. Here are a few of his best tips.

    By Phil Edwards
    Life
    7 surprising facts about cannibalism7 surprising facts about cannibalism
    Life

    What do you really know about one of our greatest taboos? These are a few things you probably got wrong about cannibalism.

    By Phil Edwards
    Life
    State seals can be baffling. How many can you identify?State seals can be baffling. How many can you identify?
    Life

    Every state has one. But that doesn’t mean they’re recognizable at all.

    By Phil Edwards
    Life
    What the people who do New York, Chicago, and DC’s subway voices look likeWhat the people who do New York, Chicago, and DC’s subway voices look like
    Life

    Those subway announcements come from somewhere. Meet the people behind the voices.

    By Phil Edwards
    Life
    Why auctioneers talk fast, explained by the world champWhy auctioneers talk fast, explained by the world champ
    Life

    Think auctioneers talk funny? You’re right — but there’s a good reason.

    By Phil Edwards
    Life
    The Scopes Monkey Trial was one of the greatest publicity stunts everThe Scopes Monkey Trial was one of the greatest publicity stunts ever
    Life

    Dayton, Tennessee, fought hard to host the trial. And then they milked it for all it was worth.

    By Phil Edwards
    Tesla vs. Edison — and what the never-ending battle says about us
    Features

    The legendary feud is more about our own values than theirs.

    By Phil Edwards
    Science
    Richard Nixon’s first phone call to the moon was pretty awkwardRichard Nixon’s first phone call to the moon was pretty awkward
    Science

    History isn’t always comfortable, according to the men who landed on the moon.

    By Phil Edwards