The unlikely headline game

[Swatopluk]

Chinstrap Penguins Sleep Over 10,000 Times a Day—for Just Four Seconds at a Time
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/chinstrap-penguins-sleep-over-10000-times-a-day-for-just-four-seconds-at-a-time-180983348/

[Griffin]

Yeah, I came across this one! They must all have narcolepsy.

[Swatopluk]

The Guardian
Risk of penile fractures rise at Christmas, doctors find
Researchers suspect euphoria and intimacy of season may be behind spike in cases [43% more penile fractures]

[Swatopluk]

House-proud Welsh mouse may be 'tidying' for fun, say scientists
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/08/welsh-tidy-mouse-tidying-for-fun-scientists-builth-wells

[Swatopluk]

Ancient 'chewing gum' sheds light on stone age teenagers' diet
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/jan/23/ancient-chewing-gum-stone-age-teenagers-diet

[Aggie]

I usually prefer spruce gum (one has to get just the right consistency, or it becomes a sticky mess that stay in your teeth for hours), or black poplar buds - especially if I have a sore throat (analgesic and anti-microbial) - but birch has its uses. That birch bark tar is supposed to be a reliable adhesive for many things and would likely have been manufactured in significant amounts for other uses. Haven't got around to making a batch here yet.  I do have a pot of chaga (birch fungus) tea brewing today.

[Griffin]

Ancient 'chewing gum' sheds light on stone age teenagers' diet
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/jan/23/ancient-chewing-gum-stone-age-teenagers-diet

They were mostly teenagers due to life expectancy? Maybe no adults in society, all died off.