A longform piece on fitness, dedication, and crazy feats. Record-setting strongman Mike McCastle trained Colin O’Brady for his epic trek across Antarctica. But that turned out to be only a tiny part of Mike’s story.
Month: September 2019
The weird science behind the milk we drink
There are millions of Holstein cows in the U.S., but genetically, there are less than 50 unique individuals among them. If Holsteins were wild animals, they’d be in danger of extinction. But who wants to stop inbreeding now?
The secret life of a mermaid
When you meet Una the mermaid, you will notice that she has legs, not a tail; she lives in Portland, not the sea. By the time you’re done listening, you will believe.
“Mermaids are real,” she says. “They’re just not what you think they are.”
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