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In This Turkish Town, Liver (And Olive Oil Wrestling) Are King

Spring in Edirne means the annual Liver Festival, where locals feast on the fried livers of lambs that grazed on nearby plains. It's just the thing to get you through a long day of oil wrestling.

There's a lot more going on in our guts than just digestion.

A Brief Tour Of The Alimentary Canal, From Spit To You Know What

If you didn't know that spit makes a great spot remover or where prison inmates smuggle cellphones, author Mary Roach can fill you in. There's more than digestion going on down there.

Song Of The Day: One (Or Five) More From Miles

We started our Jazz Appreciation Month Song Of The Day posts with a tune from Miles Davis, but this was before I was including bonus tracks, so I thought…

Even before you were a twinkle in your mom's eye, what she ate — and didn't eat enough of — may have helped shape you.

Mom's Diet Right Before Pregnancy Can Alter Baby's Genes

Vitamin deficiencies near the time of conception change which genes get turned on during early development, scientists find.

Los Angeles Clippers' owner Donald Sterling stands on the sidelines before the game against the Memphis Grizzlies in 2012.

Why Would The NAACP Honor Donald Sterling Anyway?

The LA Clippers' owner had a track record of discriminatory behavior. Though the NAACP rescinded a planned award for him after his racist rant, it has honored him in the past.

Mike Smith, of Long Beach, Calif., now pays $200 for his family's health insurance policy, compared with the $3,000 a month he would have had to pay on the individual market last year.

Obamacare Enrollees Emboldened To Leave Jobs, Start Businesses

Some people who felt stuck in certain jobs, just because they needed the employment-based health insurance, say they are finding the Affordable Care Act liberating.

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