The Daily Populous

What about poison, which, being invisible and generally hard to detect, is the more nefarious way to taint candy?

For nearly 30 years, University of Delaware sociologist Joel Best has been investigating allegations of strangers poisoning kids’ Halloween candy.

As of this writing, he hasn’t identified a single confirmed example of a stranger murdering a child in this fashion. »

Doctors’ records don’t typically capture lifestyle habits, so the study fails to account for the wide-ranging effects of diet.

They classify weight status by using body mass index, a formula based on height and weight that doesn’t distinguish muscle from fat.

“Those people who are metabolically healthy, obese and vigorously active may have a decreased risk of developing cardiovascular disease,” he conceded. »

During a closed-door meeting among NFL team owners and executives, Houston Texans owner Bob McNair made a stunningly inappropriate analogy about allowing players to kneel during the national anthem.

“We can’t have the inmates running the prison,” said McNair, a multimillion-dollar Trump campaign contributor, according to an ESPN report about the conference.

NFL executive and former player Troy Vincent reportedly took the most offense to the comment, engaging in heated back-and-forth with McNair and Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones—a hardliner against NFL players kneeling. »

But I'll be the first to admit that I've got nothing on the Mars Curiosity Rover.

Its Mast Camera takes color photos and video and is able to create panorama photos all on its own.

For more details about the Mars Curiosity Rover and to see additional image, visit the Mars Science Laboratory website. »