Well, not really, that's just an urban legend. But even 30 years after his death, Bob Marley remains a cultural, musical, and spiritual icon worldwide. Marley, simultaneously released today in theaters and online aims to be the man's definitive biography.

Were you recently sick? If so, newly published research says you're more likely to be repelled by "disfigured" faces like the one up top. The findings provide the very first evidence of how a biological immune response can actually give rise to a psychological immune reaction — and this backs up recent research that…

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Not sure if you're supposed to sit on this until you feel a tickle, but this is a biobench made of recycled cardboard cylinders containing grass seeds. The bench will eventually biodegrade and turn into a big lump of grassy mulch, but until then you can sit on it. Available individually or as a set and created by …