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See if you can decipher this twisted tune.

It’s time to play Tune Twist, where we translate the lyrics of popular songs into multiple languages and then back into English. Can you figure out what the song is, or who performed it?

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You want nothing to do with chimney sweep’s scrotum.

Today’s work-related ailments have nothing on these (mostly) historical diseases. You’ll be glad you're not suffering from Hatter’s Shakes—or worse, Chimney Sweep’s Scrotum.

Paul Anthony Jones


















Leaving a phone to charge all day long? Probably best to avoid it.

Discover the truth behind some of the biggest smartphone battery myths, like whether charging your phone fully—or overnight—is actually as bad as some tech experts suggest.

Chris Wheatley