A bust of the Greek god Hermes thought to be 2,300 years old was found in what unusual spot in Athens?
Eran Menashri/Unsplash
Sewer workers discovered the bust, which was built into a wall. It’s still in good condition.
Which performer partly funded pharmaceutical company Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine research?
Pedro Vilela/Getty Images
Dolly Parton made a $1 million donation in April to Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s efforts to combat the virus, including Moderna’s vaccine trials.
Bucking a historical trend, women in South Korea now make up 60% of people studying for which career?
Stephanie Hau/Unsplash
Barely one-third of future South Korean undertakers were female in the early 2000s, but that number is now 60%, despite death often being a taboo subject.
Which U.S. airline will allow its loyalty program members to pay for their pre-flight Covid-19 tests with their airline miles?
Kelly Barnes/Getty Images
Hawaiian Airlines will mail a Vault Health test kit to passengers. A Vault representative on video then shows them how to collect their own saliva samples.
A Minnesota Vikings wide receiver wore cleats that featured a tribute to which celebrity who passed away this year?
Stephen Maturen/Getty Images
Adam Thielen’s Alex Trebek cleats included a drawing of the “Jeopardy!” host wearing a halo, and the words, “We will miss you, Alex.”
Hurricane Iota made landfall in which country as a Category 4 storm?
Maynor Valenzuela/Getty Images)
Two major hurricanes have hit Nicaragua in recent weeks, flooding homes and bringing misery to the Central American nation.
Amazon opened a new website section that allows shoppers to do what?
David Ryder/Getty Images
The potential market impact of Amazon’s online pharmacy service caused CVS, Walgreens and Rite Aid stock to dip.
Which rapper was charged in Florida with illegally possessing a gun and ammunition as a convicted felon?
Max Kleinen, Unsplash
Federal prosecutors charged Lil Wayne in connection with the December 2019 search of a private jet scheduled to carry him to California. He could face up to 10 years in prison.
When CEOs from Twitter and Facebook appeared in a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, what did Republicans accuse them of?
Hannah McKay-Pool/Getty Images
GOP senators claimed the two companies mishandled the presidential election with politically biased content moderation.
British researchers have concluded that which of the following shows promise as a Covid-killer in a laboratory setting?
Ousa Chea/Upsplash
Cardiff University scientists say the antiseptic in over-the-counter mouthwashes can kill the coronavirus, but it’s unclear if it would work in humans.
