More than 4% of Americans suffered ID theft and, on
average, lost $6,383 to the crime, revealed a study by the Council of
Better Business Bureaus. The Council said the problem of ID theft was being "contained" and that most victims of it suffered no financial loss at all.
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Study: ID Theft ‘Contained’
18 Tricks to Teach Your Body
Experience supersonic hearing!, Overcome your most primal urge!, Feel
no pain!, Clear your stuffed nose!, Fight fire without water!, Cure
your toothache without opening your mouth!, Make burns disappear!, Stop
the world from spinning!, Unstitch your side!, Stanch blood with a
single finger!, Make your heart stand still!…
New Weapon Designed to Shoot Around Corners
Corner Shot is
a new weapon system designed for urban combat which enables the user to
observe and engage a target from behind a corner without exposing any
body parts.
Sexual Chemistry Only Lasts Two Years
A team from the University of Pisa in Italy found the bodily chemistry which makes people sexually attractive to new partners lasts, at most, two years.
Brains of Today’s Humans Growing Larger than Their Medieval Counterparts
A recent study compared the skulls of modern day people, and older
skulls. They came to some unexpected results: the shape of the human
skull has changed considerably in the six or seven hundred years
between the modern and medieval samples. It would appear that our
skulls, and most likely our brains, are getting selectively bigger.
Catching a Bullet in Action
Here are some amazing photos of a bullet captured in flight.
Ten Very Weird USB Devices
Here’s the list of the Top 10 weirdest USB devices ever:
Top 10 Retail Ecommerce Sites
Not
long ago, the ability to manage a store, attract customers, control
inventory and pricing — whether online or offline — was a big job. Now, it’s only part of the job.
Robotic Parking Garage of the Future
Perhaps this is more of a parking silo than a parking garage, but this is one impressive parking structure. Cool photo.
