That age-old stereotype about dangerous women drivers is shattered in a big new traffic analysis: Male drivers have a 77 percent higher risk of dying in a car accident than women, based on miles driven.
Currently browsing posts found in January2007
Car Crashes Kill More Men Than Women
Fashion Tip: Wristwatch Piercing
What do you pierce when you have modified and pierced every other extremity of your body? Maybe you could make a fashion statement by showing off your cool strapless wristwatch.
Cheerleaders Accused of Trying to Steal Attention from Athletes
Now for the hard-hitting news. Pravda is reporting that the cheerleaders in this photo essay have been trying to hog the limelight. Perhaps we had better study these photos for a while to make sure.
Landlines Disappear From One In Eight Homes
The number of Americans with traditional landline telephones has declined sharply over the past three years — a trend with ramifications for phone surveys that inform policy and market research.
Mona Lisa Grave Found, Claims Scholar
The woman behind Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa painting may be buried near a now derelict building in the heart of Florence, according to archival documents.
Inside Scoop on Super Bowl Advertising
Before you lay money down on what will be the most popular commercial of Super Bowl XLI, here is a look back at all the Super Bowl advertising that went on before.
Potty Training at 3 Months
Three-month old Sosi Hoerning grunted, frowned and flailed her arms as she sat on her mother Larissa Chen’s lap. Was she hungry, tired or just fussy? None of the above. Chen gently cradled Sosi’s legs and eased her onto a tiny plastic potty. On cue, little Sosi used it, without a messy diaper in sight. […]
U.S. High School Physics Enrollment Up
U.S. high school physics class enrollment is increasing, and the number of U.S. physics bachelor’s degrees is up 31 percent since 2000.
Hair Cloning Predicted by 2012
Dr Barry Stevens, the world’s first trichologist and founder of UK-based Stevens Trichology Practices predicts hair cloning may become a reality by 2012.
Newspaper Blog Traffic up 210%
Newspapers had to hear a lot of bad news about their business last year, so new findings from Nielsen//NetRatings should come as a welcome change.
Lucky in Love
Wedding planners say July 7th — or 7/7/07 — as the date appears in print, is quickly becoming one of the most popular days of all times to get married.
Video Game Industry Sets New Record
According to the NPD Group, the US video game industry reached an all-time high of $12.5 billion in sales in 2006, easily surpassing last year’s record $10.5 billion.
Bill to Make Microchip Implants Illegal
For years, people have been implanting tiny microchips under their pet’s skin so that if Rover’s collar slips off, there’s still a way to find him if he wanders away.
