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Quote of the Day: “I am not afraid of death, I just don’t want to be there when it happens.” – Woody Allen
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New world’s shortest man
Chandra Bahadur Dangi with his certificates.
Chandra Bahadur Dangi of Nepal is now officially the world’s shortest living man. He’s 21.5″ (54.6 cm) tall. If you have a hard time estimating that, notice the, er, iPad included in the photo above for comparison. Dangi beat out the Philippine’s Junrey Balawing by two full inches. From Guinness World Records…
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Link between BPA and heart disease seen in urine, new study reports
BPA is in found in food can linings.
While more and more research is linking BPA to a number of health problems including cancer, reproductive problems, behavioral problems in children, liver problems, and diabetes, heart disease has been less well known.
While one study at the University of Exeter showed a correlation between BPA and heart disease, it didn’t show a cause and effect relationship, and therefore, it couldn’t predict future heart health…
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Facebook’s IPO could net California up to $2.5 Billion in tax revenue
According to California’s Legislative Analyst’s Office, Facebook going public could be very good to more than just investors and longtime employees. Their estimates have the IPO netting the state in the neighborhood of $2.45 billion from income taxes…
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WikiCells – edible food containers
Edible food containers.
Harvard University’s Wyss Institute’s Dr. David Edwards is the man behind the controversial (as in, the FDA plans to investigate its safety) breathable caffeine and other vitamins, has been working on a new futuristic food item: edible containers. They’ve already created tomato containers with gazpacho inside, among other treats.
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Hawaiians have the highest sense of well-being: survey
Understanding well-being is important because it has such strong influence on the choices we make.
Hawaii comes out on top in a new ranking of which state’s residents have the best sense of overall well-being, based on physical health, happiness, job satisfaction and other factors that affect quality of life.
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Home health aides and lawyers are among the most sleep-deprived workers
Over half of office workers don’t consistently get a good night’s sleep.
The distinction of being among the lowest-paid workers in the United States has long been home health aides. It has now been revealed in a new study that they also get the least amount of sleep.
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Stem cell breakthrough could give women an unlimited supply of eggs
The breakthrough discovery could revolutionize fertility treatment.
Researchers in the U.S. were able to isolate stem cells in a laboratory where they ‘spontaneously generated’ eggs which they say are capable of being fertilized.
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Diet soda linked to heart disease: study
Link found between diet soda and cardiovascular disease.
The consumption of diet soft drinks may be associated with Type 2 diabetes and development of the condition known as metabolic syndrome — high blood pressure, abdominal obesity and other risk factors according to some studies. Now a 10-year epidemiological study has found a link between diet soft drinks and cardiovascular disease.
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Smartphone sensor scans food for E. coli
Scan your food and stay safe with your smartphone.
If you’ve ever suffered from any kind of food poisoning you’d understandably see the genius in this little device. Engineers at UCLA have created a prototype scanner that attaches to your smartphone camera and checks out that great looking burger to make sure you’re in the clear from E. coli.
The phone attachment essentially turns your phone into portable fluorescent microscope that light up the harmful bacteria like a Black Sabbath poster under a black light…
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The Smithsonian turns to 3D printing to share their collection
Print your own Jefferson.
According to The Creators Project, the Smithsonian has over 137 million pieces in its collection, but only enough room to display about 2 percent of them. So it’s turning to 3D printing to share as much as it can.
Working with a company called Redeye, who specializes in 3D scanning and rapid prototyping, the Smithsonian hopes to clone many of their pieces so they can be lent to other museums around the world, and safely included in traveling exhibitions…
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Blood mystery solved: Two new blood types identified
Blood samples.
You probably know your blood type: A, B, AB or O. You may even know if you’re Rhesus positive or negative. But how about the Langereis blood type? Or the Junior blood type? Positive or negative? Most people have never even heard of these.
Yet this knowledge could be “a matter of life and death,” says University of Vermont biologist Bryan Ballif…
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