Three years marks the time when relationship stress levels peak.
The “seven-year itch” is now the “three-year glitch” and is the tipping point where couples start to take each other for granted, according to a new survey.
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A gassy success.
Continue reading… “Canned Cow Farts Prove Big Hit in Germany”
Are you sick of hearing about Charlie Sheen? Tinted Sheen is a browser add-on for Firefox or Chrome that blocks mentions of Sheen as you go about your daily browsing.
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Toxins in the banana spider’s venom contain a possible break through for erectile dysfunction.
Next time you spot a spider in your bedroom, don’t panic, as scientists say one of their species may actually help boost a man’s libido.
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Musician Michael John Blake shows us “What Pi Sounds Like” by transposing the number (out to 31 decimal places) to musical notes. A charming little ditty results.
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Remember that phony ad from The Simpsons that featured the phrase “the great taste of Worcestershire sauce in a soft drink”? It was ridiculous and funny to everyone who watched it, everyone except for Krautkraemer – the company that has brought us Meat Water.
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Researchers claim to have found the happiest man in America. He is Alvin Wong, a 65-year-old, married, Chinese-American, Kosher-observing Jew who lives in Hawaii.
It sets a record for the largest balloon cluster flight, reaching a height of 10,000 feet and floating for about one hour.
In a stunning example of life imitating art, National Geographic just launched, literally, a real life version of the floating house from the movie Up. (Pics)
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Almost 26 million people in the United States have diabetes.
Already dubbed America’s “stroke belt,” the southeastern U.S. just earned another dubious distinction as the nation’s “diabetes belt,” government researchers said Tuesday.
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Study finds no one is immune to the possibility of experiencing underemployment.
While unemployment has been a frequent topic of discussion during the recession, underemployment and its effects have not, even though the number of underemployed workers has also increased. A study published online last week in the Journal of Management, “‘I Have a Job, But…’ A Review of Underemployment,” by University of Nevada, Reno Assistant Professor Frances M. McKee-Ryan and University of Alabama Assistant Professor Jaron Harvey brings attention to the topic and its potentially detrimental effects to individuals, organizations and society.
Continue reading… “Unemployment Rates Decline While Underemployment is on the Rise in the U.S.”
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A 54-year-old man from Northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province has broken the Guinness World Record of spending more time buried in the snow than anyone else in the world.
Jin Songhao was buried in the snow for a total of 46 minutes and ten seconds, wearing only a pair of swimming trucks. News reports declared 36-degree temperatures on this day and yet Jin showed no indications of shivering or discomfort during the entire time he was submerged in the snow…
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Japan is notorious for its fascination with vending machines — as of 2008, there were 5.5 million of them across the nation. And these aren’t merely the candy bar and soda variety, either — Japan has vending machines that sell live crabs, grow lettuce, are covered in moss, and dispense smart cars. And by this time next year, it will have 10,000 vending machines that charge electric cars.
Continue reading… “Japan to Build 10,000 EV Charging Station/Vending Machine Hybrids by 2012”
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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