Happiness increases after age 50.
It seems that 50 is the golden age of happiness, for a new study has found it’s the key to “content and comfortable” life.
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Clowns Can Help Women Get Pregnant
Start clowning around when your are going downtown.
Strange, but true. A recent study led by Shevach Friedler published in the medical journal Fertility and Sterility showed that laughter can promote pregnancy…
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Collapse of the Honeybee Population Could be Linked to Pesticides
Even tiny doses of ‘neonicotinoids’ made the insects more susceptible to disease.
Pesticides are making honey bees far more susceptible to disease, according to new research than links a new group of chemicals to the recent collapse in the bee population. The US research, revealed in a new film about the disappearance of bees, found even tiny doses of ‘neonicotinoids’ made the insects more susceptible to disease.
Driving Three Hours at Night as Bad as Driving Drunk
Two hours of motorway driving in the dark can affect performance so severely it is the same as having a couple of drinks.
Just three hours behind the wheel at night can make motorists drive as badly as if they were drunk, according to scientists. Driver tiredness after a few hours has the same effect as being over the drink-driving limit, a study has revealed.
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2011 Facebook Stats and Facts
Facebook is used by 1 in13 people worldwide.
Facebook Statistics, Stats and Facts for 2011 are starting to roll out, and here is the first infographic to wrap them all up thanks to Online Schools. With over 500 million users, Facebook is now used by 1 in every 13 people on earth, with over 250 million of them (over 50%) who log in every day. The average user still has about 130 friends, but that should expand in 2011.
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Study: 100 Percent Renewable Energy Possible by 2030
Burbo Bank Offshore Wind Farm
New research has shown that it is possible and affordable for the world to achieve 100 percent renewable energy by 2030, if there is the political will to strive for this goal.
Tim Wu’s “Master Switch” – The Rise and Fall of Companies Who Develop New Technologies
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Tim Wu, the Columbia law professor who came up with the term “net neutrality” in a research paper, has just written a new book, “The Master Switch: The Rise and Fall of Information Empires,” published by Knopf. The book chronicles the rise and fall of companies that develop new technologies, and discusses the future of the Internet.
Study: 129 Million Americans Under 65 Have Pre-Existing Health Conditions
Health problems could prevent Americans from obtaining health insurance.
As many as 129 million Americans under age 65 have health problems that could hurt their ability to obtain health insurance or force them to pay higher premiums, a U.S. government study said on Tuesday.
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Consumers Beware – Reloadable Prepaid Debit Cards Loaded with Fees
Reloadable prepaid debit cards represent one of the fastest-growing segments of the financial services industry.
Last year, Michael Abukhader’s 12-year-old son, Jacob, received a $30 NASCAR prepaid Visa card from an aunt who thought it would provide a convenient way to give him cash for birthdays and other events. But once Abukhader, who lives in Queen Creek, Ariz., reviewed the terms of the card, he closed the account.
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Undergraduates Show Small Gains in First Two Years of College
Academics are not a priority during a students first two years of college.
Nearly half of the nation’s undergraduates show almost no gains in learning in their first two years of college, in large part because colleges don’t make academics a priority, a new report shows.
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Smoking Causes Genetic Damage to the Body in Minutes Rather Than Years
Effect of smoking is so fast that it’s equivalent to injecting the substance directly into the bloodstream.
Smoking a single cigarette causes genetic damage to the body within minutes rather than years, researchers say.
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Number One Page on Facebook is Facebook
#1 page in Facebook is Facebook
It might sound a little ironic, but Facebook just recently became the #1 Facebook page on Facebook surpassing longtime leader – Texas Hold’em Poker.
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