Diet soda makes you want to eat more.
According to scientists, drinking diet soft drinks can actually make people fatter.
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MoviePass offers all-you-can-watch movies in theaters for a flat monthly rate
MoviePass
The Netflix model may be coming to a theater near you. MoviePass, a new $50-per-month service for film fans, will let subscribers watch unlimited movies in theaters using their smartphones as tickets.
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Google takes on Facebook with Google Plus
Google Plus One
Frustrated by a string of failed attempts to crack social networking, Google Inc, is taking another stab at fending off Facebook and other hot social sites with a new service called Google Plus.
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Ownership of e-readers doubles in six months
Ownership of e-readers is exploding.
E-reader ownership is exploding, according to a survey by Pew Internet Research. Ownership of e-readers such as the Amazon Kindle and Barnes & Noble Nook has grown from 6% to 12% of U.S. adults over the last six months. E-readers are more popular than tablets devices such as the iPad or various Android slates like the Samsung Galaxy Tab which are owned by 8% of U.S. adults.
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Publishers Launch First Digital-Only Textbook for K-12
When will textbooks be a thing of the past?
McGraw-Hill launched its first all-digital, cloud-based textbook for the K-12 market on Monday at the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference.
Unlike the company’s previous digital efforts for this age group, the books are intended to be used as primary texts (other McGraw-Hill digital texts have been sold as a companion of physical textbooks). This is the first time a major publisher has launched such a platform…
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The World’s Smelliest Man
Kailash Singh
Kailash Singh from India is probably the world’s smelliest man. He has refusing to wash for more than 37 years. Mr Singh has not bathed or cut his 6ft-long dreadlocks since 1974, shortly after he married. Explaining his unconventional decision, Mr Singh claimed a priest guaranteed him a much-prized son and heir if he followed the advice…
Japanese Pop Star revealed to be fake
Eguchi Aimi, the newest member of the all-girl Japanese pop group AKB48 is not a human being at all.
A Japanese pop group has fooled their fans by creating a fake member. No I don’t mean this was just another airhead pop star with no personality or talent. This was an actual non-existent computer generated person made from the faces of her band mates. The group even offers an app on its website that allows you do make a similar person mash up…
Study: Watching television violence is associated with increased sleep problems in kids
TV violence linked to sleep problems in children.
A new study shows that letting young children watch violent TV programs may interfere with sleep. And it doesn’t matter if the violent tv program is animated or live action.
Scientists edit genetic code in a breakthrough that could lead to new treatments in hereditary diseases
‘Genetic editing’ works by using enzymes to unlock the DNA.
Scientists have edited the genetic code in a breakthrough that could lead to new treatments for some hereditary diseases. The scientists managed to persuade cells in mice to repair a faulty gene but, instead of recreating the flawed piece, the cells generated a healthy one.
Men are more likely to cheat on wives if their fathers were unfaithful: study
Men and women both have affairs but men are more likely to stray if their fathers had been unfaithful.
You may want to take a close look at your father-in-law if you want to know if your husband will cheat on you.
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Average consumer in the U.S. drinks 45 gallons of soda a year
Soda is the most consumed beverage in the U.S.
With summer in full swing, Americans will be quenching their thirst with a variety of fizzy, sweet and intoxicating beverages with soda being the number one drink consumed.
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Men who flaunt their luxury possessions are not the ‘marrying kind’
These men are driven by their desire to have uncommitted romantic flings.
Men who drive expensive cars or who flaunt their flashy possessions are driven by their desire to have uncommitted romantic flings according to researchers from Rice University, the University of Texas-San Antonio and the University of Minnesota. Although it may catch a woman’s attention she won’t be marrying him any time soon.
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