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Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Grandma, you've got horns!



Zhang Ruifang is a 101-year-old grandmother of Linlou Village in Henan province of China.
Family members did not much pay attention to the skin outgrowth in her left forehead when it appeared in 2009, according to her youngest son, 60-year-old Zhang Guozheng.
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Saturday, January 22, 2011

Actor George Clooney contracted malaria again


The MSNBC reported on 20 January that Hollywood actor and philanthropist GeorgeClooney contracted malaria--a disease brought about by bites of infected mosquitoes--during his recent trip to war-torn Sudan, confirmed by his representative to E! News.
The news came from a tweet message by Piers Morgan, "George Clooney has contracted malaria following recent trip to Sudan."
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Some facts about sex


Here is another set of truths about sex from OMG Facts Sex. Enjoy reading.
The average weight of a Playboy playmate has increased by 1 lb since the 1960s, while the average height has increased by 2 inches
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A baby can experience an orgasm in the first weeks of life.
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Friday, January 21, 2011

Are pesticides the causes of bees' decline?


A few weeks ago, I reported that a great majority of the agriculturally-useful bumblebee population is vanishing in Asia, Europe and the US.
According to a report by The Telegraph dated 20 January, pesticides could play a role in the population decline of the honeybee--a relative of bumblebee--that may make them susceptible to diseases.
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Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Are you allergic to your own semen?


A condition known as post-orgasmic illness syndrome (POIS) has been documented among men since 2002, according to a report from the Los Angeles Times on 17 January.
These men develop flu-like symptoms after ejaculation, according to Dutch researchers.
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Suicide risk for US surgeons twice higher than public


Xinhuanet reported on Tuesday an American College of Surgeons-commissioned study which says that about 6 percent of US surgeons have suicidal thoughts compared to 3 percent of the general population.
According to the new study that was published in the Archives of Surgery this January, one in 16 surgeons entertain these self-destructive thoughts and are not likely to look for help.
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Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Panda porn: Increasing male libido for survival of the species


With only 1,600 pandas remaining in the wild and 294 in captivity, the population of these lovable mammals is shrinking.
If no intervention were done, time will come that we will see these animals only in pictures and videos.
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Sunday, January 16, 2011

Baby boy drowns in tub while Colorado mom plays Facebook


The Tribune reported of a US mother who, while playing Cafe World in Facebook, was charged on Friday after her 13-month-old son drowned in the bathtub.
Charged for abuse of a child resulting to death with possible 24 years term in jail was Shannon Johnson of Fort Lupton, north of Denver, who was detained on a $100,000 bail, according to Weld County District Attorney's Office spokeswoman Jennifer Finch.
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Saturday, January 15, 2011

Oklahoma cancer scientists pleads for return of laptop with years of data


The attached YouTube video shows a couple who lost a laptop computer that contains several years of data for cancer research.
University researcher, Sook Shin and her husband Ralf Jankecht, a professor of cell biology at Oklahoma University are leading cancer scientists at the institution, CNET News reports.
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Introducing: Chickens that won't spread bird flu virus



The attached YouTube video shows a new breed of chickens that will not transmit the virus that causes avian flu.
Scientists at the University of Cambridge and the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom have developed genetically modified chickens that do not have the capability of spreading bird flu virus within poultry flocks.
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