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Breast cancer: A 5 minute fondle could save your life [infographic]
Posted by staff / December 7, 2011Learn more about breast cancer symptoms at Coppafeel Total coverage of breast cancer-related news.
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Posted by staff / December 7, 201153 of the worst Christmas pictures of all time
Posted by staff / December 6, 2011It’s amazing the torture a family will put its members through come holiday time, especially when the memories can’t be erased thanks to some fool snapping a picture to document the humiliation for posterity. On the plus side, at least everyone who got one of these pictures in a holiday card got a good laugh …
Read MoreGuys’ brains change after violent gaming
Posted by staff / December 6, 2011After playing violent video games for one week, young adult men showed signs of sustained changes in a region of the brain associated with emotional control, a new study shows. The controversy over whether or not violent video games are potentially harmful to players has been debated for many years, even making it as far …
Read MoreMassive black holes shatter record [video]
Posted by staff / December 6, 2011An international team of astronomers has discovered two gigantic black holes with masses about 10 billion times the mass of our sun. These black holes have a mass more than 50 percent greater than any other previously measured. “They may be the dormant remains of quasars that were extremely luminous billions of years ago,” says …
Read MoreMap of Europe by flagpole* size
Posted by staff / December 5, 2011*Flagpole is a euphemism for penis, in case you didn’t pick that up. Oh, and calm down, ladies and gents; that’s centimeters, not inches on the map. Darn you, metric system. Created by AlphaDesigner. (H/T @TheFrisky) A discussion on sex.
Read MoreiPad grip strips
Posted by staff / December 5, 2011Stop your precious iPad from sliding off smooth surfaces with handy removable grip strips from Bluelounge. The simple silicone-rubber attachments also help prevent scratches and work seamlessly with the Apple Smart Cover. An $11.95 stocking stuffer for the tablet lover in your life. Via LikeCool. Don’t drop the iPad.
Read MoreInterpretive Christmas dance
Posted by staff / December 4, 2011Nothing says Christmas like this interpretive dance from the Yahs Initiative. Or does it? Full story on The Daily What. Top holiday news. Photo credit: Fotolia
Read MoreDrinking guidelines for the office party [chart]
Posted by staff / December 4, 2011Don’t forget to pre-program numbers for cab companies into your phone before heading into the festivities, though. Full story at Grubstreet via I Love Charts. Cheers!
Read More10 incredible sea stacks
Posted by staff / December 3, 2011Sea coasts around the world bear the marks of a sound whipping by wind and water over the millennia, yet one of the most breathtaking accomplishments of Mother Nature’s fury is the sea stacks, columns of rock that have been separated from the headland over time. Some were once arches that collapsed leaving only a …
Read More10 ways Shakespeare changed the world
Posted by staff / December 3, 2011The reading of Shakespeare’s work is still the tie that binds (and often gags) students across generations, but that’s far from the only way the Bard influenced our culture, as Stephen Marche reveals in his new book, How Shakespeare Changed Everything. Jamie Spatola at mental_floss has handpicked ten examples of how Shakespeare impacts our lives …
Read More“It’s a Glamorous Life”: Dangers of being a National Geographic photographer [chart]
Posted by staff / December 2, 2011When forty-five National Geographic photographers were recently surveyed by The Photo Society as to the risks they faced on the job, they revealed the harsh reality of a seemingly glamorous job. I mean, even one penis fish incident is one too many. Full story at The Photo Society via PetaPixel. Hardcore photographers.
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