Porn study fails to find smut virgins -
A study hoping to compare men who watch porn with those who haven’t encountered it has been derailed — because researchers couldn’t find any men who hadn’t indulged in X-rated material.
Busting Marine Myths: Sharks DO Get Cancer!
Johan Lorbeer is a German street performer. He became famous in the past few years because of his “Still-Life” Performances, which took place in the public area. Several of these performances feature Lorbeer in an apparently impossible position.
From wikipedia:
Although this trick seems genuine, it is not magic. He manages these positions by hiding his actual arm under his clothing and the ‘arm’ that is seen sticking to the wall is a support bar.
Interesting :)
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Environmentalists Seek to Wipe Out Plush Toilet Paper -
I am particular about my toilet paper. This story rubs me the wrong way. Some of us like comfort. Forestry isn’t a bad thing. You tax the hell out of it. I’ll still buy it. Just don’t outlaw it.
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Lots of Exercise in Midlife May Lead to Osteoarthritis - Yahoo! News -
If you’re a middle-age weekend warrior who likes to hit the basketball court or hockey rink, take note: A new study suggests that high levels of physical activity boost the risk of internal knee damage that could lead to osteoarthritis. … although lower-impact activities such as swimming and cycling might actually be beneficial, according to the researchers. … “This study and previous studies by our group suggest that high-impact, weight-bearing physical activity, such as running and jumping, may be worse for cartilage health,”
(via katiebakes)
oh my god.
Oh. My. God.
Yikes.
“H1N1 swine flu has infected an estimated 22 million Americans and killed 3,900, but it so far does not appear to be any deadlier than seasonal influenza.” — Did U.S. make mistake in skipping vaccine additive? - Yahoo! News
“Choking is the disease of an expert. It is when an expert is in a situation where they lose control of their access to their expertise. …
I did Greg Norman’s famous meltdown at the ‘96 Masters. He had a six stoke lead. So if you talk to golf experts, he misses the hole. Fine. I sat down with the tape of that, and I sat down with people who really know their golf, and we went through and we went through shot by shot what happened.
What happens to — when you choke is that you — things that were unconscious and automatic become conscious and deliberate. So his expertise is entirely unconscious. When he hits a beautiful golf shot, he’s not thinking about it anymore. He’s done it so many times that he’s in this rarefied world.
But now all of a sudden when the pressure’s on he starts to think about things and to deliberate about things that he’s never deliberated about for 25 years on the golf course. And he becomes a novice again.
So what happens when you look at him in the final day on round four in the back nine when he just completely falls apart, what you’re seeing is Greg Norman as a 12-year-old again. He’s playing golf the way he did when he was learning the game, in that kind of deliberate, novice…”
— Malcolm Gladwell via http://www.charlierose.com/download/transcript/10709
Observatory - People Hear With Their Skin as Well as Their Ears, Study Says - NYTimes.com -
The syllables included “pa” and “ta,” which produce a brief puff from the mouth when spoken, and “ba” and “da,” which don’t produce puffs. They found that when listeners heard “ba” or “da” while a puff of air was blown onto their skin, they perceived the sound as “pa” or “ta.”
“What’s so persuasive about this particular effect,” he added, “is that people are picking up on this information that they don’t know they are using.” That supports the idea that integrating different sensory cues is innate.
And because of speculation that it may prevent swine flu….
Hold your nose: garlic is best investment in China - Yahoo! News
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