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Lessons you forgot since you were a child
2007-09-05 08:03:00
Men's Health has a quick article listing 21 lessons we (men) all forgot since we were children. Here's a few of the ones I found worth remembering: 1. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Even when there's not a prize in the bottom of the box. 10. There's a reason they don't give credit cards to 8-year-olds. You're supposed to save up money before you buy a new toy. 13.
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Broadband in U.S. is pathetic compared to Japan
2007-08-31 23:39:00
The average U.S. home has a 2 megabit per second connection (mbps). Compare that with Japan 's 61 mbps on average. Yeah! That's more than 30x faster! What's even worse is the price difference. Here in the U.S., we're paying about $40-$50 for a 5-8 mbps cable connection. We can get a 5 mbps fiber hookup for around $40. The folks in Japan are paying around $37 for a 100 mbps fiber connection.
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No more NBC shows for iTunes
2007-08-31 21:07:00
It looks like greed has struck the folks over at NBC. Currently, TV shows cost $1.99 per episode on iTunes. However, NBC wants their shows to cost $4.99 per episode. "No way!" says Apple. "We are disappointed to see NBC leave iTunes because we would not agree to their dramatic price increase," said Eddy Cue, Apple's vice president of iTunes. "We hope they will change their minds
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AT&T (Cingular) no longer "network of fewest dropped calls"
2007-08-27 22:11:00
We've all seen the AT&T (formerly Cingular ) advertisements claiming that they are the network with "fewest dropped calls." According to an insider, the company knows this: "The ad campaign, which launched last March, was based on a Telephia report that actually noted AT&T Wireless (then Cingular) did not have the most reliable network in New York, Chicago, Houston and Los Angeles. A recent JD
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Bad breath = suicide in Japan
2007-08-27 21:51:00
I was reading an article on MSNBC regarding the growing problem of bad breath, also known as halitosis for the terminology freaks. According to Patricia Lenton, a clinical researcher at the University of Minnesota’s School of Dentistry, in Japan , bad breath is so taboo that there have been cases of suicide because of it. To some, having bad breath is such a great fear that it becomes an
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Sons of obese mothers are less fertile
2007-08-27 21:41:00
Listen up men! If your mother is obese, you have poor sperm quality according to researchers over at Aarhus University in Denmark. The researchers tracked the health of more than 300 women and their sons. Although the majority of the women were of normal weight when they became pregnant, 25 had body mass indexes classed as overweight or obese. Tests showed their sons tended to have slightly
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Espresso diagrams
2007-08-27 09:07:00
Ever wondered how they layered that beloved latte of yours? Save your self some money and make your own with these easy to read diagrams. Of course, this assumes you know how to make a simple espresso... :: Source: Coffee Drinks Illustrated
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Win a free ride in a police car...by shoplifting
2007-08-18 21:14:00
LOL! I wonder how many "contestants" they've had after that sign? :: Image: http://flickr.com/photos/crimsonninjagirl /1105743195/
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Plain soap just as effective as antibacterial soap
2007-08-17 01:49:00
It appears that antibacterial soap does not kill or remove more bacteria then good 'ole plain soap. Apparently, the main ingredient in antibacterial soap, triclosan, has caused some bacteria to become immune to it. Researchers have noticed that e-coli has shown resistance to triclosan when subjected to 0.1 percent wt/vol triclosan soap. "What we are saying is that these e-coli could survive
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Baby bibs with lead
2007-08-17 01:32:00
Some vinyl baby bibs made from China contain lead exceeding federal safety limits. Apparently, the contaminated bibs were found being sold by Walmart, Toys "R" Us, and Babies "R" Us. However, Toy "R" Us states that they are continuing to temporarily pull bibs off store shelves to test for lead. All bibs found to exceed the safety limit have been permanently pulled. A bib with "Winnie the
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Biker doesn't notice missing leg
2007-08-15 04:11:00
A 54-year old Japanese man was riding his motorcycle in the city of Hamatsu when he struck the central barrier with his leg during a turn. He continued to ride for 2 kilometers (1.24 miles) before he noticed his leg had been severed. He felt excruciating pain, but did not notice that his right leg was missing until he stopped at the next junction, the paper quoted local police as saying.
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Facebook hacked!
2007-08-14 02:19:00
Facebook.com, the social networking website, was hacked recently with the code to its main index page posted on the internet for all to see. Apparently, "a misconfigured" webserver was to blame for the leak. Facebook reassures everyone that the the security hole has been fixed and that no private user information has been compromised. Facebook also says that the leaked code is only a small
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Rehab for Chinese Internet "addicts"
2007-08-08 09:24:00
China has an online population of about 94 million users. 20 million of them are under the age of 18. 13% of those 20 million are addicted to the web. That's about 2.6 million children addicted to the Internet . Apparently, the most common addictions are online video games, cybersex, and Internet pornography. To combat Internet addiction, the Chinese government has set up the Internet
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Children prefer "brand" foods over non-brand
2007-08-08 05:01:00
A U.S. study reported in the August issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, states that children prefer the taste of "branded" food over non-branded. The study done by the Stanford University of Medicine in California took 63 pre-school aged children (3-5 years of age) and subjected them to 300 food tasting comparisons. They simply gave the children the same food from
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Energy drinks no better than coffee
2007-08-08 04:26:00
It turns out that the popular energy drinks (e.g., Red Bull) packs the same punch as good 'ole coffee. On average, energy drinks range from 50-145 mg of caffeine, however, most were between 75-85 mg. Specifically, Red Bull contains 80 mg, Sobe No Fear has 85 mg, Amp has 75 mg, Rush and Coca Cola's Full Throttle both boast 80 mg of caffeine. How much caffeine does coffee have, you ask?
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Hooters coming to the Middle East?
2007-08-08 02:04:00
With over 435 Hooters locations across the United States (44 states), Argentina, Aruba, Austria, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Costa Rica, England, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan, Trinidad and Venezuela, Hooters of America, Inc. is heading to the Middle East . It appears the Atlanta based restaurant with waitresses wearing orange hot-pants
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How to predict the weather, without a degree in meteorology
2007-07-31 20:41:00
Here's a few ways of forecasting the weather that I found interesting: 1. If the sky is red at sunset looking from the west (not a red sun), there is a high pressure system with dry air approaching since front movements and jet streams move from west to east. 2. Look westward and see if you can spot a rainbow. Since front movement (again) moves west to east, the rainbow in the west can
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