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Random stuff that I came across that caused me to raise an eyebrow (my left one as I can't raise my right!!)
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The good news: we're eating fewer calories. The bad news: that's not translating into lower obesity rates. Delete the scoop?
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PR ‘Jargon’ to Avoid When Pitching Journalists (With Helpful Suggestions!)
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Who the hell says 'phygital'?! Annual 'buzzword report' Words to avoid in #pr pitchesDelete the scoop?
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Including a $550 cat hamster wheel (pictured) and "Dude Wipes." Via the excellent The Worst Things For Sale . Delete the scoop?
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If you swear by a hair of the dog, bananas, green tea or aspirin, you are deluding yourself, writes Dr Luisa Dillner Delete the scoop?
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Reality TV has finally gone six feet under. A wacky new TLC special, “Best Funerals Ever” follows a funeral home that turns typically somber events into wild spectacles.
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Google has just released a new, interactive star map that allows you to point, click and zoom your way around our local volume of galactic space. Delete the scoop?
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Artist Makes Terrifyingly Detailed Monster Drawings On Post-Its - DesignTAXI.com... Delete the scoop?
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A Dutch company creates a sophisticated system for optimizing an age-old farming process by monitoring cows' patterns and extracting and analyzing their milk... Delete the scoop?
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Drinking a glass of Merlot could help you control your weight because it contains a compound that stops fat cells from forming, say scientists from Purdue University in Indiana. Delete the scoop?
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Few of them would appear to have had the desired effect, however, as from the age of 16 that equates to around two a year. Delete the scoop?
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A 450-year-old letter described as one of the world's oldest sick notes has been sold at auction in Edinburgh. Delete the scoop?
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Research by Co-operative Funeralcare reveals many people would not turn off device or even turn the sound down Delete the scoop?
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Researchers have developed a prototype prosthetic hand that sends information two ways: from the brain to the hand and vice versa. The mind-controlled hand, which is connected by electrodes to two... Delete the scoop?
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Take an iPad, affix it to a colorful plastic potty, then let the little darlings answer nature’s call while their eyes are glued to a screen. It's called "iPotty." Delete the scoop?
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I’ve put together a slide show of historical photographs of physical activity to help get us all over the hump and keep our New Year’s resolutions strong for at least a little longer. Delete the scoop?
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Your belly button is a veritable biosphere, housing an average of 67 different species of bacteria, according to a new study that examined the contents of people's navels. Delete the scoop?
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We already have white noise, and now there an equivalent for smell. Delete the scoop?
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It's almost as long as Pi. Methionylalanylthreonylserylarginylglycylalanylserylarginylcyst... Delete the scoop?
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Curious appetites: surgery and the foreign body. Delete the scoop?
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People are at increased risk of heart attacks the two days after clocks go forward, research suggests, because body clock is messed up... Delete the scoop?
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British woman Nicola Wilding is considering having her hand cut off and Delete the scoop?
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Kamarule's 'Facial Codes' is a series of photographs that challenge the viewer to go beyond what meets the eye. Delete the scoop?
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