Feb 05, 2009 -
It takes your food seven seconds to get from your mouth to your stomach.
One human hair can support 3 kg (6 lb).
The average man's penis is three times the length of his thumb.
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Jan 08, 2009 -
Body Statistics
It takes your food seven seconds to get from your mouth to your stomach.
One human hair can support 3 kg (6.6 lb).
The average man's penis is three times the length of his thumb.
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Nov 11, 2009 -
On Monday the U.S. Supreme Court heard two cases that could have major implications for the way juvenile offenders are treated in our criminal justice system. Sullivan v.
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Nov 09, 2009 -
New figures have revealed that sea levels along the coast of Western Australia are rising at a rate double that of the world average. Statistics from Australia's National Tidal Centre show levels have increased by 8.6mm a year off the coast of the state capital Perth. That compares to a global average of just over 3mm.
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Oct 14, 2009 -
Until her sickness do us part: why men leave ill partners
Men are seven times more likely than women to leave a seriously ill partner, a study has found. So why are males less able to cope?
Cancer was, says Lesley Forrester, far easier to deal with than her husband’s reaction to her diagnosis.
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Aug 02, 2009 -
If you're not familiar with the work of Steven Wright, he's the famous erudite scientist who once said: "I woke up one morning, and all of my stuff had been stolen and replaced by exact duplicates." His mind sees things differently than most of us do, to our amazement and amusement. Here are some of his gems:
1 - I'd kill for a Nobel Peace Prize.
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Apr 23, 2009 -
By KIM GAMEL, Associated Press Writer Kim Gamel, Associated Press Writer
BAGHDAD – Iraq's government has recorded 87,215 of its citizens killed since 2005 in violence ranging from catastrophic bombings to execution-style slayings, according to government statistics obtained by The Associated Press that break open one of the most closely guarded secrets of the war.
Combined with tallies based on hospital sources and media reports since the beginning of the war and an in-depth review of available evidence by The Associated Press, the figures show that more than 110,600 Iraqis have died in violence since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.
The number is a minimum count of violent deaths.
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Jul 06, 2009 -
This is a really long article (I tried to hit the high points), but it really shows how prescription drugs are becoming more and more of a problem for teens and young adults. Kids don't need to find a way to buy drugs anymore... they can just go to their parents and grandparent's medicine cabinets to get their fix.
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Jun 16, 2009 -
Just remember ladies and gents, this below is what our government wants to give us in the way of healthcare.
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PROMISES, PROMISES: Indian health care needs unmet
BY MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press Writer – Sun Jun 14, 9:39 pm ET
CROW AGENCY, Mont. – Ta’Shon Rain Little Light, a happy little girl who loved to dance and dress up in traditional American Indian clothes, had stopped eating and walking.
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Jun 20, 2009 -
Voting rights verdict
Whatever the Supreme Court decides about the Voting Rights Act, Section 5 of the law is outdated.
By Abigail Thernstrom
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/commentary/la-oe-thernstrom17-2009jun17,0,731483,print.story
June 17, 2009
Reading tea leaves is a favorite game played by Supreme Court watchers, despite the fact that it's never going to reveal much. Government institutions regularly leak information -- but not the high court.
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