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abandoned anthill + 10 tons of concrete = ?
In case you ever wondered why you can't really flood-out an anthill with your garden hose...
(notes say the anthill in this experiment was abandoned/contained no ants when they filled it with concrete)
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Saturn N. Pole hurricane: new vid
It's hard to believe the same species that built a spacecraft capable of returning such images and data also created Jersey Shore. -
Liberals are smarter than conservatives
I'll leave you to decide if the article is convincing:
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-scientific-fundamentalist/201003/why-liberals-are-more-intelligent-conservatives -
Got bedbugs? Grow beans...
How a Leafy Folk Remedy Stopped Bedbugs in Their Tracks (NYT article ( Read more... ) -
UK's national mood as gauged from tweets
I find this population-level surveillance interesting. Some think it may be a tool for predicting social upheaval and riots.
http://mediapatterns.enm.bris.ac.uk/mood/ -
Neutron Star collision irradiated earth in 774 (holy shit!)
8th-century tree rings hint at close-range space blast ( Read more... ) -
memory of a meal affects subjective level of hunger later
Dunno how to use this to help dieting but there's probably a way...
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/12/06/166593912/hours-after-a-meal-its-the-memory-that-matters -
Chocolate does a body good
The bottom line:
Higher chocolate intake is related to a decreased risk for cardiometabolic disorders overall in 5 of 7 studies.
Higher chocolate intake is related to a reduced risk for cardiovascular disease by 37%, diabetes by 31%, and stroke by 29%. There is no link between chocolate intake and heart failure. science
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