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Scientists Confirm 5 Second Rule Doesn't Keep The Germs Away

T-Rav — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 00:33:04 +0000

If you’re the type of person to bathe in Purell, you might think twice before retrieving that dropped piece of food. Apparently germs don’t wait 5 seconds before latching on to your food. From the moment it leaves your hand and then lands on the floor, most people have an internal timer before that food [...]

Do Some Drivers Actually Swerve To Hit Animals? Yeah, Some Do.

T-Rav — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 04:22:00 +0000

Call it a weird experiment in the sadistic nature of drivers, but apparently there are some people who swerve to hit animals on the road. So just how many people have some ‘Dexter‘-like activity when they drive? One YouTube user, onemeeeliondollars (think Dr. Evil), did a weird study using rubber animals. Sitting by a roadside he place the [...]

'Phantom' Tingle From Your Phone? You Aren't Alone, Study Says.

T-Rav — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 00:24:27 +0000

Have you ever had your cell phone in your pocket, felt that familiar vibration, only to pull it out and realize no one had called or text you? According to a new study, you aren’t the only one out there. Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne conducted a study with some undergrads, and found [...]

Violent Games Help Downward Crime Trend

T-Rav — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 03:59:03 +0000

If the headline alone doesn’t have mini-van mommies running, it being true will probably have them up and cuddling to their Snuggies at night. But according to a study from the University of Texas, yep its true. If you didn’t wake up this morning, ate a big mushroom to be normal adult size, jumped on [...]

Another Cell Phone Cancer Story

T-Rav — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 01:27:43 +0000

I knew something big had happened today, when I saw the same story plastered on my Facebook newsfeed numerous times. Yet another group of quacks are saying that cell phones may cause cancer. Can we emphasize the may? No doubt, you’ll hear this story quoted over and over again by paranoid people who afraid of [...]

Sex Can Kill?!? What?

Bobby G. — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 13:15:17 +0000

A new study has confirmed what doctors have long suspected: A sudden burst of moderate to intense activity, in particular sex, greatly increases your risk of suffering a deadly cardiac event.

Researchers from Tufts University compiled data from 14 studies which explored the link between sex and heart attacks. They were able to conclude a person is 2.7 times more likely to have a heart attack during sex, or one to two hours after the love making, than they are during normal activities.