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WhatsApp is cited in nearly half of all Italian divorce proceedings
Most American presidents destined to fade from nation’s memory, study suggests [more]
Women outperform men in some financial negotiations
‘Off switch’ for pain discovered
Forty percent of trials reported significantly greater long-term weight loss with diet compared with aerobic exercise. Diet+aerobic exercise resulted in significantly greater weight loss than diet alone in 50% of trials.
things you (probably) didn’t know about the Middle Ages
Many theories have hypothesized that Protestantism should have favored economic development. Using population figures of 272 cities in the years 1300-1900, I find no effects of Protestantism on economic growth.
Does Religious Beliefs Affect Economic Growth? Evidence from Provincial-level Panel Data in China
The balcony scene in “Romeo and Juliet” is not actually in Shakespeare’s play.
Alfredo Martinez strapped his little brother to a rocket engine at the age of 12, was shot in the leg in Guatemala by a death squad in the 1980’s, and he himself shot his dealer at an art fair in New York City with a self-made gun.
Much Contemporary Art is a Sham Says Famous British Critic
Startup wants to build you a personal website that’s automatically updated with your own data
The Cost of the “S” in HTTPS [PDF]
The tattoos are worn exactly as a regular temporary tattoo would be worn. The sensors simply sit atop the skin without penetrating it and interact with Bluetooth or other wireless devices with a signal in order to send the data.
Big Bang, Universe, Sun & Earth, Life begins…
Amazing unknown transparent vehicle captured over Vienna, Austria - Nov 26, 2014 [Thanks Tim]