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We Ruined Tomatoes By Trying To Make Them Bright Red
Breeding tomatoes to have the perfect color ruins their flavor, a genetic study has shown, explaining why many people believe supermarket tomatoes are tasteless. For about 70 years tomato growers have...
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The Oldest Map With The Word 'America' On It Was Just Found Between Two...
A version of a 500-year-old world map that was the first to mention the name "America" has been discovered in a German university library. Experts did not even know about the existence of a fifth copy...
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Watching TV Makes Toddlers Chubby And Weak
Researchers have found that the more hours young children spend watching TV, the worse their muscular fitness and the larger their waist size as they approach their teens. Parents increasingly use the...
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Fake Tan Lotions Could Put Your Health At Risk
A “cocktail” of chemicals in bestselling lotions may pose a risk to a person’s health such as fertility problems, birth defects and even cancer, experts said. Dangerous ingredients can also include...
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Billionaires Are Docking Their Super Yachts In London Ahead Of The Olympics
They are some of the most magnificent and expensive vessels in the world and this weekend they started arriving in London as the world’s global CEOs brought a touch of glitz and glamour to the capital...
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Grin And Bear It: Even Faking A Smile Helps You Release Tension
Researchers found smiling can reduce stress levels and low the heart rate while performing difficult tasks. Writing in Psychological Science, the authors tell how they studied the effects of different...
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Bob Dylan's Newest Album Has The Wheeze And Gargle Of An Old Man
“I’m searching for phrases to sing your praises,” croons Bob Dylan on Soon After Midnight. It is fantastic to be able to report that popular music’s greatest troubadour is still as brilliant and...
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Australians Are Panicking After Asbestos Was Found In Chinese-Made Cars
The recall would cover almost all the cars, utilities and SUVs sold in Australia by the Chinese brands Great Wall and Chery. Chinese manufacturers have ceased production of the vehicles – which were...
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These Hotel Trends Just Drive Customers Insane
I am a very patient woman. I can forgive most of the common mistakes I encounter around the country in my role as Channel Five’s Hotel Inspector, but the one I can’t abide is the inexplicable...
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Ikea Is Planning A Line Of Budget Hotels
Ikea, the world's largest furniture retailer, is planning to develop a range of budget hotels. Inter Ikea, the company that owns Ikea’s intellectual property rights, is looking at potential sites...
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Ecuador Tells Britain It Will Be 'Suicide' To Storm Its Embassy And Arrest...
Rafael Correa warned such a provocative precedent would leave British embassies across the world facing similar “violating” moves by foreign governments. In an interview with his country’s state...
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Male Politicians Need To Shut Up About Rape
Women are fed up with male politicians on both sides of the Atlantic diminishing this serious crime Rape is having a moment. And not in a good way. Women who assumed that basic goals of equality were...
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Babies Born To Older Fathers Are More Likely To Have Health Problems
Men should not delay parenthood because the children of older fathers are more than twice as likely to be born with genetic mutations which can lead to health problems, a study has found. Fertility...
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Gibbons Sing Like Human Sopranos When Dosed With Helium
Singing gibbons use the same vocal techniques as soprano singers when calling to one another across the jungle, a study has found. Humans were believed to have evolved our unique speaking ability...
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Researchers Tinker With Cow Genetics To Make Tastier Beef
Scientists in China have created genetically modified cattle designed to produce tastier beef. For chefs and food-lovers, the perfect steak has long been the holy grail. Now scientists in China have...
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Using A Laptop Right Before You Go To Bed Is Ruining Your Sleep
Using a mobile phone, tablet or laptop before going to bed leads to sleep troubles according to new research. It’s high time people switch off in order to feel switched. Researchers at the Lighting...
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American Olive Oil Producers Are Starting To Muscle Europeans Out Of The Market
The eurozone's struggling economies face a further blow as olive oil moves West, experts have warned. Spain, Italy and Greece, who together dominate global production of the Mediterranean staple, are...
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Hurricane Isaac Dredged Up Oil From The Deepwater Horizon Spill
BP has suffered a further blow after it was revealed that Hurricane Isaac has uncovered oil that wasn't cleaned up after the Gulf of Mexico spill in 2010. Since Isaac made landfall more than a week...
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Why Coffee Always Smells Better Than It Tastes
For many, the scent of freshly brewed coffee is the first highlight of the day. Now, scientists claim to have solved the mystery of why it never tastes as good as it smells. For many it is the first...
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Should We Strive To Save All Endangered Species?
As a list of the world's 100 most critically endangered species was published, one academic challenged the idea that all should be preserved. The idea that all species have an equal right to exist...
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