FIGHT BACK! But forget that old saw about punching them in the nose. The International Shark Attack File recommends that you borrow a page from a pro-wrestling villain and gouge its eyes or claw at its gills, which are more sensitive than its nose. Or you could just befriend some dolphins. On at least two occasions in 2004 and 2007, […]
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“I always believed that fear belonged to other people. Weaker people. It never touched me. And then it did. And when it touched you, you know…that it’s always been there all along. Waiting beneath the surface of everything you loved.”
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A study in JAMA Psychiatry found that women using hormonal birth control had an increased risk of receiving treatment for depression. Those on progestin-only pills or IUD’s were 34% more likely, respectively, to begin using antidepressants than women not on birth control.
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Democratic Republic of Congo: 6 of 71 million are dead since 1996 34 armed groups fighting 85% unemployment 2 million raped 1 woman victimized per minute Sexual violence used as weapon to humiliate & discourage
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“The worlds largest oil rig exploded and sank off Brazil. The company said the environmental impact would be minimal, partly because of the isolated location, and partly because they re lying through their teeth.” – Jon Stewart
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“Don’t get lost in your own moods; they wear out too easily.” – Theodore Weiss
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A new NASA study on the Antarctic Ice Sheet says that an increase in Antarctic snow accumulation that began 10,000 years ago is currently adding enough ice to the continent to outweigh the increased losses from its thinning glaciers. The research challenges the conclusions of other studies, including the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) 2013 report, which says that […]
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“The past is not an obstacle, just a force exerted against my back.”
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Drinking sugary sodas has been proved to lead to obesity, diabetes, and heart attacks. Now researchers have found evidence that the drinks could also speed up the body’s aging process. One of the signs of the aging process is that the caps on the end of people’s chromosomes, known as telomeres, tend to shrink. When scientists at the University of […]
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