Thursday, August 6, 2009

Heroic acts (two with criminal intent)- News briefs

Ashrita Furman holds more Guinness world records ( he has held 236 world records throughout his career ) than anyone else in the planet- Oddity Central

Drunken man drives his lawnmower to a gas station to get more beer- Yahoo! News

A Pennsylvania man who served nearly six years in prison for robbing a southern New Jersey bank was charged with robbing the same one again.- Yahoo! News

The oldest known paralyzed man survived in a subsistence economy despite his condition.- Discovery News

Different Hispanic population groups have higher incidence rates of certain cancers and worse cancer outcomes if they live in the United States, than they do if they live in their homelands.- EurekAlert!

Men who help out with the house work are more likely to get married- ScienceDaily

Women tend to choose foods with a lower caloric value when dining with men, but not when they dine with other women.- EurekAlert!

An artificial leaf made from a glass wafer uses transpiration to generate energy.- Discovery News Top Stories

Pinhead sized worms with robots together might be the antibiotics of the future- EurekAlert!

Female gorillas have a clapping ritual that holds meaning for other gorillas.- Discovery News Top Stories


Criminal Intent:

A South Korean hypnotist has been fined for stealing a kiss on a blind date with a woman he thought he had successfully put in a trance- Yahoo! News

A Pennsylvania man who served nearly six years in prison for robbing a southern New Jersey bank was charged with robbing the same one again.- Yahoo! News

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