Why Old Men Have Big Ears

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In 1993, Dr. James A Heathcote, a general practitioner in Bromley, set out to answer the question: 'As you get older do your ears get bigger?' Dr. Heathcote and three colleagues examined the ears of 206 men of various ages, then presented his findings in a monograph called 'Why Do Old Men Have Big Ears?'

A chance observation - that older people have bigger ears - was at first controversial but has been shown to be true. Dr. Heathcote wrote: 'As we get older our ears get bigger (on average by 0.22 mm a year).'

Josh And Donny Shirt Off My Back

Advertisement for Fruit of the Loom's new Micro-Mesh Breathable Boxer Briefs. Meet the guys behind some of the most poorly designed men's cooling products in history.



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The Dwindling Facial Tattoo Tradition Of Myanmar's Lai Tu Chin Tribe

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Myanmar's Lai Tu Chin Tribe has a tradition of facial tattooing for women. When the military gained control of Myanmar, also known as Burma, in the 1960s, they banned this tradition.

The exact origin and meaning of the tradition is unknown, but the tattoos are considered coming-of-age symbols and marks of beauty. While the practice continued to a much lesser extent after it was outlawed, young Chin women today no longer receive the tattoos. The women who carry them now are likely the last of their kind.

Is Full-Time Work Bad For Our Brains?

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You could be disappointed. If you're over 40, working more than 25 hours of work a week could be impairing your intelligence, according to a study released in February by researchers for the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research in Australia.

Working 25 hours a week (part time or three days a week) was the optimum amount of time spent working a week for cognitive functioning, while working less than that was detrimental to the agility of the brain for both men and women, the study found.

Why Coffee Is Essential To You And Your Business

Did you know that coffee of all things can make you more productive? Not just the fancy Starbucks brews, but the classic cup of Joe with a little bit of cream and sugar if you prefer.

Coffee can make you more alert, keep your stress at bay, and even provide long-term health benefits! Honestly, they should have just named it 'liquid gold' but the color is all wrong.

Agrobot Harvester

The first fully automated strawberry harvester.



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Pokemon Go: 25 Tips For Success In The Mobile App

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Pokémon Go has taken the world by storm, as fans hit the streets to catch em all. Pokémon Go is a free-to-play location-based augmented reality mobile game.

The game allows players to capture, battle, and train virtual creatures, called Pokémon, who appear on device screens as though in the real world. Here are 25 tips for success in your Pokémon adventure.

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How Disease Bacteria May Someday Power Your Smartphone

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Bacteria constitute a large domain of micrometer-long organisms that exist in different shapes ranging from rods, spheres, and spirals. Their potential could be harnessed in the future to provide a means for power.

When observed under a microscope, you'll notice that bacteria produces lots of random movements. This kind of movement has too much spontaneity and in itself cannot produce energy. Scientists admit that we won't be able to power homes with bacteria anytime soon. Even then it will be possible to power micromachines effectively in a short while.

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Morgan Of Morgan And Morgan

I'm John Morgan of Morgan and Morgan. Morgan of Morgan and Morgan. Morgan of Morgan and Morgan.



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OldNYC: Mapping Historical Photos From The New York Public Library

OldNYC provides an alternative way of browsing the NYPL's incredible Photographic Views of New York City, the 1870s-1970s collection. Its goal is to help you discover the history behind the places you see every day.

And, if you're lucky, maybe you'll even discover something about New York's rich past that you never knew before. The images all come from the New York Public Library's Milstein Collection.

Victorians Drank Soda Out Of Monstrous Gilded Machines

In the golden age of soda - from the 1830s all the way through the 1920s - customers got their fixes from glitzy, monstrous machines, designed to make refreshment a truly multi-sensory experience.

Easily Add Color To Your Black And White Photos

Bring new life to old photos by automatically colorizing them using the Algorithmia API. The Colorful Image Colorization microservice is a computer vision algorithm trained on a million images from the Imagenet dataset. Just paste the URL to a black and white image to colorize it.

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator

Totally Accurate Battle Simulator pits goofy figures in red against goofy figures in blue, thus creating ridiculous battle sequences.



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10 Of London's Most Unusual Historical Sites

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London is packed with easily overlooked historical sites in hidden corners or seemingly ordinary locations. Historian Dr Matthew Green picks 10 of his favourite places with a story to tell.

Why Does White Noise Help People Sleep?

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On its face, flipping on white noise before hitting the sack must be the most counterintuitive idea out there. Want to sleep better? Simple solution: make a bunch of noise.

And yet, not only do some people swear they can't get to sleep without a fan running, there are companies that will sell you noise-makers for helping you get the best of your bed rest. What is up with our brains and our ears? The short answer: white noise is better noise. At least for some sleepers.

Ferrofluid Sculptures

A ferrofluid (portmanteau of ferromagnetic and fluid) is a liquid that becomes strongly magnetized in the presence of a magnetic field. See this experiment using ferrofluid, a strong neodymium magnet and metal screws.



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10 Beloved Animals From Ancient History

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Adored pets, faithful allies, best friends, and sometimes the idols of thousands of people, here are 10 ancient animals who were deeply loved in life and immortalized after death.

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Stuff In Space

Space debris, junk, waste, trash, or litter is the collection of defunct man-made objects in space - old satellites, spent rocket stages, and fragments from disintegration, erosion, and collisions - including those caused by debris itself.

Stuff in Space is a realtime 3D map of objects in Earth orbit. The map is made by James Yoder, an incoming Electrical and Computer Engineering freshman at the University of Texas, Austin. Red dots are satellites, blue dots rocket boedies and gray dots are debris.

Internet Of Things

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That brand new car loaded with apps? Internet of Things. The smart home devices that let you control the thermostat and lights with one voice command? Internet of Things.

Unless you've been living under a rock for the last couple of years, you've likely heard the term Internet of Things, or IoT, at some point. But what does it mean?