How do you live to see 105? One Texas grandmother says she has found the answer in bacon. Pearl Cantrell loves bacon so much that she eats it every day. Oscar Meyer found out about her love of cured meat and made a visit to her house near Abilene. Read More »
The world’s oldest Jewish person, Evelyn Kozak, whose family fled Russia to escape anti-Semitism in the 1880s, has died at age 113. Mrs. Kozak died June 11 after suffering a heart attack the day before, her granddaughter Brucha Weisberger said. She was buried next to her parents in a cemetery in New York City. Mrs. Kozak was the world’s oldest ... Read More »
Cameron Diaz’s love for fast food as a teenager caused the star to suffer with painful acne. The stunning actress is well known for her struggles with her skin, but is also one of Hollywood’s most beautiful leading ladies. Read More »
Watchful waiting or ear tube surgery? It is a decision faced by millions of families of children with recurrent or chronic otitis media with effusion (non-infected fluid in the middle ear) each year. Out of concern regarding long-term effects like hearing loss and potential developmental delays, about a million such families choose ear tubes annually, opting for surgery that carries ... Read More »
The Charlotte Business Journal ran an article noting that WWE Hall Of Famer “Nature Boy” Ric Flair currently has a warrant out for his arrest in Mecklenburg County for failure to pay post-separation support and legal fees to his ex-wife Jacqueline. Read More »
Laughter, along with an active sense of humor, may help protect you against a heart attack, according to a new study by cardiologists at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. The study, which is the first to indicate that laughter may help prevent heart disease, was presented at the American Heart Association’s 73rd Scientific Sessions on November 15 ... Read More »
Hendrik Helmer went through excruciating pain after a larger than average cockroach pushed its way into his ear. In Australia, he checked into a medical center after his attempts of getting it out with a vacuum cleaner did not go as planned. “I was hoping it wasn’t a poisonous spider. I was hoping it didn’t bite me,” Helmer told 105.7 ... Read More »
More than 8,000 turtles being smuggled out of Indonesia were intercepted this week by officials, according to an AFP report. The turtles were found hidden in suitcases thought to be destined for Singapore and China, where the reptiles are sold as exotic pets and occasionally end up in food markets. Friday officials at Jakarta’s main airport discovered nearly 3,000 of ... Read More »
Everything is smart at CES – watches, glasses, shoes, gloves – so it’s not surprising to find intelligent cars. BMW unveiled the i3, a concept electric vehicle, that communicates with a smartwatch, specifically, the Samsung Galaxy Gear. In addition to displaying the car’s vitals, including battery status and driving range, the smartwatch can be used to navigate. Read More »
It has been confirmed by HBO that the fourth season of Game of Thrones will start screening in the US on Sunday, 6 April. The first trailer for which will be shown on the channel this Sunday, 12 January before the premiere of new drama True Detective, and presumably will appear online soon after. Read More »
The ‘polar vortex’ hitting the U.S. with insanely-low temperatures has also offered the opportunity for some incredible photos — and now we’ve got some from Niagara Falls. At the falls, where the temperature has been hovering in the low teens, Reuters photographer Aaron Harris took these shots of a partially frozen area of the U.S. side on Wednesday. Read More »
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