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Here's what to do when an airline loses your luggage

It’s an awful experience when an airline loses your luggage, and it happens to hundreds of passengers experience every single day. Thankfully, the US Department of Transportation has started laying down the law on what should happen when you arrive somewhere and your baggage doesn’t. Unfortunately, this still varies wildly depending on each airline and each specific situation. To help you navigate these tricky waters, we’ve compiled everything you need […]

Smartphone addiction causes digital amnesia: Survey

  New York: Excess use of smartphones and internet can kill your memory, leading to so-called “digital amnesia,” says a new survey. According to the survey conducted by global software security group Kaspersky Lab, most of us nowadays do not think about recalling information using our memory and resort to search engines looking for quick answers. Many users in the survey of 1,000 people were so dependent on their devices […]

15 Incredible 'Aha!' Moments (Infographic)

  How do you come up with new business ideas? If you’re like Steve Jobs, Brad Pitt or Brian Chesky, inspiration and those magical “Aha!” moments come from a place everyone can access: everyday life. San Francisco’s Funders and Founders took a look at how super successful people have found that one thing that took them from struggling to industry icons. Microsoft founder Bill Gates, for example, had a huge […]

Why Japanese Women Don’t Get Old or Fat

When it comes to aging and staying slim, it seems as though Japanese women – and Asians in general – have hit the genetic jackpot. Many a comedian has speculated on how you never see an ‘old Asian lady’ and their slight frames are just well-known. And it’s not just an amusing stereotype. It’s actually true – Asian women for the most part do seem to age particularly well and […]

 
 
 

Watch: Rocky turns mentor to Apollo Creed's son in Creed trailer

  I’ve been fighting my whole life. It’s not a choice for me. Every punch I’ve ever thrown has been on my own. Nobody showed me how to do this. So says Adonis Johnson, son of Apollo Creed in the first trailer for Creed, a reboot/reimagining of the Rocky franchise. The Fruitvale Station director/star duo of Ryan Coogler and Michael B Jordan reunites for this uniquely organic continuation of the […]

Tanned. Rested. Ready' - Bobby Jindal's 2016 US Presidential Campaign Slogan

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES: “Tanned. Rested. Ready.” That is Indian-American Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal’s new 2016 presidential campaign slogan and the “tanned” part is supposed to be a reference to his skin tone. “The liberal media that developed this week was disgusting: Apparently Bobby isn’t brown enough for them,” wrote Timmy Teepell, Mr Jindal’s campaign manager, in an email to supporters. Well, this will make the left even more upset. We […]

Lake Louise's Bear 72 missing, presumed dead

A well-known grizzly sow hasn’t shown up at her usual stomping grounds around Lake Louise this season and is presumed dead. Bear 72 has been missing all year and her radio collar has been stationary for months. The 22-year-old bear was the matriarch grizzly of the Lake Louise area. “I think she’s actually one of our greatest success stories,” said Brianna Burley, a human-wildlife conflict specialist with Parks Canada, “she […]

 
 
 

HE NAMED ME MALALA

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Ancient human with close Neanderthal ancestor found in Romania

You may not know it, but you probably have some Neanderthal in you. For people around the world, except sub-Saharan Africans, about 1 to 3 per cent of their DNA comes from Neanderthals, our close cousins who disappeared roughly 39,000 years ago. Scientists said on Monday a jawbone unearthed in Romania, of a man who lived about 40,000 years ago, boasts the most Neanderthal ancestry ever seen in a member […]