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Health
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This Man Implanted A Massive Computer Chip Into His Arm [VIDEO]
07 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
What do you do if you want a live feed on your smartphone that displays all of your body’s biometric data? You shove a massive computer chip under your skin, of course. Tim Cannon, a biohacker, recently became the first person to have one of these implanted – and it looks pretty painful.
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Australia Declares Katy Perry’s Album A Bio-Hazard
07 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In yet another case showcasing Australia’s uber-tight border control regulations, officials at Australia’s customs desk have declared international copies of Katy Perry’s new album, “Prism,” to be an indisputable bio-hazard. Why? Is it because her album is just so terrible and they need an excuse to get it off the number one spot on Australia’s Aria chart? No. It’s because Katy Perry gives away free seeds with her album.
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World’s Fattest Man Finds Love With 7/10 American Woman [PICS + VIDEO]
06 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Weighing in at 445 kilograms at his heaviest, Paul Mason was the worlds fattest man. Constricted to his bed because of massive bulk, the 52 year-old had to consume 20,000 calories a day just to keep himself going. That was until he underwent a mammoth surgery procedure at the NHS, which helped him get rid of a staggering 300 kilograms of fat. Now that he’s lean – he’s managed to bag himself a woman with the help of the internet. The fat guy’s got game.
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Bill Gates Doesn’t Believe That Global Internet Connectivity Should Be Our #1 Priority
05 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
You would expect Bill Gates to be at the at the front of the march when it comes to campaigning for the whole world to be online. In response to Mark Zuckerberg’s plan to bring the whole world online, however, Gates insisted that internet accessibility shouldn’t be our number one priority. Despite the fact that Gates is still Microsoft’s chairman, he spends most of his time focusing on philanthropy through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
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Catch Up On The Toronto Mayor Drug Scandal In 5 Minutes [INFOGRAPHIC]
04 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Look, it couldn’t have been helped. You’ve had a busy few weeks at work, and you let the Rob Ford drug scandal pass you by. Understandable. But now that it has blown up, your knowledge-gap is becoming a liability in social situations. Get up to speed, fast.
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Kim Kardashian Doesn’t Drink – Neither Do These Other Stars
04 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We tend to assume that high-flying celebrities all drink. What else would you do with all that cash and all that free time? Well, it turns out that there’s a fair few who simply choose not to drink, despite the fact that they may get paid to advertise alcohol (like Kim K did). We’re not sure if it makes us feel more guilty, or if it brings us hope that celebrities may turn out to be good role models after all.
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Radical First Hand Account Of The Night River Phoenix Died
01 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Yesterday marked the 20th anniversary of River Phoenix’s death – so it seems fitting that Bob Forrest, author of Phoenix’s memoir ‘Running With Monsters’, should come out with a harrowing account of Phoenix’s last night in Hollywood. The book describes Phoenix’s last days as a budding film actor and musician – taking the reader through his final journey to the drug overdose that claimed his life.
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Attention Girls: The ‘Thigh Gap’ Is Not A Good Thing
30 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
In the past, girls would compare themselves to persons in their vicinity – checking to see who the skinniest girl in the room is, and seeing how they match up. Now, they have the internet for that – and the girls on the internet are way skinnier than anyone you might ever really meet. The proliferation of photo-sharing sites like Pinterest, along with the concept on ‘thinspiration’ has caused mass hysteria as girls across the world attempt to get as skinny as possible – and maybe one day achieving the infamous ‘thigh gap”.
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Presenting: The Complete History Of Coffee [INFOGRAPHIC]
29 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
We don’t want to make any outlandish claims that can’t be justified, but we’re pretty sure that coffee is one of the world’s most popular and widely-consumed drinks. Apparently its drunk by an estimated 1.6 billion people globally each day – and many of rely on the stuff to get us out of the morning zone and transition us into the working zone. It’s magic stuff – but how did it get to us?
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Couple Win Holiday Trip – Become Drug Mules
28 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Have you ever watched the program ‘Border Security: Australia’? If you have, you’ll know that Australian border-control officials are some of the toughest in the business, taking no kak from no one. However, one unwitting elderly couple managed to slip through the system, after it emerged that their bags had been lined with methamphetamine while they were away in Canada.
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This Bra Sends Out A Tweet Every Time You Unhook It [VIDEO]
28 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This piece of hosiery is equipped with BlueTooth, so every time there’s an unclasping of the clips, the bra communicates wirelessly to your Twitter account, triggering a tweet that reminds women to go for a medical examination. By extension, everyone will know that you have your bra off.
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Local Cricketer Killed By Cricket Ball
28 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Former first-class South African cricketer, Darryn Randall, has died after he was struck on the head by a cricket ball. Randall, 32, was hit on the side of the head before he collapsed. He was batting at the time – but it is hasn’t been made clear whether or not he was wearing a helmet.
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600 Dogs Have Died From This Pet Treat Made In China
24 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
For some reason, we think it’s a good idea to give our pets ‘edible treats’ that they wouldn’t naturally find in the wild. That’s not to say that we should treat our pets like wild animals, but, you know, don’t give your dog a milkshake. In a new pet-treat controversy that has sparked outrage across the States, hundreds of pets have been dying after eating a ‘beef jerky treat’ that was made in china.
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This Is How Sugar Is Killing The World [VIDEO]
23 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The Credit Suisse Research Institute has released their 2013 study, titled: ‘Sugar: Consumption at a Crossroad’. The study found that millions of people worldwide are affected by type II diabetes or obesity, costing the global healthcare system billions of dollars every year.
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Please Enjoy: Man Spends R1 Million+ To Look Like Justin Bieber [PHOTOS]
22 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
Oh why, oh why, oh why?! At a stretch, we can understand the hordes of screaming girls, the international acclaim and the vast amounts of money he gets paid – but to make a fully grown man spend over a million rand to look like a 19 year-old boy? That’s just wrong, Bieber. Just plain wrong.
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In Japan, Under-40s Can’t Be Bothered With Sex – Here’s Why
22 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It seems as if Japan is losing its sex drive – which wouldn’t be a bad thing considering they have 126 million people crammed into an area the size of California, but still, the fact that millions of people under 40 aren’t even dating is cause for alarm.
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New Hope For Bald People (Who Care That They Are Bald)
22 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Even celebrities like Jacques Kallis, Wayne Rooney and Shane Warne can’t manage to bring the growth back properly, despite spending more than the average bald man on hair-growth technology. But now there may be hope for the baldies, as researchers say they have successfully grown hair follicles in human flesh using implanted donor cells. Siff.
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Video Shows How A Cat Smuggled Dagga Into A Prison [VIDEO]
21 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This one’s a gem. Officials at a prison in Moldova became a bit suspicious when they noticed a grey and white cat repeatedly entering and exiting the prison fence. You can imagine a pair of bulky slavic officials staring at the video footage over a few weeks, while it slowly dawns on them that this isn’t normal.
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Scientists Have Located Our Internal Body Clock – Are We Gonna Be Young Again?
21 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Yup, scientists have taken a closer look at our DNA, and have singled out the genes that determine the biological age of our tissues and organs.
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They’ve Got E-Cigarette Lounge/Bars In New York Now
18 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
A few days ago we posted a story about how anti-smoking lobbies were shouting down e-cigarettes. Despite the negative press, e-cigarettes are coming on strong, unabated by the efforts of corporate-sponsored anti e-cigarette protests, and a recent development in NY has seen a the construction of a sprawling e-cigarette bar in the heart of the city.
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This Is Why Anti-Smoking Lobbies Are Shouting Down E-Cigarettes
16 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Organisations like the WHO, the British regulator MHRA and other health-oriented NGOs are all putting in as much effort as they can to spread the bad news about e-cigarettes. They’ve even gone so far as to publish false information about e-cigarettes, backed up by fake surveys. So what gives?
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Sports Supplement Found To Contain Methamphetamine, My Boet
16 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 10 Comments
Gym-going okes are always trying to push themselves, hey. And the scientists behind the supplements that keep the okes going, are also always trying to push themselves. Now, we all remember the Jack3d controversy, but this one is something else. Recent tests have shown that a popular sports supplement in the U.S. contains meth. That’s right, meth.
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This Specialist Doctor Is Taking On Discovery Health
15 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
A South African ear, nose and throat specialist has lashed out at Discovery Health, one of the country’s most popular medical aid schemes, claiming that Discovery Health is making “substantial profits at the expense of patients and the medical practitioners who look after them.”
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SA Doctors Have A Drug And Drinking Problem
11 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
The Health Professions Council of South Africa is fretting over a steep rise in the number of doctors on their books who are completely off their faces on dwelms and drink. Coke, alcohol, prescription pain medication. It’s all there…
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Please Enjoy The State Of Justin Bieber’s 6-Pack [PIC]
11 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Looks like Jusie-wusie is growing up. It has been a whole six days since Bieber posted a shirtless shot, and apparently he managed to cut a six pack in that time. Said six pack now has close to one million likes. If you’d like to see what a child’s face on the body of a juvenile detention inmate looks like, scroll down.
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Attention Local Health Pioneers: The GOOD Pioneers of Health Challenge Is In South Africa – Enter Now
08 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
GOOD Worldwide Inc – an integrated media, thought leadership and community action platform – is offering five innovators in health the opportunity to make a worldwide impact with the Pioneers of Health quotecorner online pharmacy Challenge. The Challenge will offer exchange and collaboration to innovators who are spearheading groundbreaking health initiatives. Working with GOOD and […]
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This 3D-Printed Toothbrush Will Clean Your Teeth In Six Seconds [VIDEO]
02 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The menial job of brushing your teeth just got a whole lot more interesting. Combining the technologies of 3D-scanning and 3D-printing, we bring you the Blizzident Toothbrush. A toothbrush, of sorts, that is moulded to your own personal set of chompers so no one will steal it. A toothbrush that doesn’t even require any arm movement, just bite and grind. A toothbrush for the future.
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Weird And Delightful: Man Grows Nose On Forehead
30 Sep 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A man needs a new nose. Where does he go? China, of course. China, where they’ll stick a new nose on you no problem. One catch, it has to go on your forehead.
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Flesh-Eating ‘Krokodil’ Drug Has Made Its Way To America
27 Sep 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
The first cases of the terrifying, homemade, cheap-o version of heroin that eats the flesh of users from the inside and leaves them with reptilian-like skin (hence the name), have been reported in Arizona. The state fears that this is the beginning of an epidemic.
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Watch This 7-Year-Old Kid Hear For The First Time [VIDEO]
26 Sep 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A deaf seven-year-old Guatemalan boy can now hear thanks to missionary, Erin Van Oordt, who brought him to America for a life changing cochlear implant operation. Advanced Bionics donated equipment totalling close to R400,000 so that the operation could be performed to allow this boy to hear. Look at his face as his life changes forever as […]
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