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Viral Wedding Photo Highlights South Korean MERS Scare
June is typically the most popular month for weddings to take place, with about 15% of couples choosing to tie the knot during this month. It’s no wonder that so many couples are willing to pay a little more, and choose a style more on the eclectic and bizarre side, in order to make their…
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Marriage Equality Is the Law of the Land Thanks to the Supreme Court’s Latest Decision
It’s official: marriage equality is the law of the land in the United States. On Friday, June 26, the Supreme Court voted 5-4 to uphold same-sex marriages performed in the U.S. — and by extension has now made such unions legal in all 50 states. Washington, D.C., and 37 other states already permitted same-sex couples…
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Could Condoms Soon Change Colors to Indicate STD Exposure?
Throughout the years, numerous studies have shown that humans are profoundly impacted by colors and visual stimuli. In fact, color — whether it’s present in architecture, interior design or everyday household items, is responsible for 60% of our emotional responses to places and objects. But what if colors could instantly tell you whether or not…
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Did You Know Back Pain Strikes Men This Early?
Men begin to battle serious back pain as early as their 30s, a new study has revealed, with 37 being the average age at which men start to combat chronic back and neck problems. The survey, conducted by the British Chiropractic Association, found that more than four out of five British men (82%) live with…
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Stress Yawning Causes Stay Elusive for Researchers
We all know that we yawn when we’re tired. We do it when we wake up and we do when we’re ready for bed — due to the way our bodies shift from one physiological state to another. However, other causes of yawning have been elusive to researchers. It’s incredibly common not only for humans,…
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C7 Initiates Plans to Expand Its Utah Data Center
Bluffdale, UT-based data center operator C7 Data Centers recently announced the beginning of Phase 2 constructions at its flagship Granite Point II Utah data center. According to a May 22 Data Center Knowledge article, Phase 2 will add an additional 30,000 square feet to C7’s facility, and is projected to be completed by October 2015. Currently, the…
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How Fixing Your Car Can Cost More Depending on Where You Live
Need to get your car fixed? Evidently, Wyoming is the place to go for a car repair. A recent study from CarMD gives a state-by-state analysis of the average cost of a car repair across the country, revealing that Wyoming residents pay the least for their repairs, with an average repair cost of $309. Montana,…
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This Boy’s Lost Stuffed Tiger Took a Journey You Won’t Believe
For traveling long distances, flying is undoubtedly the way to go — on any given day, more than three million people safely fly by aircraft, reaching their destinations in a fraction of the time that driving or train travel would take. Unfortunately, Hobbes the stuffed tiger never even got a chance to fly. His owner,…
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Man Ignores Girlfriend, Wins $1 Million
A Michigan man’s girlfriend told him not to buy scratch-off lottery tickets when stopping at a gas station. Ignoring her decree, he bought one anyways, and wound up winning a cool $1 million. “I stopped to get gas and the pump didn’t print out a receipt so I grabbed a couple of $5 winning tickets…
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Fibroid Tumor the Size of a Baby Removed in the United Arab Emirates
A nearly seven-pound fibroid — the approximate size of a newborn baby — became the largest fibroid ever laparoscopically removed in the United Arab Emirates after surgeon Dr. Nikita Trehan excised the mass recently. Fibroids are tumors that develop in the wall of the uterus, and are almost always benign. Some women may develop no…