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IntelligentPeople.com
A dating site strictly for "smart" people makes you take an IQ test before being able to participate. If you're sick of dating all those hot dumb people you find on sites like Nerve and eHarmony, here's a dating site for you. Especially if you're one of those weirdos that actually likes taking standardized tests.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/intelligentpeoplecom

the growing luxury market for nudist vacations
It's no longer just remote lake shores and isolated R.V. parks for nudists. The real boom in nude vacations is coming at the high end of the business, as upscale hotels and resorts, and even some luxury cruise lines, have begun to see the economic potential in the no-clothes crowd. The $300-a-person all-inclusive Hidden Beach Resort, greets guests with Champagne upon arrival. Rose petals are tossed on the beds at turndown, and beach butlers hand out towels and reading materials to guests relaxing in the nude, while they themselves walk around in discreet uniforms of buttoned-down shirts and khaki pants.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/27/travel/27nude.html?_r=3&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

A window that becomes a balcony
This award-winning Bloomframe balconies by Hofman Dujardin Architects is rather cool. Apparently, the idea came about in response to the new-found popularity of balconies in Sweden. Bloomframe balconies can be added to existing buildings or made part of the design of new buildings, and are basically innovative window frames that can be pushed out to form an exterior balconies, expanding your interior space to the outdoors.
http://cultureshoq.blogspot.com/2008/04/bloomframe-folding-balcony.html
http://www.bloomframe.com/ (the official website)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMXcUqGj0U4 (video shows it working)

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http://www.metro.co.uk/news/world/article.html?in_article_id=145193&in_page_id=64
A dolphin has died after a freak accident with its mate at a theme park when they clashed heads during a display.

http://www.mg.co.za/articlePage.aspx?articleid=337993&area=/breaking_news/other_news/
Senate lawmakers in Florida have voted to ban the fake bull testicles that dangle from the trailer hitches of many trucks and cars throughout the state.

http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1735091,00.html
It's a cruel irony: Car navigation devices keep you from getting lost, but their location-sensing acumen won't help you find them if they get lost or stolen. Why not? Because location and tracking are two different matters.
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Floods Prompt Big Rise In Dumped Pets
LONDON - The number of unwanted pets being dumped by their owners rose 23 percent last year, the RSPCA said on Monday, with people using excuses such as "my cat doesn't match my new carpet" for getting rid of their animals.
http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/48140/story.htm

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Deisdera ciò che hai e sii felice
Non si è felici solo desiderando qualcosa, nè solo avendo molte cose che però non apprezziamo. Secondo una ricerca della rivista Psychological Science la felicità più grande deriva dal continuare a desiderare quello che si ha.
http://www.livescience.com/health/080428-happiness-stuff.html

Stimolazione elettrica contro la depressione
Gli scienziati sperimentano una nuova terapia per la depressione simile a quella per il trattamento del Parkinson. Si tratta di una stimolazione cerebrale profonda, attraverso elettordi applicati direttamente al cervello con un piccolo intervento chirurgico. Nella maggior parte dei casi di depressione acuta trattati con questo sistema si ha avuto una riduzione dei sintomi del 50%.
http://www.livescience.com/healthday/614847.html

Anticorpi per catturare i ladri
USA - I ricercatori federali americani hanno ideato una nuova strategia che permetterebbe di identificare un sospettato in base alle tracce organiche lasciate sulla scena del crimine. Più semplice e veloce del test del Dna, si tratta di identificare gli anticorpi presenti nella saliva e nel sangue: ogni persona infatti ha anticorpi unici, costituiti da proteine e molto più semplici da analizzare del Dna.
http://www.livescience.com/technology/080428-ap-catch-thief.html

Orchidee e insetti, amore a prima vista
Una ricercatrice australiana ha scoperto che alcuni insetti trovano le orchidee sessualmente attraenti. Che le orchidee simulassero le fattezze degli insetti per attorarli e facilitare l'impollinazione era cosa nota, ma non si sapeva che una specie di insetti viene ingannata talmente bene dal fiore da scambiarle per le loro partner femminili e copulare con loro.
http://www.livescience.com/strangenews/080428-orchid-climax.html