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Bizarre/Oddities: Indian Baby Born With Two Faces

An Indian baby born with two faces is doing well one month after her birth, doctors have said.
Lali was born with two noses, two pairs of lips and two pairs of eyes - but only two ears.

The baby girl was born in the rural Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh, 50km north east of New Delhi.
And [...]

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Life Science: Daily caffeine ‘protects brain’

Coffee may cut the risk of dementia by blocking the damage cholesterol can inflict on the body, research suggests.
The drink has already been linked to a lower risk of Alzheimer’s Disease, and a study by a US team for the Journal of Neuroinflammation may explain why.
A vital barrier between the brain and the main blood [...]

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Computing Gadget: Momenta, the PC for Life

Momenta, the neck worn PC also captures the best and most exciting moments of your life. Ever thought, “Man I wish I had that on tape!” When everybody is laughing themselves to tears, Momenta has already captured the previous 5 minutes from its rolling buffer and continues to record until you tell it to stop. [...]

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Life: Why are petrol caps on the driver’s side of some cars but the passenger’s side of others?

One of the most frustrating experiences of driving a hire car is to pull up at a fuel pump as you would when driving your own car, only to discover that the fuel tank is located on the other side. Car manufacturers could eliminate this difficulty simply by putting petrol caps always on the same [...]

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Life: Why do women’s clothes button from the left, while men’s button from the right?

Around 90 per cent of the world’s population is right-handed, and it is easier for right-handers to button shirts from the right. So why do women’s garments button from the left?
This is an example in which history seems to matter. When buttons first appeared in the 17th century, they were seen only on garments of [...]

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