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Students Taking Notes on Laptops Learn Less in Class

Students Taking Notes on Laptops Learn Less in Class:  According to a new study comparing how much students learned after listening to the same lectures, students who took notes using handwriting learned their lessons significantly better than those who typed notes on their computers.  Not surprisingly, neither of these two groups did nearly as well as those who cheated on their tests.  Researchers say the study would have been published much earlier, had they not written the whole damn thing out in longhand. 

Studies Show Fountain of Youth May Be in Blood:  Researchers from Harvard and Stanford are reporting that reversing aging may soon be as simple as a blood transfusion from a younger person, as three separate studies have shown that injecting elderly mice with blood from younger mice rejuvenates their brains and muscles and reverses many signs of aging.  And to think that young people just assumed that figuring out how to pay for health insurance was gonna be their biggest healthcare worry.  Of course the downside is - you’ll need to fly to Transylvania to get the blood.  In related news, Joan Rivers has reportedly purchased several blood banks which she plans to call Blood, Banks and Beyond. 

Key Developer of LCD Technology Dies:  George Heilmeier, one of the principal creators of the liquid-crystal display (LCD) technology that made it possible to hang television sets on walls and carry computers in coat pockets, has died at age 77.  Memorial services are expected to be televised on most display screens at your local Best Buy.

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People Who Believe Obesity is a Disease Tend to Eat More:  New psychological research suggests the “obesity is a disease” message actually undermines important weight-loss efforts because studies show those who believe that message tend to eat more.  Good, now I can just figure out how to convince women that “sex is a disease.”

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WebMD CEO Resigning:  WebMD CEO Wayne T. Gattinella has announced that he has decided to resign.  All I can say is it would be a damn shame if the guy had to resign due to poor health.

Man Holds Up Waffle House With Pitch Fork:  Police have arrested a man who used a pitchfork to rob a Waffle House restaurant just northeast of Atlanta.  When asked why he would commit robbery with a pitch fork, the man told police “the devil made me do it.”

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Research Finds Walking Aids Creativity:  According to new research, people generate more creative ideas when they walk as opposed to when they sit.  So that explains why women are always telling me to take a hike!

Protesters Call for Boycott of Beverly Hills Hotel:  Surprisingly vocal crowds of protesters and celebrities called for a boycott of the famed Beverly Hills Hotel after its owner, the government of Brunei, began phasing in a new criminal code based on Islamic Sharia Law, which allows for death by stoning as punishment for sodomy and adultery.  While I fully support their cause, is anyone really surprised to see the people of Beverly Hills coming out to protest punishment for adultery?  What’s ironic about this situation is that in Beverly Hills, most people commit adultery after they get stoned. 

Study Claims Brits Drunk in 76% of Their Facebook Pictures:  A close examination of Facebook profiles in the UK revealed that Brits were inebriated in more than three quarters of the photos that they posted to those profiles.  Researchers say intoxication was scientifically determined by comparing the Facebook photos to old Nick Nolte mug shots. 

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