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Want to get rid of your double chin, now you can without surgery
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An injectable drug, called ATX-101, currently being tested melts away "submental fat", better known as the double chin. According to its makers, ATX-101 can be injected in a clinic and takes just five minutes. It consists of deoxycholic acid, a naturally-occurring molecule that helps us break down fat, which effectively destroys the membranes of fat cells, causing them to burst and then be metabolised by the body. ...
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Attention paleo dieters
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A new study suggests that humans who live in industrialized societies don’t have the guts to stomach a real hunter-gatherer diet. Compared with hunter-gatherers, industrialized peoples’ intestines have fewer kinds of microbes - and are missing at least one major group of ancient bacteria.
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Rhino beetles are ginormous bugs
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Rhino beetles and other ginormous bugs are kept as pets, used in gambling fights, and also eaten as food. You've got to see the size of these things!
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Is cracking your knuckles bad for you?
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I've always told my students that cracking your joints leads to arthritis. Perhaps I've been wrong all these years, watch this video to find out more:
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What's the best way to pour ketchup?
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Coat the inside of the bottle with LiquiGlide! LiquiGlide works by creating a thin layer of lubricant that prevents friction caused by sticky foods and substances. Created originally in 2012 by a professor, Kripa Varanasi and his grad students at MIT, its makers hope that its application into the containers of various products, including gel, mayonnaise, and glue will help reduce waste. Interestingly, studies show that people end up throwing out up to a quarter of a product because it’s too much of a pain to coax out the layers that stick to the container. ...
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