Researchers from University of Maryland, who surveyed more than 30,000 Americans from 1975 to 2006, found that people who watched about 19 hours of TV a week were happiest, and people who watched 25 hours per week were most unhappy.
They say that the results were true, regardless the subject was married or not, wealthy or poor.
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A 140-year-old lobster was released from a Park Avenue seafood restaurant, and will be returned to the natural habitat on Saturday.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) asked City Crab and Seafood to return the lobster to the Atlantic Ocean after a diner saw it at the restaurant.
The lobster, estimated to be around 140 years old using a rule of thumb based on the weight, was caught off Newfoundland, Canada, and lived in the tank for about 10 days before released.
Nov 15
Scientists have just figured out how bleach kills germs. The active ingredient in bleach called Hypochlorous acid attacks proteins in bacteria and causing them to clump up like an egg that has been boiled.
The discovery was reported in the journal Cell by a team at the University of Michigan.
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Nov 11
Egypt’s chief archaeologist has announced the discovery of a 4,300-year-old pyramid in Saqqara, about 12 miles south of Cairo. The newly discovered pyramid is the 118th discovered so far in Egypt.
The pyramid is said to belong to Queen Sesheshet, the mother of King Teti who was the founder of the 6th Dynasty of Egypt’s Old Kingdom.
Egypt’s antiquities chief Zahi Hawass made the announcement Tuesday at the site. His team has been excavating the site for 2 years. He says the discovery was only made 2 months ago when it became clear that the 16-foot-tall structure uncovered from the sand was a pyramid.
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Jim O’Neill, a British pilot who was suddenly blinded by a stroke during a solo flight was guided safely to ground by a military pilot.
O’Neill asked for help after he was went blind 40 minutes into a flight from Scotland to southeastern England last week. He was flying a small Cessna aircraft and lost his sight 5,500 feet in the air.
“It was terrifying,” O’Neill said. “Suddenly, I couldn’t see the dials in front of me.”
O’Neill initially believed he’d been “dazzled” by bright sunlight, and made an emergency call for help. He then realized that something more serious was happening.
RAF Wing Commander Paul Gerrard was just finishing a training flight nearby and was called in to help O’Neill.
Gerrard located the plane, began flying close to it and radioed directions.
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Apr 10
Researchers have discovered a compound in dark chocolate that fights fast-growing cancers. The compound requires the activity of Kinase enzyme, which causes cancerous cells to die but leaves normal cells alone. The darkest variety of chocolate offers the greatest benefit.