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Humpty Dumpty Gets a Happy Ending

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Who says kids today are coddled and soft? Lots of people, that’s who. And if you don’t believe it, consider what the BBC has done to the nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty. In the original story, poor little Humpty Dumpty meets his maker at the bottom of a wall. In the new and…

Hospital Food: Nutritious, or Sick Joke?

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Menus in hospitals are fodder for comedians and wise-cracking relatives, but for one long-term patient in England, it's gone beyond a joke.

"Most of the food has got some kind of a white sauce, beige sauce, or a brown sauce, you can't really guess what it is. It just does not…

The BBC Box Takes off on Global Journey

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A Rave for BBC!

This is really cool – BBC News is embarking on a unique and grand project to track the ordinary life of an ordinary shipping container as it circumnavigates the globe. Think of putting a letter in a bottle, then throwing it in the ocean, but on a...

Austrian incest mom speaks out

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Remember Josef Fritzl, the human monster who locked his daughter in the cellar and got her pregnant multiple times? She's speaking to the press now, and while you know her story is a horrible one, the details are still chilling. Elisabeth Fritzl, who was locked in an Austrian basement for almost...

HEAVY PETTING: Bird's mating call sounds like a chainsaw and more

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My boy sent me this amazing video of David Attenborough kickin' it with the lyre, an Australian bird known for its uncanny ability to mimic not only the mating calls of other birds, but other sounds it hears as well. In this case, guy also does chainsaws, car alarms and camera shutters. PIMP much!?

Of course, as crazy as all this is (watch the video, you really have to see and hear it to believe it), is it just me or does it seem kind of shameful that this majestic little guy has been exposed to the sound of trees being cut down? If this bums you out too, check out what the World Wildlife Fund is doing to help fight deforestation and preserve biodiversity and see how you can get involved. Um, peace.

Did you have a good breakfast this morning? Did you really?

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As if you needed more proof, a new study proves something that we've known all along: a decent breakfast and adequate calories are essential to long-term weight loss. Researchers studied two groups of obese subjects: one group followed a low-carb diet, ingesting about 1,100 calories each day,...

Banned in the USA: Have sexual images in advertising gone too far? (Or not far enough?)

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Abercrombie and Fitch, frat-boy standard and symbol of Americana, got so much flak from conservative groups for their last hyper-sexual catalog that it was forced out of print in the States. But that hasn't stopped them from continuing to push the envelope, and the latest flesh-filled edition will be sold in Europe only. Apparently, Bruce Weber's homoerotic images of naked boys frolicking across the prairie just make apple pie Americans nauseous. Still, I'm confused. I mean, male and female nudes have long been a staple of western civilization in the art realm, yet it's okay to have highly suggestive, overtly kinky American Apparel billboards all over the country? From what I remember from the last Abercrombie catalog, the images, shot by a highly respected photographer aren’t graphic in any way, shape or form, just beautiful nudes. And the whole moment sparks the question: Why are Americans still so prudish about nudity anyway? How sexy is too sexy when it comes to advertising?

The Two-Minute Skin Cancer Test

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It’s rare that we have such a sobering moment on Product Fiend, but I've just received some skin cancer info that's too important not to share. Glamour has just posted a really helpful slideshow that breaks down the difference between the various kinds of spots and freckles and moles that...

Hot new alternatives to the traditional boob job!

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One of these headlines is an April Fool's spoof, and one isn't. Guess which: A. "A hospital needing a cheaper alternative to fake breasts has begun knitting its own" B. "Knockers on Heaven’s Door: InflataBoob Breast Implants"