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Modern research techniques allow us to not only study the surface of Earth and the heavens above it but also what lies in its depths. Jules Verne wrote about an area alive with mystery and wonder over 146 years ago; modern science indicates that the center of the Earth is a young dynamo powered by the complex interplay of heat transfer, thermodynamics, and fluid mechanics. By accumulating data gathered by bouncing waves off the Earths core, a team of French researchers have put forth a new theory as to why one hemisphere of the core appears different from the other.

via Earths core has its own pole and its at the equator.

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The Happiest States in America

December 31, 2009

A survey by the CDC did a study of over 1.3 million people from all over the country and came to the conclusion that people in Louisiana, Hawaii and Florida are among happiest Americans.

Ranking No. 1 in happiness was Louisiana, home of Dixieland music and Cajun/Creole cooking.

Oswald urged a bit of caution in that ranking, however, noting that part of the happiness survey occurred before Hurricane Katrina struck the state, and part of it took place later. Nevertheless, he said, “We have no explicit reason to think there is a problem” with the ranking.

Rounding out the happy five were Hawaii, Florida, Tennessee and Arizona.

At the other end of the scale, last in happiness – is New York state.

[The Huffington Post]

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What Type of Car Receives the Most Tickets?

What car gets ticketed by police the most? The Hummer H2/H3 comes out on top, followed by the Scion tC, Scion XB and Mercedes Benz CLK63 AMG. A few of the least ticketed vehicles are the Jaguar XJ sedan, Chevrolet Suburban, and the Chevrolet Tahoe.   Drivers of Hummer SUVs were 4.63 times more likely [...]

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How Many Frogs Are Consumed a Year?

New research reveals that humans are estimated to consume over 1 billion frogs every year.  According to the study, the U.S. and France are among the biggest importers of frogs, and Indonesia is reported to export an estimated 5,000 tons of frogs each year. The new research, to be published in a forthcoming edition of [...]

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Coffee and Hallucinations

New research has found that people who drink more than seven cups of coffee a day will be more likely to hallucinate. People who drank more than seven cups of instant coffee a day were three times more likely to hallucinate than those who took just one, a study found. A Durham University team questioned 200 [...]

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Top Ten Fastest Rising Google Searches [2008]

What have people been searching for this year? Google has published its yearly Zeitgeist containing the fastest rising search terms for a number of categories, including; News, Politics, Books and Images.   Fastest Rising (Global) sarah palin beijing 2008 facebook login tuenti heath ledger obama nasza klasa wer kennt wen euro 2008 jonas brothers [Google Zeitgeist]

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Do Dogs Experience Jealousy?

The Vienna-based researchers showed that dogs will stop doing a simple task when not rewarded if another dog, which continues to be rewarded, is present. Writing in the journal PNAS, the scientists say this shows a sensitivity in dogs that was only previously found in primates. The researchers now plan to extend their experiments to [...]

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Happiness is Contagious

When you’re smiling, the whole world really does smile with you. A paper being published Friday in a British medical journal concludes that happiness is contagious — and that people pass on their good cheer even to total strangers. American researchers who tracked more than 4,700 people in Framingham, Mass., as part of a 20-year [...]

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