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Physically fit primary school pupils can concentrate better, as confirmed by a major study conducted by a team at the TU Munich Department of Sport and Health Sciences together with schools in Bavaria's Berchtesgadener Land district. (LRA BGL/Zenger)

Fit For School: Junior School Kids Have Better Chance Of Good Grades If They Do More Sport

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The study found that movement on a regular basis keeps kids healthy and fit for school.
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Hajime Shimada shows off his newly purchased Apple Watch outside boutique store, Dover Street Market Ginza on April 24, 2015 in Tokyo, Japan. The Apple Watch launched globally today after months of publicity and pre-orders. However the smart watch was not sold from Apple stores but from a handful of upscale boutiques at select locations around the world in a bid to position the watch as a fashion accessory. Apple has been directing people to order online preventing the long lines usual seen with the launch of iPhones and iPads. (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

Heartening News: Smartwatch Apps Can Detect Irregular Heartbeat

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AFib is the most common type of heart rhythm disorder, with symptoms including a rapid or irregular heartbeat.
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Americans Admit They Eat More Candy Now Than When They Were Kids

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57% organize their haul before digging in, most commonly by flavor(34%) and almost a third (29%) save their favorites for the end.
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Lettuce grows at the Teltower Ruebchen organic vegetable farm on June 1, 2011 in Teltow, Germany. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Eight In 10 Americans Believe Having A “green Thumb” Is A Necessary Survival Skill

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54% think it’s expensive to live sustainably, with the average person estimating the lifestyle costs $11,000 more a year.
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Jaqueline Miranda Bomfim made her husband Lucas sign a contract pledging to wash the dishes every day, at their wedding in the interior of Sao Paulo, Brazil, in February 2022. (Jaqueline Miranda Bomfim/Zenger)

Bride And Grime: Wife Makes Husband Sign Washing Up Contract

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Jaqueline married Lucas in a traditional ceremony, with their friends and family in attendance.
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A bottle containing cheeky messages from two teenage girls asking for boyfriends has washed up after drifting in a UK river for 56 years. (Steve Chatterley/Zenger)

Bottle Containing Cheeky Messages From Two Teenage Girls Asking For Boyfriends Found After 56 Years

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Inside the bottle were two scribbled notes written by 15-year-old pals Jennifer Coleman and Janet Blankley dated August 9, 1966.
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The best friends who turned their sex chats into a career - and now make £7k a month giving intimacy advice to women and couples. (James Linsell Clark/Zenger)

Meet The Best Friends Who Turned Sex Chats Into A Career

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Holly Robinson, 33, and Rachel Anderson, 32, set up a sex therapy business together – The Hormone Hub – in April 2020.
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A dad took his son's ancient Egypt school craft project extremely seriously - and built a life-size sarcophagus complete with a mummified pharaoh for $300. ( Richard Brigg/Zenger)

Dad’s A Mummy: Dad Took Son’s Ancient Egypt School Project Seriously And Built Life-Size Sarcophagus

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Richard Brigg, 47, crafted an incredible life-size sarcophagus out of foamboard, polystyrene and paper mache.
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The terrariums, which were made by Joe Rees, 26, who lives in Bristol, UK. (Joe from @ome.home/Zenger)

World In A Bottle: Creative British Man Makes Beautiful Self Contained Sealed Glass Ecosystems

April 5, 2022 1skholloway1975 Comments Off

Bristolian Joe Rees sells beautiful glass terrariums and teaches people how they can create their own self-sustaining ecosystems.
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A woman smells a flower in the rose garden at the annual Chelsea flower show on May 25, 2010, in London, England. Researchers are trying to bring back smells from the days of old to uncover new insights about past societies. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Scent Back: Süskind’s Perfume Could Come To Life As German Scientists Recreate Smells From The Past

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The scientists believe that recreating these scents may provide new insights into social hierarchies and practices of the time.
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