New research shows that when we eat we’re consuming more than just vitamins and protein. Our bodies are absorbing information, or microRNA.

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Turns out humans are all equally dirty minded. No one on the Internet over the age of twelve was shocked.

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Why do people in industrialized countries need braces and dental work to treat overcrowded, poorly aligned teeth? They can blame their agricultural ancestors.

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Pygmy Sloth

This sloth species lives on a single island, the Isla Escudo de Veraguas off the Caribbean coast of Panama. With an adult size of only about 50 cm long and weighing a mere 3.5 kg, this is significantly smaller than its mainland relatives. Unlike other sloths which tend to live in rainforests, this species is known exclusively in the red mangrove forests that surround the island at close to sea level. The global population is assumed to be less than 500 individuals and, as a result, it's classified as Critically Endangered.

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Kopstein’s Bronzeback

A beautiful-looking snake that can grow to an impressive 1.5 metres in length and flares its neck when threatened, revealing bright orange colouration. Found in the rainforests of SE Asia, they live in trees and feed on a diet of small prey such as frogs and lizards. Like most Dendrelaphis species, the Kopstein’s bronzeback has an aggressive disposition with a painful bite

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Varanus Macraei

Monitor lizards, including the fearsome Komodo dragon, belong to a large group that live across large areas of the tropics. Despite their size, new species are still being discovered, including three new species found on tiny islands off the Vogelkop (Bird’s Head) Peninsula of Indonesian Papua. Probably the most spectacular is Varanus macraei, found on the island of Batanta and only described in 2001. Reaching a metre in length, this beautiful lizard is black with a striking pattern of turquoise and blue on its head and body.

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Here's a super cool stop-motion animation starring a robot elephant.

Warning: Unforeseen consequences ahead.

When a blood vessel exploded in the left half of her brain, Harvard-trained neuroanatomist Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor experienced a “silent euphoria” that she has called a kind of Nirvana.

The Best Links:

1. Dr. Taylor on Oprah’s “Soul Series”
2. “… it is not faith, but science.”
3. Her Official Website
4. Her Book, “My Stroke of Insight”
5. She Explains What Her Stroke Felt Like
6. She’s One of Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2008

A 30-year-old high school science teacher has been fired for some bikini-clad photos that appear on a fishing charter-boat website. [Update: She now does porn flicks under the name Leah Lust]

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1. YouTube - Fired Bikini Teacher Tiffany Shepherd Turns To Adult Film!
2. YouTube - Tiffany Shepherd on CNN
3. YouTube - Leah Lust : From Teacher To Porn Star
4. “My First Sex Teacher” Is First Leah Lust Porn Video
5. Bikini Teacher Selling her Photos on Ebay
6. Tiffany Gets a DJ Show on the Radio
7. “I can make $600 in two days”
8. More Photos of Tiffany in a Bikini
9. Pics + News Article on Footballguys Forum
10. Where Was Tiffany When I Was in High School?
11. Photo of Bikini Teacher Not in a Bikini
12. School Insists It’s Because She Missed Over 30 Days of Work
13. The Website Where Tiffany Appears as a “Bikini Mate”
14. Tiffany on MySpace
15. Watch News Report: Teacher Canned Over a Bikini?