Chocoholics can assuage any guilt they may feel after a new process was developed that turns the by-products of making chocolate into a biofuel -- meaning you can eat your chocolate and be eco-friendly. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Yes, people do really walk in circles—but only when stripped of important visual clues, such as the sun or moon, according to a paper published online today in Current Biology. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

Frank Baird first proposed Walk a Mile in Her Shoes®: The International Men's March to Stop Rape, Sexual Assault and Gender Violence in 2001. The Men's March started out small and has grown each year since, with larger crowds attending each March and Marches held in multiple locations benefiting multiple rape crisis centers. picked by TraumaMamma 7 months ago

Brain changes in chocoholics that occur when they see or eat chocolate are similar to those in addicts when they take drugs, scientists say. picked by Neiako 2 years ago

Is there any treat more decadent, more luxurious than chocolate? Well, it need not be a guilty pleasure - the chocolate you eat was almost certainly grown on small farms in poor countries. When you buy chocolate, you help poor farmers feed their families. It's a start, at least

*Now the bad news... picked by bingo 11 months ago

Oxford researchers, together with colleagues in Norway, examined the effect that the three products had on memory and thinking among more than 2,000 people aged between 70 and 74. They found that wine had the most pronounced single effect, while those who regularly consumed all three in modest amounts performed best in a series of brain tests. picked by suebe 11 months ago

Oak Lines IL has taken a new approach to getting People to stop at Stop Signs. By adding red octagons stamped with "... IN THE NAAME OF LOVE!" or "... AND SMELL THE ROSES."

Cute Idea. picked by muppetmaker 2 years ago

Why did humans evolve to walk upright? Perhaps because it's just plain easier. Make that "energetically less costly," in science-speak, and you have the conclusion of researchers who are proposing a likely reason for our modern gait. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Do you love chocolate? Are you in the UK right now? If you answered yes then no you're doing it wrong for from 13th-19th October it is Chocolate Week - a glorious British tradition when eating anything but chocolate is against the law* and all chocolate is free**.



*Might be a lie.
**Y'know, I'm not sure about this one either. It is Chocolate Week though. picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

I have tried many times, eventually succeeded, and published my method. picked by loinsees 3 years ago

Neurosurgeon: Bills' Kevin Everett moved arms and legs, which means he could walk again.

Follow-up: picked by punthe 2 years ago

The Do's and Don'ts to walking in high heels. Learn how to walk with grace and confidence in high heels. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

DESREE JENNINGS is a woman “convinced that a flu shot given to her has lead to a rare disorder which means she can only walk backwards”. Video in article.
I couldn't find more reputable sources for this, and it's not really about the flu, but the predicament itself is heartwrenching. picked by blindworld 3 weeks ago

Researchers at the University of East Anglia are looking to test the notion that flavinoids found in cocoa may reduce the risk of heart disease in women with type 2 diabetes. This will require their test subjects to consume 27g of chocolate per day for a year. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

A three-pronged approach to treating spinal cord injuries allowed paralyzed rats to walk without receiving signals from the brain. picked by proverb 2 months ago

Watch the cute bunny take a walk through the woods... okay so that isn't the entirety of the film. Hate to spoil it though. Just watch it and laugh. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

If that craving for chocolate sometimes feels like it is coming from deep in your gut, that's because maybe it is.

A small study links the type of bacteria living in people's digestive system to a desire for chocolate. picked by deepcleanfun 2 years ago

Low fat milk, cheese and yoghurts could reduce the risk of certain cancers by almost a quarter in women, researchers have found. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Here are 12 other chocolate flavored items for chocolate cravings and fantasies. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

There's something strangely awesome about a show that advertises using nekkid women, and then devotes a huge chunk of an episode to the enterprise of turning a hunky man into a eunuch. picked by Bornbad 8 months ago