100-Year-Old Woman Sees Ocean for First Time
(Newser) - It was during a water-gun fight at her senior living facility over the summer that Ruby Holt told bystanders she had always wanted to see the ocean, which she had never visited in her century on this planet. With the encouragement of employees at the Tennessee facility where she resides,... More » Newser located this story for you on Friday, November 21, 2014 7:04 AM. The story matched your section(s) Lifestyle.
Study: Heavy Drinkers Are Rarely Alcoholics
(Newser) - Frequently drinking too much booze does not mean you're an alcoholic. In fact, it means that only rarely. A new study by the CDC and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration finds that 1 in 3 American adults meet the definition of heavy drinking—for men, having... More » Newser located this story for you on Friday, November 21, 2014 7:04 AM. The story matched your section(s) Lifestyle.
Walmart Holds Food Drive for Needy Walmart Workers
(Newser) - Walmart employees in at least two locations are holding a food drive and bake sale, respectively, to benefit some needy people this holiday season: Walmart employees. According to the Consumerist , a canned food drive was launched to benefit employees at a superstore in Oklahoma City ( reads a sign : "... More » Newser located this story for you on Friday, November 21, 2014 7:04 AM. The story matched your section(s) Money.
Scientist Who Found Cause of Lyme Disease Dead at 89
(Newser) - A researcher who figured out how people were contracting a new ailment called Lyme disease in the early 1980s has died at age 89, reports NBC Montana . Swiss-born Willy Burgdorfer made the discovery while not even looking for it. He was dissecting deer ticks sent from Long Island that were... More » Newser located this story for you on Friday, November 21, 2014 7:04 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science.
Scientists: Be Lazy, Don't Rake Leaves
(Newser) - Your honey-do list just got one item shorter, and you can tell your spouse he or she can't argue it—because scientists say so. Washington state's KING picks up some fresh advice offered by the National Wildlife Federation in a blog post titled "What to do With... More » Newser located this story for you on Friday, November 21, 2014 7:04 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science, Lifestyle.
Researchers Decode 'Magical Codex' of Ancient Spells
(Newser) - In 1981, Australia's Macquarie University purchased a book of bound parchment—a codex—from a Viennese antiquities dealer. How far back its origins stretch is less known, but it's believed to be about 1,300 years old and hail from Upper Egypt (it's written in Egypt's... More » Newser located this story for you on Friday, November 21, 2014 7:04 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science.
Guys Dig Women in High Heels: Science
(Newser) - From the researcher who showed female hitchhikers with big breasts got picked up more by men than their flatter-chested counterparts comes another revealing study: one that appears to confirm that guys think high heels are sexier than flats. In a report published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior , the University... More » Newser located this story for you on Friday, November 21, 2014 7:04 AM. The story matched your section(s) Lifestyle.
Mattel Sorry About Inept Computer Engineer Barbie
(Newser) - The supposed mission of Mattel's "I Can Be" Barbie book series is to empower girls to realize their career dreams. Hence the uproar over "I Can Be a Computer Engineer," which shows the iconic doll struggling to reboot her computer, then finding male coders to rescue... More » Newser located this story for you on Friday, November 21, 2014 7:04 AM. The story matched your section(s) Technology, Lifestyle.
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