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American Babies Laugh Less Than Dutch Ones Do (Newser Daily Digest)

American Babies Laugh Less Than Dutch Ones Do

(Newser) - It seems cultural differences are visible at a very early age: less than one year old, to be precise. A new study has found that Dutch babies laugh and smile more than US infants, and they cuddle more, too, per a Washington State University post at Eureka Alert . American babies... More »

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Dear 'Dummy': Comcast Greetings Get Worse

(Newser) - When consumer advocate Christopher Elliott brought to light the story of a Comcast customer whose name had been changed to "A--hole Brown," the company apologized and called it a one-time fluke. Well, customers "whore" and "dummy" beg to differ, along with another who suspects his name... More »

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5 Most Incredible Discoveries of the Week

(Newser) - Some archaeological surprises highlight the list of the week's most intriguing discoveries: Ancient Skull May Be Evolution Milestone : A 55,000-year-old skull found in a cave in Israel is the first solid evidence that our species migrated out of Africa to colonize the rest of the world around 60,... More »

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Baby Chicks Show Smarts With Numbers

(Newser) - Baby chicks seem to process numbers the same way humans do—with small ones starting on the left, according to a new study. The research out of Italy suggests that this "mental number line," considered fundamental to math, might be hard-wired into the brains of living creatures rather... More »

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CUNY Teachers Can't Call Students 'Mr' or 'Ms'

(Newser) - In what appears to be a first-of-its kind policy, the Graduate Center of the City University of New York has told its staffers not to address students in written correspondence as "Mr.," Mrs.," or "Ms.," reports the Wall Street Journal . The school says the move... More »

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'A--hole' Gaffe Says a Lot About Comcast

(Newser) - Yet another customer service gaffe by Comcast made headlines this week—this one a doozy in which the company changed a customer's name to "A--shole Brown" on the cable bill. Sure, it's never wise to judge a company by the actions of one employee, writes Timothy Lee... More »

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Men Take Way More Selfies Than Women

(Newser) - When it comes to selfies, it looks like men are the vanity champs. A survey in Britain by smartphone maker HTC found that young guys are twice as likely to post a selfie—figure three times a week, on average, versus 1.6 for women, reports the Irish Examiner . And... More »

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Snapchat Will Make You Feel Old

(Newser) - Slate tech writer Will Oremus writes today that he is baffled every time he tries to use Snapchat—he can never figure out which buttons do what, and it once took him a "full four seconds" to realize that the brown corduroys he was seeing on the screen... More »

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Remains of Man in Lotus Position Discovered

(Newser) - Mummified remains were found in Mongolia on Tuesday, and there's something remarkable about them. "The mummified body sits in a lotus position, as if still meditating," says a report in Mongolia's Morning News cited by the Siberian Times , which reports that the age of the remains... More »

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Unbelievable Feat: Climbing Up Niagara Falls

(Newser) - Any fool can go over Niagara Falls in a barrel—and some of them have even survived to tell the tale—but two Canadian ice climbers needed a lot of skill to become the first to go up the falls. On Tuesday, Will Gadd and Sarah Hueniken managed to pick... More »

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