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See art, be art: Visitors to strip at Sydney museum

TheaterApr 29, 2012

Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art issued a tough dress code for visitors in the past few days: birthday suit only, shoes optional. The museum announced a tour on April 27 to 29 during which participants have to be completely naked, according to BBC and other news reports.The tour is a performance led by Melbourne artist Stuart Ringholt, aiming to address “themes of fear and embarrassment” of humans.Nevertheless, being naked is not the sole feature of the event. MCA says being nude gives visit
Bitter Polish dentist pulls out all of her ex-boyfriend’s teeth

PodcastApr 29, 2012

When 45-year-old Marek Olszewski booked an appointment with his dentist ex-girlfriend Anna Mackowiak, he thought she would put aside the fact that he dumped her and treat him like any other patient.He was gravely mistaken.Mackowiak now faces up to 3 years in jail for pulling out every single one of Olszewski’s teeth, the Daily Mail reported Sunday.The vengeful 34-year-old dentist put Olszewski to sleep with a heavy dose of anesthetics and thoroughly emptied his mouth. She then strapped Olszewski
Marathon runner stops to propose

PodcastApr 29, 2012

A man running the London Marathon stopped only 800 meters from the finish line and dropped to one knee to propose to his girlfriend.Ben McCreadie, 28, of Newport, Wales, was running the 42-kilometer race Sunday and stopped just short of the finish line to kneel in front of his girlfriend, Laura Rendell, 30, who was in the crowd to cheer for him, and ask her to marry him, The Sun reported Thursday.
Man dies after bullet in head for 94 years

PeopleApr 29, 2012

A California man who lived for 94 years and six months with a bullet in his head has died at the age of 103.William Lawlis Pace, who was certified as a Guinness World Record holder in 2006 when he had lived for 89 years with the bullet in his head, died Monday at the Covenant Village retirement home in Turlock, The Modesto Bee reported Friday.Pace said in 2006 the bullet entered his skull when he
Eating pizza could be good for you

HealthApr 27, 2012

Pizza is one of the most popular foods all over the world, and many will be pleased to know that the cheesy treat may be healthier than previously thought.According to a recent study, scientists have found that oregano, a seasoning usually used in pizza, may help fight prostate cancer.Pizza may help fight prostate cancer, according to a recent research. (MCT)Researchers from Long Island University
Diablo 3 beta test gets mixed responses from Korean users

TechnologyApr 26, 2012

“Diablo 3,” which started a closed beta service in South Korea on Wednesday, is garnering mixed responses from local gamers, offering a clue about its impact ahead of its officially release May 15. The online action RPG game by Blizzard Entertainment has been regarded as one of the biggest titles by gamers in Korea and elsewhere, as its previous two versions were huge hits across the world.Some Korean users who played the game through the closed beta said “Diablo 3” was too easy, saying that com
Ugandan man fathered 158 children

PodcastApr 26, 2012

Kigongo with his youngest wife aged 18, and his children and grandchildren in 1997A 103-year-old Ugandan man died after fathering 158 children and amassing around 500 grandchildren.Jack Kigongo of Kateera village fathered his children from 20 wives, with the oldest child being 60-years-old and the youngest being 15, The New Vision, Uganda, reported Wednesday.Patrick Bulira Kigongo said his father,
More than 100 turn out for dog wedding

PodcastApr 26, 2012

Sruffy Robin and Snickers Carter getting marriedMore than 100 people turned up at a California country club to witness the unusual wedding of a pair of small and furry lovers -- two dogs.Ernie Rubin's dog, Scruffy, donned a custom couture dress, leash and veil made by Jan Farber for the canine wedding Sunday at the Palm Desert Resort Country Club; while Ann Carter dressed her dog, Snickers, in a d
Scientists find genes linked to aging

ScienceApr 23, 2012

British scientists have identified genes that are flicked on and off in the course of the aging process, marking a breakthrough for anti-aging research, Science Daily reported Thursday.The epigenetic changes in four genes related to cholesterol, lung function and maternal longevity seemed to have a significant impact on aging and longevity, researchers at King’s College London and Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute found. Epigenetic refers to hereditary genetic modifications that do not change unde
Low-fat dairy may lower stroke risk

HealthApr 23, 2012

In a large study involving almost 75,000 adults in Sweden ages 45-83, those who ate low-fat dairy products had less risk of stroke, researchers said. First author Susanna Larsson, an associate professor of epidemiology at the National Institute of Environmental Medicine at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, said at the beginning of the study participants were free of heart disease, str
Meat-eating contributed to human evolution: study

ScienceApr 22, 2012

Recent study suggests that introduction of meat-eating worked as a key factor in the booming population growth of humankind and ultimately its domination, Science Daily reported Friday.A high-quality diet made possible by devouring meat caused prehistoric humankind to wean faster, allowing them to be more productive, according to a research by a group of scientists from Lund University in Sweden.“Eating meat enabled the breast-feeding period and thereby the time between births to be shortened,”
Africa said rich in underground water

ScienceApr 22, 2012

The continent of Africa is sitting on a vast reservoir of groundwater in underground aquifers holding 100 times the amount found on the surface, scientists say.Researchers from the British Geological Survey and University College London have mapped the amount and potential yield of groundwater resources for the entire continent.While rivers and lakes are subject to seasonal changes that can limit
Japan study raises hopes of cure for baldness

ScienceApr 19, 2012

Japanese researchers have successfully grown hair on hairless mice by implanting follicles created from stem cells, they announced Wednesday, sparking new hopes of a cure for baldness.This handout picture taken on April 13, 2012 and released by the Tsuji Lab Research Institute for Science and Technology of the Tokyo University of Science shows a hairless mouse with black hair on its back at the la
Police arrest 'Facebook fugitive’

PodcastApr 18, 2012

A Washington State fugitive who described his escape from police on Facebook is now in custody. In the end, Travis Nicolaysen decided to go quietly. Port Angeles police surrounded a house there Monday after getting a tip he was in the basement, the Peninsula Daily News reported. "He basically came up from the basement and surrendered," Deputy Police Chief Brian Smith said.Nicolaysen's Facebook pos
Martian impact craters may be hiding life

ScienceApr 17, 2012

If there is life on Mars it may be lurking in craters formed by asteroid impacts on the planet's surface, as has happened on Earth, Scottish scientists say.This undated image provided by NASA shows the Gale Crater on Mars. (AP-Yonhap News)Researchers at the University of Edinburgh said organisms have been found living deep beneath a site in Chesapeake Bay in the United States where an asteroid cra