We watched Michael Phelps make history at the 2008 Beijing Games. It seemed as though we knew everything about Phelps, from his eating and training habits to what's on his iPod.
Relationship gurus often say couples fight about money and sex. Could lots of money prevent fights about about sex? A survey of 5,000people finds that women enjoy sex more with wealthy partners. This is all based on self-reporting so we have no idea how many people are telling the truth. You have to wonder how much of it is psychosomatic. We know money can buy sex, just ask prostitutes. So, what can't money buy?
Not interested in the Super Bowl, not even the commercials. Check out Animal Planet's Puppy Bowl? You'll find puppies in a pen going after toys. Don't miss the Puppy Bowl play-by-play. It's Super bowl Sunday starting at 3p EST. Don't miss the textbook tackles or hall of fame moments. Check out the promo here.
When it comes to Television advertisement, sex is used to sell everything from jeans to deodorant to hair products. So, why not PETA? The Super Bowl (this Sunday) is known for its Ads. Some people only watch for the commercials. NBC banned PETA from the Super Bowl saying its Ad promoting vegetarianism is too sexy.
Were you the last one picked out of the line-up for a volleyball game in high school? Maybe it had something to do with your ability or maybe you just were not popular. Scientists think they may have found a popularity gene. Needless to say this gene has been ostracized by the other genes in the pool. There were more similarities between the social standings of identical twins than fraternal twins. That's not all, they think there may be an evolutionary explanation for this. So, add friends or lack of friends to the list of things you can blame your parents for.
There is a new way to measure your status in Washington, D.C. Do you have Barack Obama's new e-mail address for his BlackBerry? A New York Times story about the haves and have-nots may surprise you. Washingtonians have never had a president who used e-mail regularly, so this is a new and different measure. Some people, given the opportunity to brag about being part of Obama's inner sanctum, refused to speak.
of 2,260 people shows that younger people are drawn to cities. Of the top 30 cities, these people prefer Denver, San Diego and Seattle.
For some of us, a wine with an award taste better. Ever wonder how that bottle of wine got the ribbon? Wine judges decide. But how good are those taste buds? More discerning than yours? Maybe not. Here is a something that will leave a bitter taste in your mouth... only "10% judges were able to consistently give the same rating... to the identical wine sampled multiple times in a large blind tasting." That should give you pause the next time you take a sip out of that prize winning bottle of wine.
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