In the Pacific Islands when people get burns they often use a banana leaf as treatment.

Women are twice as likely to be diagnosed with depression than men in the United States.

There is a new television show on a British cable called "Watching Paint Dry". Viewers watch in real-time. Gloss, semi-gloss, matte, satin, you name it. Then viewers vote out their least favorite.

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