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A recent study by LiveScience found that there is a correlation between traditionally “aggressive” dog breeds and owners who share those traits associated with difficult dogs. Not surprisingly, people seem to appreciate pets they can relate to: the owners of bull terriers were found to be generally more argumentative, the owners of Labrador Retrievers tend…
Read MoreThanks to the sensibilities that devise grotesque horror movies and their proliferation in email forwards during the ‘90s, a number of colorful urban legends have seeped into American folklore, enriching the current body of myth with a dizzying amount of gore. One genre of ‘90s email forwards comprises public service announcements, usually beginning with the…
Read MoreThe Brain Injury Association of America estimates that 5.3 million Americans live with mild to severe brain injury. These injuries exact a toll of $76.5 billion each year in the U.S. While 75% are classified as mild, other survivors experience difficulty returning to even the simplest tasks of self-maintenance. Brain injury recovery is different for…
Read MoreA dog may be the most loyal companion a person could hope to have—and there is absolutely nothing pathetic about that statement. The relationship shared by dogs and humans stretches back thousands of years; and history is rife with tales of dogs’ stunning selflessness in caring for their people. One of the more famous old…
Read MoreIn 2001, a 9-year-old girl named Zubaida Hasan suffered a horrific accident in her Kabul, Afghanistan home. While pouring kerosene into an already-heated stove, the liquid suddenly ignited, setting the girl alight with it. Zubaida fell to the ground over the still-blazing kerosene lamp and continued to burn. By the time Zubaida was saved,…
Read MoreAccording to the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 1.7 million people annually are diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury; and about half of serious cases require surgery. “The leading cause of death and disability,” brain injuries affect an estimated two percent of the population in the U.S. The possible means of sustaining a brain injury are almost…
Read MoreIt has often been said that individuals under hypnosis cannot be induced to commit any action that would be out of keeping with their character; that the power of suggestion cannot turn a reserved, well-behaved person into a social deviant with a criminal bent. While it is true that a personality change requires much more…
Read MoreA large commercial vehicle on the road is treated by most like the school bully: it is viewed with dread, encountered reluctantly, and when an encounter is inevitable, many people prefer just to hold their breath, avoid eye contact, and sigh in relief when it’s over (even if the encounter in question consisted of nothing…
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