Thursday, January 29, 2015

Could Antibiotics Cure Cancer? 8-Year-Old's Suggestion Turns Out To Be True

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Camilla Lisanti was asked how she would cure cancer, and the eight-year-old suggested using antibiotics, an idea which has turned out to have a lot of merit. Camilla was asked the question by her parents, a husband-wife cancer research team.

They were sceptical at first but went ahead to test out her theory in their Manchester University lab. To their surprise, several cheap and widely-used antibiotics killed the most dangerous cancer cells, including seven of the most common cancers – including breast, prostate, lung and hard-to-treat brain tumours.

Woman Falls to her Death After Boyfriend Proposed on top of Scenic Ibiza Cliff

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Men want to do the best to excite their girlfriends when they propose, but news like this remind us there are limits, and caution about health and safety is paramount. A lady has reportedly died in Ibiza after she fell off a cliff while celebrating the marriage proposal from her boyfriend. The couple, from Bulgaria, were at a beauty spot famed for its sunset views.

Police say Dimitrina Dimitrova lost her balance as she jumped up and down in excitement after her partner popped the question on a cliff at Cala Tarida, Ibiza. She suffered a heart attack brought on by injuries caused by the 65ft fall from the cliff. She was alive but unconscious when paramedics arrived but died at the scene minutes later.

#ThrowbackThursday - Beyonce Shares Oprah's Old Picture For Her 61st Birthday

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Oprah turns 61 today and in combination of #TBT or #ThrowbackThursday and to wish her mentor a happy birthday, Beyonce shared the picture above of the megarich TV and media personality. See more recent pictures of Oprah in recent years below. She certainly aged gracefully.

Sam Smith's Stay With Me Was Plagiarized From Tom Petty?

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Sam Smith’s “Stay With Me” has been proved to be a rip-off of Tom Petty’s “I Won’t Back Down” released to great acclaim back in 1989. The British singer basically acknowledged this when he agreed an out of court settlement a few days ago to pay royalties to Tom Petty and Jeff Lynne for writing credit on Stay With Me. Tom Petty says of the agreement by both musicians to settle out of court;

"About the Sam Smith thing. Let me say I have never had any hard feelings toward Sam.  All my years of songwriting have shown me these things can happen.  Most times you catch it before it gets out the studio door but in this case it got by.  Sam’s people were very understanding of our predicament and we easily came to an agreement.

Kanye West Premieres Only One With North West On Ellen, Talks About Trying For More Kids

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Kanye West has premiered the new video for his “Only One” single with Paul McCartney and it features himself and his one-and-a-half-year-old daughter with Kim Kardashian, North West. The rapper shared an exclusive first look at the video on Ellen, and the talk show host lavished praise on Kanye, calling him “amazing.”

Directed by Spike Jonze, the video shows him and North wandering and gazing at each other in a field. After the video, Kanye also talked with Ellen Degeneres about wanting more kids.


Amazing 200-Year-Old Meditating Mummy Found In Mongolia

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Mummified remains of what appears to be a lama teacher or monk meditating in the lotus position has been found in Mongolia. Amazingly, the mummy is believed to have been like that for about two hundred years! A forensic examination is underway on the mummy, said to have been preserved in animal skin which could be the skin of a cow, horse, or camel.

'The mummified body sits in a lotus position, as if still meditating,' said a report in The Siberian Times - citing Mongolian accounts of the discovery.

Funny Video - Truck Carrying Heavy Load Topples Over

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This is probably the funniest video you'll watch today. A lorry carrying more bags of grain than it should loses its center of gravity as it drives down a sloping road. The people in the car behind had their entertainment of the day by getting it all on camera as the truck battled gravity and lost, falling flat on its side. Watch closely to see a guy on top of the bags saving himself by jumping off at the last moment, LOL...

Covers - Big Sean Talks On Friendship Before Love With Ariana Grande For Complex Magazine

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Big Sean is on the cover of the next issue of Complex Magazine, and in the cover story, the 26-year-old rapper talks about how his relationship with girlfriend Ariana Grande started as friendshi before blossoming into love. He also clears out any doubt about rumors that he stole a Rolex watch from former fiancee and Glee actress, Naya Rivera.

After the breakup with Naya, Big Sean and Ariana Grande tried for a while to hide the fact they were dating, but now they couple are really flaunting their love. Big Sean once posted the red hot picture of the two to his Instagram page and the couple have also shared photos from a vacation together. HERE. Read excerpts from his interview below

Why Do Married People Cheat On Their Partners? 3 Abuja Residents Open Up

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Here is an interesting report by News Agency of Nigeria, NAN where some married people in Abuja identified some of their reason for cheating on their spouses. There were two men and one woman, and while the woman said her reason was to make some more money, the men said their infidelity stemmed from careless lust and emotional incompatibility respectively.

Nigerian Teacher Came Up With Idea For Harvard Visit Fundraiser By Humans of New York

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Yesterday, I told you about the fundraiser by Humans of New York photoblogger who has raised almost $1 Million in a donation drive for a school in inner city NY. Read the story here.

But what I didn't know until I looked further into the page was that the Nigerian teacher Ms Achu, pictured above, sparked the idea for the fundraiser to expose and enrich her students through taking them to the prestigious university.