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Study: Women Who Have Sex Daily Live Longer

Scientists have discovered biological evidence that frequent sex by women helps boost their lifespan. This happens by protecting the DNA. Researchers quizzed 129 women

June 29, 2017

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NASA Discovers New Solar System with 7 Life-Sustaining Planets

Reuters – Astronomers have found a nearby solar system with seven Earth-sized planets, three of which circle their parent star at the right distance

February 23, 2017

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Do You Have a Photographic Memory? This Test Will Tell You

Apparently, only 5% of the population have a photographic memory. These are the people who will pick up some notes an hour before an

February 21, 2017

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Wanna Play Snake? Nokia 3310 is Coming Back This Month

Hope you still remember how to play Snake. A new version of the Nokia 3310, one of a line of seemingly indestructible cell phones

February 16, 2017

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Signs You are a Natural Born Genius

Do you often suspect that you are smarter than average? It turns out there are several signs you can look for to know whether

February 1, 2017

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Signs That You Are a Psychopath

Do you have suspicions that your brain is not wired right. Maybe not you, but someone you know. They display little emotions, and you’re

January 19, 2017

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The 10 Inventions That Changed The World

The human race has accomplished a lot in the last 200 or so years. For the most part of human history, science and innovation

January 18, 2017

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SCIENCE QUIZ: Are You Stupider Than The Average Person?

America, home of the brave, could perhaps be more accurately described as the land of the, umm, wilfully ignorant. The Pew Research Center found

May 31, 2016

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Outrage as Orange Abruptly Scraps Unlimited Internet

It has been a rough 2 or so weeks for thousands of Kenyans as Orange Kenya quietly shut down its unlimited internet plan. The

May 5, 2016

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Brazil Blocks WhatsApp Again

Rio de Janeiro (CNN) A regional judge on Monday ordered all telephone operators in Brazil to block WhatsApp, the popular messaging app owned by Facebook,

May 4, 2016

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You Think You Know The Periodic Table? You’ll Watch This Music VIDEO More Than Once

The guys at AsapSCIENCE YouTube channel make great science music videos. One of my favourite is the periodic table song. Did you know there

March 31, 2016

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Video of the Day: What Do You Do With 10,000 Spare iPhones.? Create an Amazing Domino

Our video of the day today is amazing. This American firm decided they had too many spare iPhones, so they decided to create an

May 11, 2015

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Video of the Day: The Future Has Arrived…. Microsoft Introduces Windows Holographic

This is an interesting time to be alive. Microsoft yesterday presented a working demo of what they are calling Windows Holographic, a concept lifted

April 30, 2015

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PHOTOS – Pomp and Colour as Samsung Galaxy S5 is Launched in Nairobi

It was pomp and colour at Safari Park Hotel on Thursday, during the launch of Samsung’s newest flagship phone, the Galaxy S5. Modelled like

April 14, 2014

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Samsung Ditches Android For its New Smartwatch Gear 2

A mere six months after the introduction of the Galaxy Gear, Samsung is returning to the smartwatch market with two new models: the Gear 2

February 24, 2014

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Samsung To Launch ‘Galaxy Glass’ This Year

Samsung might launch a competitor to Google Glass during the IFA trade show in Berlin in September this year. The device, named Galaxy Glass, could connect to

January 28, 2014

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Samsung Galaxy S5 To Have Eye-Scanner…Set To Be Released in April

Samsung will release its Galaxy S5 smartphone by April, and the device might include iris scanning technology, a new report from Bloomberg claims. “Many people are fanatical

January 10, 2014

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Amazon To Start Using Drones To Deliver Goods To Customers

Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer, is testing unmanned drones to deliver goods to customers, Chief Executive Jeff Bezos says. The drones, called Octocopters,

December 3, 2013

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Samsung Launches World’s First Curved Display Smartphone… Galaxy Round

Remember that leaked image of a curved display smartphone from Samsung? You should, considering it popped up under our noses just a few hours ago. Well,

October 10, 2013

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Woman Sues Safaricom Over Defective Samsung Galaxy S4

A businesswoman last week sued Safaricom for allegedly selling her a defective Samsung Galaxy S4. Judy Wanjiku Munene says that she bought the phone

September 18, 2013

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