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Luck
Are you lucky? There’s no doubt that some of us are. Always in the right place at the right time – to meet our perfect marriage partner or win a great business deal. While for the rest of us nothing ever seems to go right. About half of us say we enjoy [...]
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Superstitions
Are you superstitious? Most of us are! Professional sportsmen and women are a good example. Nearly half of them do something superstitious as part of their preparation. Wearing a piece of lucky clothing maybe, carrying a mascot, or going through a special routine. Around the world there are lots of high-rise [...]
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Diesel Fumes don’t just smell bad…
Now tell me, have you ever sat in a traffic jam? Behind vehicles that are belching out diesel smoke? They smell awful, don’t they? But do you have any idea just how bad for your health these fumes really are? Diesel engines can be powerful, very efficient and new ones can be [...]
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Childhood Discipline
Do you spank your children? Well you’re in good company. Over 90% of all parents around the world do – and yet it has been declared illegal in many countries. It is recommended many times in the Bible, and yet it has thoroughly divided opinions among social scientists and psychologists. Many [...]
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the origin of the seven day week…
…it’s a really interesting question, the answer to which is guaranteed to raise a disbelieving response from almost every quarter! The truth is that no-one knows for sure… …but the seven day week is very old, very widespread and only poorly related to other astronomical periods, such as the year or month.
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Posted on 16 April 2010
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Posted on 16 April 2010
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Posted on 13 April 2010
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Posted on 09 April 2010
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Parenting
Posted on 08 April 2010
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Boy or girl?
Posted on 08 April 2010
Whenever a baby’s born, the first question’s always the same, isn’t it? Boy or girl? And people have very definite preferences – usually for a boy. Why should that be? And if it’s so important, can we do anything about it? People have certainly tried. The ancient Chinese believed a woman [...] Continue Reading
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Before you were born
Posted on 08 April 2010
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Yawning
Posted on 07 April 2010
Isn’t yawning embarrassing? Yet we all yawn many times a day, though mostly we’re unaware of it. We even start before we’re born. And it’s highly contagious. If I yawn, so do you. Actually small babies don’t. Yawns only become catching between our first and second birthdays. And that suggests that [...] Continue Reading
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Inattentional Blindness
Posted on 07 April 2010
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A good servant – a bad master…
Posted on 06 April 2010
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