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Edith Fuller just made history by becoming the youngest person to ever qualify for the Scripps National Spelling Bee at only 5 years old. Sports Illustrated reported that Edith Fuller won a regional competition qualifying her for the national bee in May. ABC News reported that she is the youngest person to qualify. Tulsa World reported that Edith beat 50 ... Read More »

Drinking concentrated blueberry juice for just 12 weeks can lead to improvements in brain function in older people, according to a small UK study. In the study, healthy people aged 65-77 who drank concentrated blueberry juice every day showed improvements in cognitive function, blood flow to the brain and activation of the brain while carrying out cognitive tests. There was ... Read More »

Actress Emma Watson has hit back at critics accusing her of being anti-feminist while posing topless for her latest Vanity Fair shoot. The 26-year-old Beauty and the Beast star featured on the April cover of the culture magazine, but a photograph inside caught the Internet’s attention; the shot featured Watson looking right at the camera while posing in a crocheted ... Read More »

A Huge manhunt is underway in Germany for a teenage psychopath who knifed a nine-year-old boy to death – and then posted a video boasting of the murder on the internet. The boy’s body was found on Monday in the basement of a house in Herne after authorities received a tip-off from a member of the public about a potential ... Read More »

Health Canada has responded to an acute shortage of the cancer drug Fluorouracil by allowing the release 3,608 vials that had been quarantined last fall after reports of leaking vials. These vials were quarantined as a precaution by the manufacturer last fall, over concerns about broken or compromised containers. Doctors have now been instructed to check each vial before the ... Read More »

Getting rowdy in the bedroom on a regular basis isn’t just great for your relationship – it may just land you a promotion, according to new research out of the US. A study of the work and sex habits of married employees found that those who prioritized sex at home unknowingly gave themselves a next-day advantage at work, where they ... Read More »

A new Guinness World Record has been set in Germany for the fastest-solved Rubik’s cube by a robot, which unscrambled the puzzle in just 0.637 seconds with 21 moves. The previous record of 0.887 seconds was actually set by an older version of the same robot, suggesting that, despite the efforts of others, the Sub1 has the solving-the-Rubik’s-Cube game utterly ... Read More »

A study by scientists from Clarkson University and the University of Georgia has found that combining cocoa and caffeine can help improve cognitive performance. Finally, a scientifically-proven reason to drink mocha lattes! Researcher Ali Boolani recently completed a study that explores the powers of these two dark delights. The assistant professor of physical therapy and physician assistant studies teamed up ... Read More »

South Korean President Park Geun-hye colluded with a friend to take bribes from Samsung Group aimed at cementing Samsung Chief Jay Y. Lee’s control of the conglomerate, the special prosecutor’s office said on Monday, paving the way for Park to be prosecuted if removed from office. The independent counsel team, which launched its probe on Dec. 21, ended its 90-day ... Read More »

The Philippines military has found Jurgen Kantner’s body on the island of Jolo. The German national was taken hostage from his yacht on November 5 along with a companion and beheaded by Islamist militants. Troops under Joint Task Force Sulu discovered Kantner’s cadaver on Saturday afternoon at the vicinity of Sitio Talibang, Barangay Buanza in Indanan, Sulu, reported the joint ... Read More »

Facebook began slapping a “disputed” tag on stories that its system deems fake on Friday, March 3, US time. Gizmodo first spotted the tag, which was applied to a story from The Seattle Tribune about Trump’s phone being the source of the White House leaks. Facebook also provides links to fact-checking sites that help debunk the original article. Read More »