Metal This article is more than 8 years oldMetal fans are happier than everyone elseThis article is more than 8 years oldStudy of 80s metalheads finds that they turn out to be better adjusted than those who listened to other music
“Metal health will drive you mad,” insisted Quiet Riot on the title track of the first heavy metal album to top the Billboard charts, back in 1983. It turns out they weren’t just a little wide of the mark, but completely wrong – because a new study has found 80s metalheads “were significantly happier in their youth, and better adjusted currently” than their peers, and current college students. Read More...
World newsPersonal accounts of both horror and humanityMoving stories from survivors... and victimsSpecial report: terrorism in the US
For many people the tragedy will be remembered by the human stories: some of lucky escapes and some of unimaginable sadness, friends and partners phoning from the burning towers to say their final goodbyes. Others telling of incredible heroism in the face of what would have looked like certain death.
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NetbytesInternetSnopes: The website that explodes urban mythsYou must know about penguins falling over onto their backs while trying to watch planes fly over, and that you can boil a frog without it trying to escape if you do it gently. You've probably heard that microwaving food in plastic containers can release cancer-causing agents, while a tooth left in a glass of Coca-Cola will dissolve overnight. And, of course, Nasa is famous for spending vast sums developing a pen that would write in space while the Russians simply used pencils. Read More...