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Have You Ever Wondered What Makes You Sexually Attracted To Certain People? Here Are Some Answers. Dawn Maslar: We like to think of romantic feelings as spontaneous and indescribable things that come from the heart.

Have You Ever Wondered What Makes You Sexually Attracted To Certain People? Here Are Some Answers.

But it's actually your brain running a complex series of calculations within a matter of seconds that's responsible for determining attraction. Doesn't sound quite as poetic, does it? But just because the calculations are happening in your brain doesn't mean those warm, fuzzy feelings are all in your head. In fact, all five of your senses play a role, each able to vote for, or veto, a budding attraction. The eyes are the first components in attraction. The nose's contribution to romance is more than noticing perfume or cologne. In one study, a group of women at different points in their ovulation cycles wore the same t-shirts for three nights. ‫مختلفون mo5talfoon‬ Why That Video Went Viral. There it was, virtual gold: a video of a firefighter resuscitating a kitten trapped in a smoky home.

Why That Video Went Viral

Neetzan Zimmerman, then an editor at Gawker, a news and gossip site, knew it was destined for viral magic. But before he could publish a post about it, his editor made a request. Mr. Zimmerman was to include the epilogue omitted by most every other outlet: The kitten died of smoke inhalation soon after being saved. For telling the whole story, Mr. “That video did tremendously well for practically everyone who posted it,” he recalled, “except Gawker.” Continue reading the main story Why should one sad detail mean the difference between an online megahit and a dud?

Social sharing is powerful enough to topple dictatorships and profitable enough to merit multibillion-dollar investments. Their research may have significant implications for the media and advertising businesses, whose profits hinge on winning the cutthroat race for the attention of Internet users worldwide. Audio Mr. Life Lessons You Should Learn Early.

I don’t necessarily consider making mistakes a bad thing, because I’ve learned so much more from them than my successes.

Life Lessons You Should Learn Early

If you own up to the mistakes you make and do your best to learn from them, they can be helpful, actually. I like to think of them as necessary evils. Are You A Visual Thinker? [PARTNER] [VIDEO] List of common misconceptions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - StumbleUpon. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This incomplete list is not intended to be exhaustive.

List of common misconceptions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - StumbleUpon

This list corrects erroneous beliefs that are currently widely held about notable topics. Each misconception and the corresponding facts have been discussed in published literature. Note that each entry is formatted as a correction; the misconceptions themselves are implied rather than stated. Arts and culture Food and cooking Roll-style Western sushi. Searing meat does not "seal in" moisture, and in fact may actually cause meat to lose moisture. Legislation and crime Literature The Harry Potter books, though they have broken children's book publishing records, have not led to an increase in reading among children or adults, nor slowed the ongoing overall decline in book purchases by Americans, and children who did read the Harry Potter books were not more likely to go on to read more outside of the fantasy and mystery genres.[21][22][23][24]

Simple but brilliant ideas. Can Photos Save A Vanishing Culture? : The Picture Show. Taylor Weidman thinks so.

Can Photos Save A Vanishing Culture? : The Picture Show

At the foot of the Himalayas is a region of Nepal that has been virtually untouched by modern times. "Mustang," according to photographer Weidman, "is arguably the best-preserved example of traditional Tibetan life left in the world. " Hide caption A group of senior monks prepare for a ceremony during one of Lo Manthang's many festivals.

Photos by Taylor Weidman/Taylor Weidman Hide caption The village of Tangge stands on the edge of a Kali Gandaki tributary. Buildings are packed tightly together to help protect the residents from the strong winds that pick up each afternoon. Hide caption A monk leads a horse between the towns of Ghemi and Dhakmar. Weidman received a Fulbright Scholarship in 2010 to document changes faced by Tibetan groups in Nepal. Jamie Beck e Kevin Burg - Cinemagraphs - fotografie in movimento. A very cool compilation of chemistry experiments - The Feed Blog. - StumbleUpon. What were you raised by wolves? - StumbleUpon. Peter Callesen - StumbleUpon. Steve Jobs Homage Ads. Advertising Agency: DDB, Dubai, UAE Executive Creative Director: Shehzad Yunus Art Director: Dinesh Gore Copywriter: Shehzad Yunus Advertising Agency: Raineri Design, Italy Art Director: Gigi Pasquinelli Advertising Agency: Agency4e7, Vienna, Austria Creative Director: Alex Schönburg Art Director: André Huber Advertising Agency: Avrett Free Ginsberg Advertising Agency: Federico Mauro, Rome, Italy Creative: Federico Mauro Creative: Daniel Rehpani Advertising Agency: Periscope, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA Art Director: Brian Boord Copywriters: Scott Dahl, Rob Peichel Illustrator: Brian Boord.

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A taxi driver's ultimate revenge on customer through Facebook - StumbleUpon. Don't Put Your Life On Hold... - Global One TV - StumbleUpon. Seven Deadly Sins Combo Chart / cSlacker - StumbleUpon. This Awesome Urn Will Turn You into a Tree After You Die. You don't find many designers working in the funeral business thinking about more creative ways for you to leave this world (and maybe they should be).

This Awesome Urn Will Turn You into a Tree After You Die

However, the product designer Gerard Moline has combined the romantic notion of life after death with an eco solution to the dirty business of the actual, you know, transition. His Bios Urn is a biodegradable urn made from coconut shell, compacted peat and cellulose and inside it contains the seed of a tree. Once your remains have been placed into the urn, it can be planted and then the seed germinates and begins to grow.

You even have the choice to pick the type of plant you would like to become, depending on what kind of planting space you prefer. I, personally, would much rather leave behind a tree than a tombstone. Why Didn't I Think Of This? - StumbleUpon.