Twenty-four percent of all families raising their own children under 18 were headed by a woman with no husband living at home, compared to 22 percent in the 2000 census. The survey also found a slightly lower share of all families with their own children headed by married couples -- 70 percent, compared with 72 percent in the census.... posted on Sep 07 2001, 2,186 reads

Depression costs the U.S. $44 billion per year in lost productivity.... posted on Sep 06 2001, 529 reads

Fish that live more than 800 meters below the ocean surface don't have eyes.... posted on Sep 05 2001, 485 reads

A study of TM (Transcendental Meditation) meditators found that long term meditators have a biological age of 5 to 12 years younger than their chronological age.... posted on Sep 04 2001, 489 reads

Trevor Loflin got perfect 800 scores on the SAT college admission tests - that's pretty amazing. Perhaps even more amazing is that he managed those test scores despite the fact that his family had no permanent home. And did we mention that he has no school either? The 17 year old was home-schooled - obviously quite well - while his family slept, well, wherever.... posted on Sep 03 2001, 733 reads

Loneliness has been shown to double the risk of catching a cold. Lonely people are four times more likely than others to suffer a heart attack, and four times more likely to die from it. By comparison, smokers are only twice as likely as nonsmokers to die from a heart attack.... posted on Sep 02 2001, 584 reads

Scientists have observed that tears of joy, and tears from being in the vicinity of onions, have a different chemical structure.... posted on Sep 01 2001, 542 reads

Wind is the fastest growing source of energy in the world. Windmills are non-polluting and based on renewable energy sources; they also often make economic sense. ... posted on Aug 31 2001, 470 reads

Do you like good things? Here's a website that features nothing BUT good things:... posted on Aug 30 2001, 519 reads

Job stress costs employers more than $200 billion each year in absenteeism, tardiness, burnout, lower productivity, high turnover, worker's compensation and medical insurance costs. ... posted on Aug 29 2001, 577 reads