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POSTED July 4, 2011 - 13:12 | POSTED BY Silky Chandvani

Why do fingers wrinkle in the water?

Ever wondered why does your finger and toe tips wrinkle if you dip your hands and feet in water for an extended time period?

Well, an evolutionary neurobiologist seems to have found an answer for this. According to him, pruning fingers could be a survival mechanism, one that has evolved over thousands of years, for humans to grasp better in wet conditions.

Pruning fingers: an adaptive mechanism?

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Skin Care for Your 50s
So what if you can't make heads turn anymore? You can still flaunt gorgeous skin and earn the envy of folks around you.
by Sharmistha Chatterjee - June 22, 2011

Skin care is, no doubt, a universal priority list topper, but as men and women cross the threshold of 50, skin turns more sensitive. While it demands greater attention, many tend to neglect the issue, believing it's just part of ageing.

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POSTED May 23, 2011 - 10:23 | POSTED BY Sharmistha Chat...

British royals were 18th century cannibals and vampires?

Striking as it is, the most royal clan on earth has a cannibal past not that old.

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A novel revelation in a book on medicinal cannibalism unveils that the British royalty dwelt on flesh and blood of their own species till the end of 18th century.

About 'Mummies, Cannibals and Vampires'
The book, 'Mummies, Cannibals and Vampires,' restores the lost memory of European corpse medicine history from the Renaissance to the Victorians.

As per the book, monarchs and rich folks in Europe took recourse to medicinal cannibalism in which they potentially gorged on human body parts.

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