Hot water freezes faster than cold - and now we know why. | IFLScience

Hot water seems to freeze faster than cold water - known as the Mpemba effect. While various theories have been proposed as to why this effect occurs, a team of physicists now seem to be the closest to the answer: it's all to do with the covalent bonding.

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Companies Can Refuse To Cover Contraception, Supreme Court Says

The case, Burwell vs. Hobby Lobby, is perhaps the most important decision of the term. It centers on the Affordable Care Act's guarantee of no-cost prescription contraception.

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A Beginner's Guide to Portuguese Wine | Serious Eats

Worth the read =) (A Beginner's Guide to Portuguese Wine | Serious Eats) http://t.co/8a320tvBwa

If you have a favorite go-to wine, whether it's Malbec, Barbera, or Chardonnay, chances are that Portugal has a fresh alternative that might cost even less.

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A Beginner's Guide to Portuguese Wine | Serious Eats

Worth the read =) thanks Mafalda Perdigão!

If you have a favorite go-to wine, whether it's Malbec, Barbera, or Chardonnay, chances are that Portugal has a fresh alternative that might cost even less.

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31 Jokes for NERDS!

In which Hank tells some seriously nerdy jokes. Harry Potter, theoretical physics, Star Trek, Star Wars, Chemistry, Engineering, Philosophy, Math, Computer Science...it's all fair game.

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Astrology, Alchemy, ESP and Reiki. One Of These Is Not Like The Other

By Mark Crislip I knew that Jann was thinking of writing about reiki and fraud, but did not know the details of her most excellent discussion...

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Christopher Hitchens - Mother Teresa: Hell's Angel

November 8, 1994. Christopher Hitchens investigates whether Mother Teresa of Calcutta deserves her saintly image. Probes her campaigns against...

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What Do Tree Rings Sound Like When Played Like A Record? | IFLScience

We all know that the Lorax speaks for the trees, but what do they sound like when they speak for themselves? Rings on a tree can give information about the age of the tree, as well as indicate environmental conditions such as rain levels, disease, and even forest fire. Light colored rings indicate q…

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Taberna da Milinha

O vinho ja está na Milinha para o próximo jantar/conversa vínica no dia 2de Julho, quarta-feira! Façam a vossa reserva! 4 magníficos vinhos do Dão... Quinta das Mais e Quinta dos Roques....

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Map of Portuguese Wine Regions » CellarTours

Map of Wine Regions of Portugal, including Alentejo, Dao, Douro, Vinho Verde, Algarve Bairrada

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Humble Dynamite 10th Anniversary Bundle

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Dynamite Entertainment is celebrating their 10th anniversary with a large, dare we say it, explosion! A comics bundle over 115 issues large from titles like Red Sonja, Green Hornet, Wheel of Time, Vampirella and Cryptozoic Man. Check out the Humble Dynamite 10th Anniversary Bundle and visit us every…

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John Oliver Verbally Batters Dr. Oz | IFLScience

The supplement industry is worth billions of dollars every year, yet there is little evidence to demonstrate that they actually benefit your health unless you suffer a genuine deficiency. Furthermore, some studies have suggested that certain supplements could actually be damaging in the long-term.

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Automatic Sperm Extractor Introduced Into A Chinese Hospital | IFLScience

A Chinese hospital in Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu Province, has introduced a new machine that makes sperm donation even easier- an automatic sperm extractor. I’m all for hands-free technology, but have scientists gone a little too far with this invention? The effortless machine features a massage pi…

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How Much Room Do We Need To Supply The Entire World With Solar Electricity? | IFLScience

In 2009, the total global electricity consumption was 20,279,640 GWh. The sun creates more energy than that in one hour. The tricky part is collecting that energy and converting it into useful electricity with solar panels. How much area would need to be covered with solar panels in order to capture…

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Sudan's Meriam Ibrahim To Be Freed From Prison

A Sudanese court has ordered the release of a woman sentenced to death for converting from Islam to Christianity, according to state media.

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Os vinhos (efectivamente) mais caros do mundo são portugueses

Vêm daquela que será a região demarcada mais antiga do mundo, a do Vinho do Porto. Um chegou através da Symington, o outro da Taylor’s, dois potentados na região duriense. Preços por garrafa: 5.500 e 3.000 euros. Pode parecer absurdo mas falamos aqui...

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#Dão #Capital - #TourigaNacional Vinho 1. Titular Touriga Nacional 2011 Vinho 2. Ribeiro Santo Touriga Nacional 2011 Vinho 3. Quinta do Escudial Touriga Nacional 2011 Vinho 4. Tazem Touriga Nacional unoaked 2011 Vinho 5. Quinta do Sobral Santar Touriga Nacional 2011 Vinho 6. Udaca Touriga Nacional 2011 Vinho 7. Casa de Santar Touriga Nacional 2010 Vinho 8. Quinta da Fonte do Ouro Touriga Nacional 2011 Vinho 9. Chão de Quinta Premium Selection 2011 Vinho 10. Quinta do Cerrado Touriga Nacional 2001

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The Miracle Stick That Makes Wine Taste Better in Seconds

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The tricky thing about wine--especially the fancy stuff--is that since it gets better with age, what you buy off the shelf isn't necessarily always at its peak. A few seconds with the Clef du Vin, though, will age it to perfection. And, if you're not careful, all the way around to bad again.

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Dão Capital. Mais um evento organizado pela Opal em destaque na TVI.

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Stressed? Neurons Decide Whether You Cope or Become Depressed | IFLScience

Does stress motivate you, or does it defeat you? Researchers have identified a group of neurons in the brain that determine whether a mouse will learn to cope with stress or become depressed. Up to 20 percent of us will struggle with depression at some point in our lives. While some become spurre…

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How 'The Dr. Oz Effect' Has Hooked American Consumers

Does the nation’s most telegenic doctor have any control over the “Dr. Oz Effect” lawmakers say contributes to a market of questionable health products?

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In Ten Years, You Won’t Even Know You’re Wearing Them — NOVA Next | PBS

Here’s how wearable health sensors will become a transparent part of our daily lives.

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Neuroplasticity: Your Brain’s Amazing Ability to Form New Habits

(Refocuser) One of the most popular areas of research in psychology these days is neuroplasticity. Neuroplasticity refers to the brain’s ability to…

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Santini Lovers!

Doce de leite + Côco XD

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Torrene + Figo =P

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Excelente serviço Diogo David Pereira e Sónia Rebelo ;)

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Quantum criticality observed in new class of materials

(Phys.org) —Quantum criticality, the strange electronic state that may be intimately related to high-temperature superconductivity, is notoriously difficult to study. But a new discovery of 'quantum critical points' could allow physicists to develop a classification scheme for quantum criticality—th…

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RNA Lab | NOVA Labs | PBS

Explore how RNAs work like molecular machines in your cells by solving RNA puzzles.

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The Wizard Apprentice: Independent Winegrowers' Association - 10 anos

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The Center Of Our Galaxy Smells Like Raspberries And Tastes Like Rum | IFLScience

Ever wondered what the center of the galaxy smells like? Depending on your preference, the answer could be raspberries or rum. As improbable as this sounds, the discovery was made when astronomers from the Max Plank Institute used the IRAM radio telescope in Spain to study Sagittarius B2, a dust clo…

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Whooping Cough Reaches Epidemic Proportions in California | IFLScience

With more than 800 new cases reported in just the last two weeks, California has officially reached “epidemic proportions” of whooping cough (pertussis). Typically the state sees 80 to 100 cases a month. Babies are the most vulnerable.

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Noel Young Wines - Award Winning Wine Merchants - Quinta dos Roques Dao

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Shipper, retailer & distributor of fine wines. International mail order. New World specialist.

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Traces of another world found on the Moon

By Pallab Ghosh Researchers have found evidence of the world that crashed into the Earth billions of years ago to form the Moon. Analysis of...

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Curious About Colemak? Learn The Best Keyboard Layout Easily

Your keyboard sucks. There, I said it. Don't take it personally -- you're not the one who invented the QWERTY layout. But the fact remains that QWERTY is so terrible, it's not even funny. The good news is that it's low hanging fruit - QWERTY is so bad, it's actually easy to fix. Back in…

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Outstanding Time-Lapse of a Stellar Explosion From Hubble | IFLScience

In January 2002, astronomers discovered a massive explosion coming from V838 Monocerotis. They initially thought they were witnessing a supernova, but after the initial flash of light began to dim (as expected), it began to brighten again in infrared wavelengths at the beginning of March. After that…

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Seth MacFarlane (@SethMacFarlane) posted a photo on Twitter

Retweeted Seth MacFarlane (@SethMacFarlane): Peter deGrasse Tyson. http://t.co/4vkwk7nEj6

Get the whole picture - and other photos from Seth MacFarlane

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How one unvaccinated child sparked Minnesota measles outbreak

Health officials tracked down the source of an outbreak that eventually exposed more than 3,000 people

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Here's NASA's New Design for a Warp Drive Ship

In 2010, NASA physicist Harold White revealed that he and a team were working on a design for a faster-than-light ship. Now he's collaborated with an artist to create a new, more realistic design of what such a ship might actually look like.

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Earth and Moon Are 60 Million Years Older Than Previously Believed | IFLScience

The oldest rocks ever discovered in our solar system have been dated back about 4.57 billion years, meaning Earth obviously finished forming later than that. However, determining exactly when that happened can be difficult. New research presented by French geochemists from the University of Lorraine…

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Bom dia =)

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Legenda

O ator português é um dos nomes falados pelo \u003Ci>site Breathe Cast\u003C/i>, mas ainda não confirmados, para a quinta temporada da série de sucesso

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What if Superheroes Were Fat?

Click to see the pic and write a comment...

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#maias #bio

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If Money Was No Object, Everybody Including Me Would Be Doing This

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This is a great cartoon strip depicting what the majority of us go through in life. Would you stop doing…

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Listen to Neil deGrasse Tyson’s “Conversation with Seth MacFarlane” before Sunday’s COSMOS finale

Would you let Neil deGrasse Tyson steal your french fries? Luckily, Seth MacFarlane did, and we all got to enjoy COSMOS for dessert as a result. That’s just one of the stories you’ll get to hear this Sunday night when Neil has “A Conversation with Seth MacFarlane” on StarTalk Radio.

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How Quicksilver's Standout Scene in 'X-Men: Days of Future Past' Was a Late Addition

Read about Quicksilver's scene in X-Men: Days of Future Past.

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Harvard Confirms Book Is Bound in Human Skin

A 19th-century French treatise in the university’s libraries is almost surely bound in human skin, according to scientists who tested it.

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Solar Plant Achieves Supercritical Steam | IFLScience

A world record has been broken for solar power, but funding cuts to the organizations responsible may prevent further development. Solar thermal plants work by concentrating the heat from the sun onto a fluid. Directly or indirectly this drives a turbine to produce electricity. While lacking the pra…

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António Cândido Moreira

Este governo quer pedir uma aclaração do Acórdão do Tribunal Constitucional. Acontece que com a reforma do Código de Processo Civil, este governo legislou no sentido de não ser permitido tal pedido de aclaração, com vista à redução da defesa dos direitos das partes, com o argumento da celeridade . É claro que agora isso fazia um geitaço. Estranho que o governo que gerou essa amputação do direito de pedir aclaração dos Acórdãos, venha precisamente dizer que uns outros governantes, em épocas anteriores, (em que o Código previa tal possibilidade) a tenham usado. Basta de tanta ignorância. Se não sabem, sigam o exemplo do Rei de Espanha. Renunciem. Vão-se embora que o POVO AGRADECE.

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US Secret Service wants sarcasm-detection tool for Twitter - Telegraph

The Secret Service has put out a tender for a social media analysis tool that can detect sarcasm

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Why Is Hugh Jackman Naked in Shower and Bouncing Like a Kangaroo?

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Why is Hugh Jackman bouncing around New York like a kangaroo?

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My Awesome Escape. Choose your adventure and #EscapeNow

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Enter to win a world trip with Hostelworld. Choose your own adventure & travel your way. What will you do?

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Gelato!!!=)

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5th tapa...on to the ice-cream!!! =P

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4th tapa...ufa =P

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3rd tapa XD

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2nd tapa ;)

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1st tapa =P

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1st tapa =P

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The Indie Gala - Set your price. Donate. Play!

Retweeted Bundle Tracker (@BundleTracker): Every Monday 10 Bundle giveaway! You MUST Retweet this and follow @BundleTracker and @IndieGala! Please checkout http://t.co/nFNgA3Zxsi

IndieGala - Pay what you want for great video games and music!

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#ERP #PRIMAVERA 9

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Brad Pitt: The Farmer's Life for Me

The actor/producer/furniture-designer/father of six has found a new way to spend his free time make the world that much better: He's become a world-class vintner. Or, as he describes it in the cover story of the June 30, 2014, issue of Wine Spectator, "I'm a farmer now."

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Tomás Belo dos Santos

Piloto de Pré-Moto3, no Campeonato Nacional de Velocidade, pela MotoBenga Racing Team.

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Indie Game Bundles and PC Game Bundles - Bundle Stars

Retweeted Bundle Tracker (@BundleTracker): The Wild Bundle giveaway of 7 games! You MUST Retweet & follow both @BundleTracker and @BundleStars Please visit http://t.co/NCaxTDOcbq

Indie Bundles and PC Game Bundles from Bundle Stars.

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LazyGuysStudio | 'Blurred Shapes' Bundle

Retweeted Bundle Tracker (@BundleTracker): Giveaway 14 game Blurred Shapes bundle! You MUST Retweet this & follow @BundleTracker and @LazyGuysStudio Pls visit http://t.co/ZMBPU1ksjw

Our 5th bundle called 'Blurred Shapes' once again brings set of amazing games to you. We'll choose 1 happy winner on Twitter, on FaceBook and on Steam, after the bundle ends.

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