You’ve probably heard remarks like, “She could drink me under the table” or “He is a total lightweight.” Those comments, which come with (dubious) connotations of strength and weakness, are rooted in the concept of alcohol tolerance. So what is alcohol tolerance? The term refers to the ability of some people to consume larger amounts […]
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Some of the oldest adopters of new technology might not know how to take a selfie, but they have their priorities straight. “I am too busy with my life as it is,” one woman says in Jimmy Kimmel’s challenge for seniors to snap photos of themselves. Wednesday’s clip from “Jimmy Kimmel Live” shows some older
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Image copyright Getty Images The European Central Bank has opened the door to a cut in interest rates and the resumption of quantitative easing. The bank wants to prop up confidence in the eurozone, which has struggled with a manufacturing recession that risks unravelling years of stimulus. The ECB, which kept interest rates unchanged on
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Plastics transformed the material world after World War II. Today, they pollute our oceans. A better future will be made with … algae. Or bacteria. That’s the dominant theme of a sweeping exhibition, “Nature: Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial.” On display here at the Smithsonian’s temple to the culture of design, on upper Fifth Avenue, are
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Given Sebastian Vettel’s lack of form, the last place he might want to race this weekend is his home grand prix in Germany. Hockenheim serves as a painful reminder to Vettel because his title bid started to unravel at the track last year. He was leading Lewis Hamilton in the Formula One championship, and comfortably
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Gov. Ricardo A. Rosselló of Puerto Rico announced his resignation on Wednesday, after an uprising and looming impeachment proceedings had derailed his administration. Though residents said they were fed up by years of corruption, the tipping point proved to be the publication of hundreds of pages of crass, insensitive and often profane chat messages among
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I never realized egg-cracking could be a stressful endeavor for adults until I recently watched my 42-year-old brother pause over his nonstick pan at a family breakfast, paralyzed in fear. “I always get the shell in the pan,” he told me. “What am I doing wrong?” I asked him to show me how he cracks
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Image copyright Getty Images ASAP Rocky has been charged with assault causing actual bodily harm in Sweden and will remain in custody until a trial takes place. The rapper, real name Rakim Mayers, was arrested in Stockholm in early July. The two men arrested with him have also been charged with assault. His arrest followed
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Image copyright Getty Images If you think these Nike trainers look like any regular pair of old shoes – think again. They’ve been sold for almost half a million dollars at a Sotheby’s auction in New York. And the reason for that price tag is because they’re one of only 12 pairs ever made. Noah
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Chinese state media says a Beijing-based rocket developer has become the country’s first private company to successfully complete an orbital launch. The Xinhua state news agency reported that a carrier rocket sent two satellites into orbit from a satellite center in northwest China on Thursday afternoon. Xinhua said the SQX-1 Y1, a four-stage small commercial
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