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Bigger and healthier: European men grow 11cm in a century

By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - The average height of European men grew by a surprising 11 centimeters from the early 1870s to 1980, reflecting significant improvements in health across the region, according to new research published on Monday. Contrary to expectations, the study also found that average height accelerated in the period spanning the two World Wars and the Great Depression, when poverty, food rationing and hardship of war might have been expected to limit people's growth. ...


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Younger Workers Happier Than Boomers at Work

Young workers who enter their first full-time jobs bright-eyed and optimistic may want to stay away from their older counterparts … at least if they want to remain that way. 

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Top 10 Electric Guitar Colors of 2013

What's the hottest electric guitar color this year? Bright red? Shiny black? Nope. In fact, the most popular electric guitar color this year is something called Tobacco Sunburst, a classic guitar wood grain inspired look.


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Planet Labs Unveils Tiny Earth-Observation Satellite Family

The tiny satellites that could change the way humanity views and monitors its home planet are getting their first close-up.


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NASA to Launch New Moon Probe This Week

NASA's next moon shot — a robotic spacecraft tasked with investigating lunar dust and the moon's thin atmosphere — is set to launch from Virginia this week.


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