Scientists have officially determined that replicating dinosaurs with DNA would be impossible!

Scientists have officially determined that replicating dinosaurs with DNA would be impossible!

Jurassic Park depicts what could happen if scientists discovered dinosaur DNA and brought the creatures back to life.

One can dream. Or perhaps one can have nightmares. Whether you think it would be cool to see dinosaurs alive again or not, it isn't possible.

Scientists discovered that the half life of DNA is 521 years. This means that any DNA older than 1.5 million years would not be usable. And since dinosaurs lived tens of millions of years ago, this rules them out.

After an organism dies, enzymes, micro-organisms and water break down nucleotides, which form the bonds in DNA. After 6.8 million years, every bond would be destroyed.

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Today's Daily Brain Teaser (Nov 25, 2013)

The Meaning of Life



Where should you go to find the meaning of life?





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Today's Daily Trivia Quiz (Nov 25, 2013)

Song: "Hotel California"

Listed among the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll, "Hotel California" is the title song of The Eagles' fifth album.



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Vocabulary : Word of the Day : Loquacious

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adjective :: Given to continual talking; talkative; garrulous. Apt to blab and disclose secrets.



"Just then my mother came in, and created a diversion in my favour by her loquacious and animated welcome of the reverend guest." --Bronte, Anne

Memory : Novelty

You use different parts of your brain for normal tasks and for new, interesting tasks. Even after a few minutes of performing certain tasks, your brain becomes accustomed to it. For example, close your eyes and touch your arm. You will certainly feel that, but keep your finger there for a few moments. Eventually your sense of touch becomes accustomed to the feeling of your arm and no longer reports it to your brain; you will no longer feel anything. The same thing happens for all your senses (which is why you can't tell when your own breath smells bad!)



The brain thirsts for novel experiences. Unique experiences activate different parts of the brain, strengthen your synapses and pump up the production of neurotrophins. So, break up your routines and try something new.

Creativity : Capture Your Ideas

Start carrying a small notebook and pen in your pocket and whenever you have an idea, write it down. Try not to censor your silly ideas, because it's the silly ideas that frequently have a nugget of genius buried inside. If you are diligent about doing this for a few days, you'll be amazed at how many ideas you have every day that you forget because you never capture them on paper. From time to time you can go back and review your ideas to find the good ones. Pretty soon, you'll have more ideas than you know what to do with.

Why Christmas Birthdays Are The Worst

Oh, is it your birthday? Here, have a candy cane.

All your friends are home with their families, so you can forget a birthday party.

Look, I am happy for you that you get to see your mom, but can we please go drinking?

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Or if they're around, there are so many holiday parties people don’t want to celebrate.

"Sorry, Jack's punch was lethal, don't think we are going to be able to go out tonight."

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If you don’t celebrate christmas, you still get screwed.

Everything is closed and your friends are busy. Nothing better than hanging out alone to celebrate your birth.

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You get combo presents from everyone and it's not OK to point out that if your birthday was in July, this would be an outrage.

Oh thanks, how convenient for you.

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When the media stopped covering suicides in the 80s, the wave of suicides decreased!

When the media stopped covering suicides in the 80s, the wave of suicides decreased!

In the 1980s, there were a string of teen suicides in the United States; some were part of suicide pacts.

The media decided to follow a series of strict guidelines when reporting these suicides so that no other troubled teens would copy the tragic acts.

For example, they did not use the word "suicide" in the headline, they didn't report the method of suicide, and they did not describe it as the act of an otherwise healthy person.

Some believe that the media should follow similar guidelines when reporting on shootings. Considering the number of shootings in recent years, this may not be a bad idea.

The media may want to consider not detailing the method of killing, taking down the killer's social media accounts, not releasing the killer's name right away and giving the victim's loved ones their space.

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Ernest Hemingway burned Gertrude Stein pretty amazingly in one of his books!

Ernest Hemingway burned Gertrude Stein pretty amazingly in one of his books!

Gertrude Stein wrote the famous line "a rose is a rose is a rose" in her poem "Sacred Emily." Seems rather self-explanatory. A rose is, in fact, a rose. Many interpret the phrase to mean "things are what they are."

And it expresses Stein's view that, by using the name of something, you evoke the imagery and emotions associated with it.

Ernest Hemingway, whom Stein worked with, parodied the phrase in his novel "For Whom the Bell Tolls," when he wrote "a rose is a rose is an onion."

And allegedly, after he and Stein had a falling out, he changed the sentence to "a bitch is a bitch is a bitch is a bitch." Ouch.

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Before Jaws and Star Wars, summers were considered the graveyard season for movies!

Before Jaws and Star Wars, summers were considered the graveyard season for movies!

Judging from recent summers (which have consisted of subpar sequels and more super hero movies than anyone can handle), you may find it difficult to believe that the warmer months are prime movie time.

Kids are out of school, people are more likely to take vacations. It's the perfect time for a blockbuster.

This was not always the case though. This summer-centric model came about after the release of "Jaws" and "Star Wars" two years later.

The Steven Spielberg-directed "Jaws" was released in the summer and was hugely successful. It was the most successful film up until that point. "Star Wars" came out in 1977 and was another huge success.

Both films changed Hollywood's business model that still stands today. The model revolves around adventure and action blockbusters released during the summer.

They're created to appeal to a large audience and are supported by heavy advertising. So let's get back to movies as good as "Jaws" and "Star Wars" again, shall we?

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One of the most venomous Brazilian spiders made it to Britain and survived all kind of events!

One of the most venomous Brazilian spiders made it to Britain and survived all kind of events!

The Brazilian Wandering Spider is one of the world’s deadliest spiders, and a British chef was almost killed by one. To make matters worse the spider was later inadvertently freed.

Deadlier than a Black Widow, famed for it's speed and aggression, this spider found itself on a ship leaving Brazil and headed for the far less tropic England.

It ended up in the kitchen of Chef Matthew Stevens’ pub in Bridgewater, Somerset. The spider, despite his name, Brazilian Wandering Spider, did not enjoy the cruise and arrived in a nasty mood.

After the spider bit chef Matthew, they tried to kill it! And this little fellow survived falling into a freezer, having boiling water poured over it, and being microwaved in a jar.

Later it was inadvertently released within hospital grounds when a Good Samaritan saw the poor spider unable to go out in the wild.

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Brown eyes are actually blue underneath!

Brown eyes are actually blue underneath!

Have you ever heard that all babies have blue eyes when they are first born? Well apparently that blue sticks around even after the boy or girl develops brown eyes.

According to Dr. Gregg Homer, brown eyes have blue underneath and he can laser away the brown if you're sick of having dark eyes.

Homer's procedure takes about 20 seconds and lasers away the melanin in the iris. This melanin is what makes the eye brown.

Homer argues that eyes are the window into the soul and you can see better through that window if you have blue eyes rather than opaque brown ones.

Other doctors warn that the procedure could create debris in the eye that could potentially lead to glaucoma and vision loss. Patients could also develop cataracts from the procedure.

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Being a wingman can get you jailed in Tasmania!

Being a wingman can get you jailed in Tasmania!

Conspiracy is generally a bad thing. Unless you're conspiring to throw a surprise party. Then, by all means, proceed.

According to Australian law, there are several types of conspiracy that constitute a crime. Most are fairly obvious. Conspiring to kill someone, conspiring to obstruct justice, conspiring to cheat or defraud the public.

Some are less obvious, at least when you start to think about them. It is against the law to conspire to facilitate the seduction of a woman.

At first glance, this sounds right. "Seduction" sounds a bit like tricking the woman into doing something against her will. However, what are men and women doing when they go to bars and try to pick up a member of the opposite sex? They're flirting. They're seducing.

And the friend who is talking you up to this romantic interest is facilitating this seduction. So technically, it's illegal to be a wingman (or wingwoman) in Australia. Watch yourself.

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13 Things Este Haim's "Bassface" Looks Like

The Haim bassist brought her now- famous stink-eye to Saturday Night Live .

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