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15:46 UK time, Wednesday, 13 July 2011
A look at the stories ranking highly on various news sites.
The NHS by medical columnist and GP Dr Margaret McCartney according to a popular Independent article. The article says the advice is thought to derive from a 1945 recommendation but Dr McCartney says there is no basis in the claim. The paper adds that the part of the original recommendation is that most of that water would be consumed in other foods. But it goes further to say that the drinking so much water can actually be harmful, causing a salt deficiency.
Onto another drink, Forbes readers are finding out . Among the world's teetotalling billionaires are Warren Buffet and Donald Trump. Meanwhile model Tyra Banks said she had a taster when she was 12 but avoided it ever since.
Telegraph readers seem to be day dreaming about lottery wins after one ticket won the £161m Euromillions jackpot. The paper gives suggestions of . DJ Chris Evans seems to be pretty good at this - after buying a Ferrari for £12m. A penthouse in London's Hyde Park reportedly sold for £135m. Following that line of thought and there's only £14m left burning a whole in the pocket.
A popular Slate article goes through the back catalogue of . Among them is "Old Hag Syndrome," a type of sleep paralysis in found in Newfoundland where it appears an old hag sitting is sitting on your chest. Common in Japan, but almost unheard of in Western nations the phobia that your own glance will displease or offend other people. The theory goes that this could be because of "unreasonable, perhaps even impossible, demands surrounding proper social etiquette and interpersonal relations". A full list won't be published until 2013.
what do you get? Slippers made of stuffed dead moles it seems. But the popular Daily Mail article shows that is just scratching the surface. Along with the leopard which looks like it is gasping with shock, the look taxidermists seemed to go for when stuffing animals is one of surprise. It's definitely not for the animal lover.
