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Taking a Dump is Bad for Your Health

*Ok not exactly. It’s the toilet posture that can really mess with your health. A new report from Time Magazine says sitting on the toilet isn’t our true nature. We were meant to squat. Toilets are relatively new, the article says, and it might be unhealthy.

They say the squat position wards off certain diseases including colon cancer.

As a result, a new industry is emerging with toilets that are more like holes in the ground to promote this ancient practice of squatting. Nature’s Platform device is a $150 buy that fits over toilets to make them more like holes in the ground. (more…)

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Tracy Morgan Hits HBO with ‘Black and Blue’

Tracy Morgan

Tracy Morgan has been on the grind since his days as Hustleman on Martin.  But of  course, most of the characters on that show went on to bigger and better things.  Morgan went on to Saturday Night Live and also had a show in his own name, The Tracy Morgan show.  But with all the big things going on for the skyrocketing comedian, his stand-up fell to the backseat of his career. (more…)

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Video: From the ‘Who Cares Dept?’: Rats Love to Laugh

Did you know that rats laugh when tickled? Yep, just ask Dick Cheney’s wife. OK, maybe he’s the exception, but scientists have discovered that the four legged version definitely do. (more…)

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Man Kills Woman with Machete and Regrets Her Daughter’s Survival

Five men invaded the home of Kimberly Cates 42, of New Hampshire and killed her in October.  Her daughter who was also sleeping in the same room was unwittingly left alive by these viscious dogs.  They both suffered stab wounds from a machete and their attacker, 18-year old Steven Spader started stabbing the mother when she was startled by them being in her bedroom.

Her daughter, 11- year old Jaimie Cates was wounded, but she pretended to be dead or unresponsive.  But, her attacker, Christopher Gribble, 20, who gave a full gruesome account to police regarding the incident admitted that (more…)

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Young Bold Business Leaders Cover Black Enterprise

Black Enterprise magazine is featuring the “next” generation of business leaders in several different fields in their next issue on newsstands December 29.

One of the new leaders is (more…)

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Chris Brown To Tell All On Rihanna On GMA

Is Chris Brown ready to strike back at Rihanna? Well if online reports are to be believed, he most certainly is.

The Virginia bad boy is scheduled to appear on ABC’s  next week to promote his new CD and of course it’ll be a convenient time to talk to interviewer Robin Roberts about the not so nice things that Rihanna did to him to make him do what he did to her.

On the other hand, his scheduled appearance has pissed off gay rights activists and feminists. (more…)

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