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Mysterious Rocks Catch Fire Inside Woman’s Pocket

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This is weird: These rocks combusted spontaneously inside a woman’s pocket, seriously scorching her right leg and hands with third-degree burns. They were collected in a beach and look fairly normal. Nobody knows yet why they started to burn with such strong flames.

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Apple Censors ‘Jailbreak’ In iTunes

Apple really doesn’t want you to jailbreak your iPhone. So much so that it has reportedly started filtering the term “jailbreak” in the US iTunes store. The search results still turn up, but most of them show up as “j*******k”.

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Reuters: Yep, iPhone 5 Will Be Bigger

Yesterday the Wall Street Journal reported that it expects the next iPhone to pack a screen measuring at least four inches. Now, Reuters is joining the party, reporting that its own sources are confident that the phone’s screen will measure four inches diagonal exactly.

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New Forensics Tool Can Slurp A Phone’s Data Via The Cloud

The police don’t even need to touch your phone anymore to know how you’ve been using it. A new off-the-shelf forensics tool lets cops retrieve all the data they want from your iPhone by accessing its contents through iCloud.

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You Won’t Believe How Far The World’s Longest Photo Stretches

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It seems like England’s Olympic athletes aren’t the only ones interested in setting world records this year. Photographer Clare Newton has just been awarded a Guinness World Record for the world’s longest photo that measures over a kilometre in length.

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Good Cholesterol Isn’t As Good As We Thought

Over the past few decades, scientists have suggested that high levels of HDL — which has come to be known as “good cholesterol” — can reduce the risk of heart attack. New evidence, however, suggests that might not be the case after all.

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Amazon Reviews Are As Reliable As Media Critics, Says Study

While there are some dubious reviews floating around on Amazon, the system has one thing going for it: power in numbers. In fact, a new study from Harvard suggests that Amazon reviews are, taken together, just as trustworthy as those from professional critics.

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Coffee Drinkers Live Longer

Millions of us start the morning with a coffee and think nothing of it. But new medical research suggests that it could be helping you live longer — if you drink enough of it.

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How To Fold An Origami Camera From A Note

If buying new kit is currently a little outside your budget, why not just learn how to fold a miniature camera using a note? It might not satisfy your photographic urges in the same way, but at least it will take your mind off being broke.

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Internet Use Linked To Depression, Says Study

A study forthcoming in IEEE Technology and Society Magazine offers new insight on how certain behavioural patterns can be indicative of depression, with particular attention given to the ways we use the internet.