Check out the list of links that should be on your radar today:
Good news if Bruno Mars is the only man in your life right now: Listening to a song you like activates the same reward center in your brain as having sex. [The Telegraph]
Using a smartphone app can help you drop more pounds than logging your meals in an online food diary. Check out the best apps for weight loss. [TIME]
All of that hype about how romcoms give you unrealistic expectations about love? Not true. In case you needed an excuse to watch Sleepless In Seattle… again… [Science Daily]
Portia de Rossi told Out magazine that she and partner Ellen Degeneres have no intention of adding kids to their family—seven months after Ellen said the same thing to Jay Leno. How many times must they repeat themselves? If you’re ambivalent about being a mom, here’s what you need to know. [USA Today]
A new study out of Clemson University confirms what college students have been trying to ignore for decades: The balls you use to play beer pong are completely disgusting—as in, covered in salmonella, listeria, e. Coli, and staph that can end up in your beer disgusting. [The Daily Meal]
Back away from the computer: Interacting with your guy on too many different social media platforms could put a damper on your relationship. [LiveScience]
First, Justin Bieber said that he hopes Anne Frank would have been a belieber. Now, after the completely understandable backlash to that statement, the museum created in Frank’s honor is standing up for Bieber. Don’t encourage him… [Gothamist]
A new study commissioned by a flip flop company finds that wearing flip flops to work is associated with having lower/non-existant stress levels. You don’t say! [GlobeNewswire]
In case you have an extra $ 40,000 laying around, a bar in Maine is adding a $ 40K drink made with a ruby to its menu. [Newser]
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