According to a recent study out of the Harvard School of Public Health, the more coffee men drink, the lower their chance of developing prostate cancer.

Men who drank six cups of coffee per day had a 60 percent lower risk of developing the most lethal form of prostate cancer — and a 20 percent lower risk of developing any form of the disease.

At a more modest one to three cups of coffee per day, the risk was cut by 30 percent.

The results are indepedent of whether it’s regular or decaf.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/18/coffee-can-cut-prostate-c_n_863472.html

http://jnci.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2011/05/17/jnci.djr151.abstract

A growing trend in China is key rings made of plastic bags filled with colored, oxygenated water and a small fish, turtle, or other amphibian swimming inside.

They sell for around $1.50 each and come with a warning that the animals should be freed soon after purchasing since they will eventually suffocate.

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/04/14/china.animal.keyring/index.html?iref=obinsite

Ohio University starting nose tackle Marcellis Williamson, 22, died on Wednesday April 27th from unspecified causes shortly after being discharged from the hospital earlier that day.

 Williamson, was a 6-foot-1, 327-pound senior coming to the end of his fifth year at Ohio University.  He started every game the past two seasons with 84 total tackles and 10 tackles for loss.

Williamson’s last post on his Facebook page, on Tuesday afternoon stated:

 “I am blessed to have waken up this morning!! Enjoy today because tomorrow isn’t guaranteed!”

The university has established a memorial fund to assist Williamson’s family with funeral costs.   

Donations can be made online (link here:  http://www.sbnation.com/ncaa-football/2011/4/29/2142109/marcellis-williamson-memorial-fund-donations-funeral

or sent to this address:

Marcellis Williamson Memorial Fund
Peden Stadium Tower Complex
Athens, Ohio 45701  

Thanks to Mr. C for bringing this to the attention of the It’s Interesting community.

Psychologists have long known that many of our prejudices operate automatically, without us even being aware of them.  Most people, even those who care deeply about equality, show some level of prejudice towards other groups when subjected to formal psychological testing.   Yale graduate student Neha Mahajan, along with a team of psychologists, traveled to Cayo Santiago, an uninhabited island southeast of Puerto Rico also known as “Monkey Island,” to study if our basic tendency to see the world in terms of “us” and “them” has ancient origins.  Their research suggests that monkeys not only distinguish between insiders and outsiders, but also associate insiders with good things and outsiders with bad things.  Overall, these results support an evolutionary basis for prejudice.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=evolution-of-prejudice&WT.mc_id=SA_20110420

Since June 2010, Apple devices appear to have been tracking their owners’ locations and storing data about their whereabouts without their knowledge.  The hidden tracking file has been posted on a site called iPhone Tracker.  Any iPhone user can use this program to see a map of their location over time since June 2010.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/mobile/04/20/iphone.tracking/index.html?hpt=T2

A new study reveals that after short-term exposure to vehicle pollution, mice showed significant brain damage — including signs associated with memory loss and Alzheimer’s disease.

The mind-numbing toxin is not an exhaust gas, but a mix of tiny particles from burning of fossil fuel and weathering of car parts and pavement, according to the study to be published Thursday, April 7 in the leading journal Environmental Health Perspectives.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-04/uosc-fab040411.php