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The most awesome meteor shower of the year is happening this week! 
To see it, head outside around 10 p.m. and look up. The Geminids is set to put on its annual show, peaking Dec. 13th. You can see 100 to 150 meteors per hour without a telescope or binoculars – because this will be the brightest shower of the year. The Geminids are especially spectacular because they’re from an asteroid, not a comet, making them stronger and able to survive lower in the atmosphere.

COUPLES WHO SHARE CHORES MORE LIKELY TO DIVORCE?
That’s what a new study says!
You’d think the exact opposite would be true – but new research found that the divorce rate was much higher – 50% higher! – among ‘modern’ couples who do an equa
l amount of housework. But it’s not really about housework – it’s about the dynamic of the couple…
The researchers say, the reason the divorce rate is higher is because in couples who share the housework, the wife is typically working outside the home. She has her own career & her own money. She’s not as dependent on her husband, so they’re more likely to think of divorce as an option. 
In couples where the wife does the lion’s share of the chores, the woman is typically a housewife, who relies on her husband for support. So even if things aren’t working, she’s less likely to leave because she doesn’t have money of her own, and may struggle to get by. 
Do you believe this new study is right?

HOW Many Have Had Sex by Age 21?

 

Fully 96 percent of Americans between the ages of 20 and 59 have had sex, according to a new study conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics, a branch of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

While only 4 percent of U.S. adults are virgins, the rest have engaged in some kind of sex, including oral and anal sex. And by the time they reach age 21, fully 85 percent have had sex. In addition, a stunning 20 percent have tried hard drugs, such as cocaine or crack. This is the first time researchers looked only at sexual behavior and drug use.

Here are some of the eye-popping results: Read more [+]

If you only do something ‘once a blue moon’ – tonight’s the night to do it! It’ll be your last chance to catch a blue moon for nearly three years.
The expression “blue moon” doesn’t come from its color. The term has always been associated with an extra full moon. While the phrase has changed its meaning a bit over the years, today it is used to identify the second full moon in a single month.
We had one on August 1st – and tonight, the moon will reach its full phase again. Technically, the moon became full at 9:58 a.m. EDT – when it appeared over places like Japan.
The next time we’ll see two full moons in a single month won’t be until July 2015.
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