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Scientists Finally Develop First Beer To Have No Hangover Effects

Wouldn’t it be nice if you could chug away at your favorite beer without experiencing this unpleasant side effect? Well, it turns out that a group of Australian nutrition researchers have already been working on achieving just that, and managed to brew up a “hangover-free” beer last year. While it might make you feel a little less groggy the next day, it can’t unfortunately take away the beer goggles that inevitably accompany the sweet, amber nectar.   To make their wonder beer, scientists at Griffith University’s Health Institute added electrolytes—substances that affect the amount of water in your body—to two different commercial beers, one regular strength and one light. They then gave the beverages to volunteers that had just completed a rigorous work out. Continue reading below

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How It Feels to Have Never Been in a Serious Relationship

I’m twenty and I’ve never been in a relationship that’s lasted longer than a month or two. But so what, right? I’m only twenty. I still have my entire life ahead of me! I have goals and aspirations and things to learn about myself before I can properly settle down with someone. But it doesn’t always feel that way. Sometimes it just sucks, especially when it seems like everyone around me is in a relationship. There’s been times when I’ve wallowed in self-pity because I somehow convinced myself I’d be #foreveralone (I even have the tweets to prove it). And there’s been times when I thought it was the end of the world, like when I almost didn’t have a prom date and for some godforsaken reason I had to have a date or I wouldn’t go. Instead of thinking that I have my whole life ahead of me, I start wondering why I’ve never been in a serious relationship. I start to analyze every relationship

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Please Stop Assuming You Can Read My Body Language

I’ve had my fair share of times when people think that they know exactly what I’m thinking or feeling based on my body language. My arms are crossed? Well that must mean one of two things: I’m cold or I’m angry. Wrong. I’m slouching in my chair in class? That means I don’t really care about what’s being taught or I’m not paying full attention. Wrong. I’m not smiling or laughing at something my friend just said? Obviously I don’t like what she said. Wrong. The truth? Sometimes I just feel like my arms are awkwardly hanging by my sides so I’ll cross them because it’s comfortable. I have a tendency to slouch in class because the desks are uncomfortable and if I’m going to have to sit in one for an hour and a half I’m going to make myself as comfortable as possible. I don’t find it necessary to smile or laugh at

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20 Alternate Ways to Show Someone You Appreciate Them

It’s easy to get caught up in life and forget to tell the loved ones in our life just how much we appreciate them. We make up excuses and tell ourselves that we’ll do it later, but you never know if “later” is going to be too late. But sometimes it’s also just hard for us to convey how much someone means to us. It’s not always easy for people to say “I love you” or “I appreciate you”, so here are 20 other ways to do just that. 20. Spend time with them. This is probably the most obvious out of them all, but as college students with busy schedules it can be hard to coordinate time to spend together. Even if it’s just grabbing a quick coffee between classes or tagging along to buy groceries, just make sure you spend time with them. 19. Tag/send an article that reminds you of

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10 Things to Know About Dating An Independent Girl

As independent girls we know who we are and what we want, but sometimes our independence can cause us to be stubborn or too independent. When it comes to relationships we may forget that we aren’t just thinking about ourselves anymore or that we have someone there for us who wants to stay by our side through it all. We can be a pain in the ass, but we promise it’ll be worth it in the end, so here are 10 things to know about dating an independent girl. 10. We will always put ourselves first when it comes to certain things. When it comes to our thoughts, feelings, mental health, physical health, etc. we will always put ourselves first. If at any time we feel like we’re losing who we are or we start to lose touch of who we are, we may put the relationship on hold. We’re not in any way