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Breast Health: Interesting Facts And Trivia About Boobs

Human breasts are different from all the other breasts on the planet.

Humans are the only mammals to have breasts that develop in puberty and then remain permanently enlarged, says Florence Williams, the author of Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History.

Williams was fascinated to learn that our breasts are the last organ in our bodies to develop.

Unlike, say, the brain or liver, whose architecture is set at birth, breasts don't really come into their own until well after birth.

"Even if a woman never gets pregnant, her breasts pack and unpack a little bit each month, just in case."

Over the course of a menstrual cycle, breast volume varies by 13.6 percent, owing to water retention and cell growth.

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Broadband firms must ditch 'misleading' speed ads

Authored by bbc.com

Broadband firms will no longer be able to advertise their fast net services based on the speeds just a few customers get, from May next year.

It follows research that suggested broadband advertising can be misleading for consumers.

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) looked into consumers' understanding of broadband speed claims and found that many were confused by headline speeds that they would never actually get in their own homes. »

Gunmen in Egypt mosque attack carried IS flag

Authored by rte.ie

The assault on a mosque has stunned Egyptians, prompting President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's government to tighten security at places of worship and key buildings, and call three days of mourning for the bloodiest attack in Egypt's modern history.

State news agency MENA said the death toll had risen to 305, including 27 children, and 128 people were injured.

Images on state media showed bloodied victims and bodies covered in blankets inside the mosque. »

Billionaire LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman says his masters in philosophy has helped him more than an MBA

Authored by businessinsider.com

Reid Hoffman is the billionaire cofounder of LinkedIn and one of tech's most influential investors.

He told us that the analytical thinking skills he learned have made him a better investor and entrepreneur.

But one of Silicon Valley's most influential billionaires, LinkedIn founder and Greylock Partners investor Reid Hoffman, received his masters degree in philosophy from Oxford in 1993. »

Canada should fight for open internet, says former head of FCC

Authored by cbc.ca

The former head of the Federal Communications Commission in the U.S. has a strong warning for Canada: do what you can to protect the internet.

Tom Wheeler, head of the FCC under former U.S. president Barack Obama, said the Trump administration's decision to repeal his net neutrality policy could become a cross-border issue.

But: "I wouldn't expect Canada to die on a hill for net neutrality. »