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July 2, 2008
Watermelon rinds could be the new natural aphrodisiac, new research has shown. Researchers from Texas A&M's Fruit and Vegetable Improvement Center say the fruit's rind can have a Viagra-like effect. The flesh and rind of watermelons contain citrulline, which reacts with the body's enzymes when consumed in large quantities. The compound is changed into arginine, an amino acid that benefits the heart and the circulatory and immune systems. Just like the popular Viagra and other drugs meant to treat erectile dysfunction (ED), it also helps relax and dilate blood vessels.
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June 29, 2008
A man died here Tuesday evening after drinking 23 shots of vodka in 30 minutes, Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies said. Eric Morris, 26, was with a friend at the Angels Show Bar, a topless bar on U. S. Hwy. 92. He and his friend ordered shots of Burnett's Cherry Vodka and started playing a drinking game, according to sheriff's spokesman J. D. Callaway.
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June 25, 2008
Topics security, ugly, hell, match, birds, military, war, blood, real, club, job, animals and people
It's impossible to know which side drew first blood. For as long as Wimbledon has existed, it has had to contend with the pigeons, invaders hell bent on dive-bombing players, leaving droppings on tables, and even taking a stroll on Centre Court. On Monday, tournament officials escalated the conflict by calling in special forces to cull the offensive. Wimbledon's usual security measures to keep the pigeon offensive at bay were just not cutting it on Monday. It was time to move to more extreme contingencies.
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April 29, 2008
A British supermarket employee has died from a fatal heart attack believed to have been caused by drinking too much of a popular energy drink. Alfredo Duran, 40, died from cardiac arrest in the Asda store where he worked. Duran was believed to have consumed four cans of Red Bull every night.
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March 12, 2008
Oliver Sherwood, a two-year-old boy who is suffering from a rare illness that causes chronic high blood pressure, is being kept alive by four daily doses of the erectile dysfunction drug, Viagra. Viagra helps control Oliver's rare pulmonary hypertension by improving blood flow and opening his veins and capillaries to allow circulation. In adults, this boosts erectile function.
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