THIEVES TAKING HAIR EXTENSIONS FREQUENTLY: Thieves are now stealing high-quality hair-extensions and selling them for a profit. Reports indicate incidents of thieves stealing Remy human hair extensions in major cities such as Chicago, Philadelphia and Houston are becoming more and more common. The extensions are of the highest grade of real, human hair on the market because the cuticles are kept in tact and not stripped. The average person who uses these expensive hair pieces shell out hundreds or thousands of dollars per year.

EXPERT SAYS WE MAY HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY TO TALK TO OUR PETS WITHIN TEN YEARS: One animal behavior expert says we may be able to talk with our pets in the next ten years. Professor Con Slobodchikoff says he is using new artifical intelligence software to record the calls of prairie dogs and translate them into English, and says eventually it could be used to interpert other animals. The professor says, "I think we have the technology now to be able to develop the devices that are, say, the size of a cellphone that would allow us to talk to our dogs and cats." The professor thinks if the technology is created it will help protect many animals from euthanasia as communication with them would then be possible. (Daily Mail)

According to a new study, just a taste of beer can affect a person's brain enough to bring out extroverted behavior.

Researchers found that just the taste of beer – even without any significant alcohol – lit people up, causing their brains to release the reward-related brain chemical dopamine.

Donating blood has been found to be good for the donator. A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that men between the ages of 43 and 61 had fewer heart attacks and strokes when they donated blood every six months.  An additional study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute found that those who gave bi-annual blood donations had a lower incidence of cancer and mortality than those who didn't due to decreased iron levels in their blood. Donating blood was also found to burn a large amount of calories, experts estimate up to 650 calories per pint. (Daily Mail)