Daily Dose: March 26, 2013
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Check out the list of links that should be on your radar today:
Researchers have finally discovered how to get songs out of your head: Reading an interesting book, having an engaging conversation, or doing an anagram (where you try to rearrange the letters in a phrase to create new words) should do the trick. “Harlem Shake,” it’s been real. [Toronto Star]
President Obama just announced that he’ll be making Julia Pierson the first female secret service director. [Washington Post]
Vulture has issued a public request for more male nudity on Game of Thrones. Fingers crossed that HBO will listen and we’ll get to see a lot more of Jon Snow this season. [Vulture]
Social isolation may shorten your life, according to new research. Get thee to the bar, ASAP! [NPR]
Rules created to limit the number of hours medical interns can work—so they could get more sleep—appear to be backfiring: A new study shows that interns make 15 to 20 percent more errors now than they did before the regulations went into place. [TIME]
Research indicates that cold sores are linked to memory loss and other cognitive problems. Isn’t the embarrassment of a flare-up punishment enough? [NY Daily News]
Kosher for Passover cigarettes are now a thing. Just what we needed… [MSN Money]
Dubious new research claims that night owls are smarter than early risers—even though the morning people in the study got better grades. We call shenanigans. [Medical Daily]
Chili growers are competing to see who can produce the world’s hottest peppers. Is there really that big a market for painfully spicy produce? [WSJ]
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