There’s a reason why people say ‘Um’ or ‘Ah’ in a conversation! What is it?

We’re all guilty of using the words ‘um’ or ‘ah’ while trying to figure out what we are going to say next, especially when we are nervous. Are you wondering why we make these unusual sounds while trying to think? Well, Dr. Stephen Juan believes he has the answer to this mystery. The reason that we say ‘Um’ or ‘Ah’ while we’re talking is because these sounds are what are referred to as ‘neutral vowel sounds’.

This means that these sounds are the easiest noises that we can make! They are so easy to make that we don’t even need to think about making them, which is why we say them while trying to think of something else to say! Want learn more about these weird words? Check out the source.

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There is a positive correlation between country music and suicide rates in metropolitan areas.

We all know art is inspired by life. But we sometimes forget that art has HUGE effect on life as well. So much so, that it is even directly involved in deaths. A multiple regression analysis of 49 metropolis areas show that the greater the airtime devoted the country music, the greater the white suicide rate.

This effect is independant of divorce, poverty, and gun availibility. In other words, it seems like country music not only correlates with suicide rates but also, to some degree, causes the suicide rates. Some researchers hypothesize that this may be because the themes found in country music (heartbreak, lonliness, isolation, etc.)

Foster a suicidal mood among people who are depressed. To read the full report, check out the source!

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A woman with a transplanted womb is pregnant!

It's a medical breakthrough. The woman with the first transplanted womb from a dead donor has become pregnant and appears to be healthy. The woman was born without a uterus and received a dead woman's uterus in 2011.

18 months later, doctors deemed the uterus to be in working condition and implanted an embryo in her. She became pregnant and is in apparently healthy condition.

There was another case of a woman with a womb transplant, although this one was from a living woman. However, her body rejected it and had to be removed 99 days later. It remains to be seen if the pregnant woman will suffer complications caused by the transplant. Let's hope not.

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Most Ugandans are 15 years old or younger!

According to the CIA World Factbook, the median age in Uganda is actually 15.1 years old! That means that more than half of its people are 15 or younger. These estimates take into account that excess mortality rate in Uganda due to AIDS. Uganda has the second-highest birthrate in the world as well as one of the highest death rates. As of 2009, there were 1.2 million Ugandans living with HIV/AIDS. Uganda also has one of the lowest average life expectancies in the world (just 53.24 years!).

The Cult from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is Real!

The Thuggee cult is just as violent as the movie describes them. The way they worked is that they would join a caravan of travelers, and become accepted. Later they commited mass murder!

Here's more information about cults: Information about cults can be difficult to come by as many of these groups don't want to be known to the public, but there are now approximately 3000-5000 cults operating in the United States with between 2,000,000 and 5,000,000 active members between them. From the Latin word "cultus," which means "adoration" or "care," not all cults believe in aliens or a doomsday philosophy. Loosely defined, cults are a group of people who come together around a belief system that is considered abnormal or strange by mainstream standards, which may or may not include entities from outer space.

Here's a YouTube video from a cult that seems to be surging in popularity lately.

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