Barbara Baker was John Lennon’s first girlfriend. He was 16. Before him, she dated his friend, Len Garry.

A recent study at Boston University School of Medicine found that doing an hour of yoga three times a week for 12 weeks increased GABA levels by 13%. GABA, a neurotransmitter in the brain, is lower in people who are depressed and is linked to a variety of medical and psychiatric disorders.

Researchers at University of Stirling and Blair Drummond Safari & Adventure Park believe chimpanzees mourn their dead like humans do.

Frazil ice is composed of small crystals of frozen mist that sporadically form in open, turbulent, supercooled water. It is the first stage in the formation of sea ice.

Dennis Hope, of the Lunar Embassy Corporation, has reportedly sold real estate on various planets and our own moon to some 3.7 million people.

This article appears in January 21 • 2011.

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