Daily Archives: October 12, 2012

Damien Hirst

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Deskarati

Damien Hirst was born in 1965 in Bristol and grew up in Leeds. In 1984 he moved to London, where he worked in construction before studying for a BA in Fine Art at Goldsmiths college from 1986 to 1989. He … Continue reading →

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25 year old Kaylee celebrates 25 years with new heart

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Deskarati

The UK’s first baby heart transplant survivor is celebrating a quarter of a century since her historic operation. Kaylee Davidson-Olley, of Houghton-le-Spring, near Sunderland, was just five months old when she had the operation at Newcastle’s Freeman Hospital. To mark 25 … Continue reading →

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Light a fire with your pee!

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Deskarati

You may have heard the old wives’ tale that peeing on a jellyfish sting alleviates the pain. This in reality, is a falsity; urine may actually aggravate jellyfish venom, inducing more pain. However, here’s a trick from King of Random’s … Continue reading →

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Nearby super-Earth likely a diamond planet

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Deskarati

New research led by Yale University scientists suggests that a rocky planet twice Earth’s size orbiting a nearby star is a diamond planet. “This is our first glimpse of a rocky world with a fundamentally different chemistry from Earth,” said … Continue reading →

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