Online addict dies after ‘marathon’ session

BEIJING - An obese 26-year-old man in northeastern China died after a “marathon” online gaming session over the Lunar New Year holiday, state media said on Wednesday.
The 330-pound man from Jinzhou, in Liaoning province, collapsed on Saturday, the last day of the holiday, after spending “almost all” of the seven-day break playing online games, the [...]

Children who think cows lay eggs

Metro.co.uk - Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Thousands of British children think cows lay eggs. And a similar number believe bacon comes from sheep, a survey published today reveals. Townies fared worst in research designed to find out if children knew where their food came from. Some city children seemed a bit confused [...]