College is a place where students grow and learn, relationships bloom, and college stories are born. There are thousands of college stories that people tell over and over. Some of them are personal happenings on campus, some of them are told and re told through the grapevine, and others are college urban legends. College stories are passed along from student to student, and if they are really great stories, they can spread like wildfire beyond campus, and thanks to the Internet, many of those stories are now available for the entertainment of the entire world.

U.S. sales of organic foods and beverages increased from $1 billion in 1990 to $20 billion in 2007. People are willing to pay more for organic products because they think they're healthier. Researchers at Copenhagen University disagree. In a study that included apples, carrots, kale, peas and potatoes, the researchers found organic produce doesn't contain more nutrients than non-organic produce grown with pesticides.

Doctor CREDIBLE MEDICAL EXCUSES FOR THE ABSENT EMPLOYEE Reasons for taking time off work vary Be it a family emergency, a medical condition, a misunderstanding with a co-worker, a hangover or a much needed break from stress employees everywhere and anywhere from the supervisors down to the rank and file will always have reasons to absent themselves

A study done by the University of Michigan found that 51% of overweight adults and 33% of obese adults have normal levels of blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol and triglycerides. The study also found that 25% of adults in the recommended weight range have unhealthy levels of at least 2 of those. This means the standard weight/height ratio isn't an accurate predictor of health risks.

While other companies curtail advertising spending because of the economic slowdown, Anheuser-Busch has initiated a $50 million campaign to promote its most popular brand - Bud Light. Ads featuring humorous situations tell consumers all beers aren't the same - that Bud Light has taste but won't fill them up. The new ads have the tag line "Bud Light, the difference is drinkability".

The four tastes humans are most familiar with are sweet, sour, salty and bitter. In 1908 a Japanese chemistry professor discovered a fifth - savory. Now a behavioral geneticist has discovered that mice have receptors that detect calcium. Because mice and humans have many genes in common, it's likely calcium is a sixth taste. Supposedly calcium is what gives high-calcium vegetables - like kale and collard greens - their bitter flavor.

In 1953 Dick and Mac McDonald used golden arches for a sign. They put an arch on both sides of their first, walk-up hamburger stand in Oak Brook, Illinois. When viewed from an angle, the two arches looked like the letter "M". Although McDonald's stopped putting golden arches on most of their restaurants in the 1960's, the marketing of healthy happy meals shows that McDonald's is still interested in angles.

Serious people Beware! You are entering an area where your seriousness is under threat.

If seriousness is your forte, be alert to the symptoms of laughter that's contagious. Run for cover as you feel your mouth corners twitch and unexpected giggles push themselves up continuously - sure signs you're becoming addicted to laughter.

No! The laughter doesn't stop there! Ever seen the rolling on floor emoticon? Holding the sides, down on the floor with tears rolling down the cheeks? That's hitting the peak of laughter, and it is addicting, too.

Embarrassment comes in all shapes and sizes. For example, police forces across the country use unmarked cars in undercover work. The Dallas police recently used a 2004 Infinity they'd seized in a drug raid. They used the car for 2 months before discovering $400,000 worth of cocaine hidden in hydraulically controlled compartments of the car. Obviously, their undercover work didn't include under their own cover.