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Getty ImagesBy Amanda MacMillan / Real SimpleNovember 3, 2016 5:12 PM EDTWhy do some songs stick in our heads for infuriatingly long periods of time According to the first large-scale study of its kind, itrsquo all about their combination of upbeat tempos, easy-to-remember melodies, and a little something unexpected. The new research looked at some of the most popular songs with this ldquo tick factormdash;and gives advice for how to get them unstuck, as well.Tunes that we canrsquo;t seem to shake are sometimes known as earworms, or referred to in the scientific community as involuntary musical imagery. It makes sense that recent chart-toppers that get lots of radio play are more likely to find their place deep in our brains, but that theorymdash;and the reasonin
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Tourists ride atop Asian elephants in Koh Samui, ThailandGetty ImagesBy Mark Rivett-CarnacFebruary 1, 2016 11:36 PM ESTThe prominent animal-rights group PETA has said that the death of a Scottish tourist during an elephant trek in Thailand is one of many tragic reminders of the reasons why elephants should not be ridden.The tourist mdash; identified by the Scottish newspaper Daily Record as Gareth Crowe, 36 mdash;
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