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UK Survey Says Box-office Blockbusters Spur Travel BookingsA survey carried out across the UK found that one in five Britons went ahead and booked a vacation days after watching a film, with 2008 blockbuster “Mamma Mia” featuring the isle of Skopelos, inspiring the largest number of travelers to seek the Greek sun. Another cinema favorite, “Captain Corelli’s Mandolin” filmed on Kefallonia, also boosted tourist numbers to the Ionian island....“Captain Corelli’s Mandolin”... boosted tourism to Kefallonia... 14 percent.
Don’t hold in a sneeze, warn doctors. It could be the death of youWhen sitting in a quiet theatre or a packed train, stifling a sneeze by holding the nose and closing the mouth may seem like the courteous option.But doctors have warned against the polite practice, after a man ruptured the back of his throat while trying to contain the convulsive explosion of air.The 34-year-old was admitted to hospital barely able to swallow or speak after pinching his nose and clamping shut his mouth to stop a sneeze.When doctors examined him they also heard strange popping and crackling sounds, which extended from his neck all the way down to his ribcage.A scan confirmed that that air from his lungs had bubbled its way into the deep tissue and muscles of the chest when it could not escape.Ear, nose and throat specialists... warned that trying to contain a forceful sneeze could lead to ‘numerous complications’ and even a lethal brain aneurysm.
Turpin family: 13 'emaciated' children found shackled to beds in squalid home, California police say
Greece’s parliament has OK’d a bill limiting benefits and the right to strike as mass protests rock AthensOpposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis accused Tsipras of taking credit for imposing measures that he was elected for opposing.Mitsotakis told parliament: His government “has turned lying into a profession and cynicism into an art.”
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