MONSTERY GOODNESS
I read a ton of mags- I like to temper all the fashion mags with Fangoria- all about movie monster makeup and ghoulish effects!

DOG DOMESTICATES MAN
This article suggests that Homo Sapiens were able to get the jump on Neandertals by their use of dogs (wolves, back then) and that we learned our social skills by watching the pack mentality/territorialism of canines.

SEX AND CHOCOLATE
I'm not sure how reliable this is- but research indicates that serotonin can cause certain kinds of cancers to kill themselves. Serotonin is created when you feel good. Another reason being an optomist is a good thing. Serotonin also is created when you have sex or eat chocolate. If the chocolate part is true then I shall never die...