You may think that non-romantic friendships between men and women are possible—after all, you manage to work with men without spontaneously sleeping with them—but new research suggests you could just be fooling yourself. Researchers found large gender differences in how men and women experience opposite-sex friendships; namely that men were much more attracted to their female friends than vice versa. Men were also more likely than women to think that their opposite-sex friends were attracted to them and assumed that any romantic attraction they experienced was mutual. The Unbelievably Gross Diet Of Your Seafood [Businessweek] In an effort to compete in a competitive global market, a number of Asian seafood is being raised on a diet of pig feces instead of feed. About 27% of the seafood Americans eat comes from China, and while the shipments that the FDA checks are frequently contaminated, the agency only inspects about 2.7% of imported food. (Worried about what you’re eating? See 12 Fish You Should Avoid.) Another Reason To Eat Breakfast [The Huffington Post] Best carve out some time in your morning for breakfast—unless you want to eat a monster lunch, finds a new study. Researchers at the MRC Clinical Science Centre at Imperial College in London found that there is more brain activation in response to high-calorie items when a person has skipped breakfast, compared with when a person has had their morning meal. (Start your day off right with these nine perfect breakfasts.) Energy Drinks Could Have More Caffeine Than They Claim [Reuters] Energy drinks don’t always divulge how much caffeine they contain, and even when they do, their labels aren’t always accurate, finds a new study from Consumer Reports magazine. Turns out that 11 of the 27 top-selling energy drinks in the United States do not specify the amount of caffeine in their beverages. Of the 16 drinks that did list a specific caffeine amount, five had more caffeine per serving than was listed and the average amount over was more than 20%. See the scary risk of energy drinks with Can Energy Drinks Kill You? 27 DIY Costume Ideas For Your Pet [Buzzfeed] Just because you have opposable thumbs and your pets don’t doesn’t mean you should get to have all the Halloween fun. And these animals are having a lot of fun. Okay, maybe not, but it’s a lot of fun to look at them—case in point, the guinea pig dressed as a baked potato.
