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Brits have at least nine sexual partners on average in their lifetimes

London, Oct 29 : You can call them experimenting or promiscuous, but according to a sex poll, an average Briton has had at least nine sexual partners.

The survey, conducted by ICM Research in Sept 2008 interviewed a sample of 1,044 UK adults, above 16 years of age.

The participants were asked to complete a confidential questionnaire, which was then placed in a sealed envelope. Also, the researchers conducted Interviews across the country and weighed the results to the profile of all adults.

According to the survey, only 20 per cent of the population have had more than 10 sexual partners, reports The Guardian.

The strangest places amorous couples have sex revealed!

London, Oct 29 : When overwhelmed with desire, British couples don’t care about the place they end up romping in.

A new study has revealed the weirdest of places where lovers have been caught getting frisky, which include canal path, police station and even a church, reports The Sun.

Here are some of the very unlikely places that couples have been spotted making it out—

Canal Path— Scots Gareth Black and Clair Muir were caught sharing a moment of passion in broad daylight by policeman on the bank of Falkirk''s Union Canal. It was the locals who called the police after spotting them from their windows.

Astronauts wouldn’t need to wear spacesuits in NASA’s new Moon rover

London, Oct 29 : NASA has unveiled a new lunar rover that aims to transform space exploration by allowing astronauts to roam large distances without cumbersome spacesuits when they return to the Moon by 2020.

According to a report in New Scientist, a team of scientists is testing the Small Pressurized Rover Concept vehicle, which resembles a small, futuristic recreational vehicle mounted on six sets of wheels.

The trials are taking place in a rocky, barren corner of northern Arizona, selected for its similarities to the surface of the Moon.

“This is the next generation of lunar exploration,” said NASA’s Doug Craig.

Britons send staggering 217m texts per day

London, Oct 29 : The number of text messages being sent by Britons continues to soar – with an average of 217m messages per day – according to a new report.

The numbers have significantly increased by more than 60 million text messages per day, compared to last year.

The report by Mobile Data Association revealed that Brit mobile phone users have been sending almost 1.5m picture and video-based text messages every day, which has increased by 20 per cent on the same period in 2007.

The Mobile Data Association tracked the volume and type of messages sent between July and September this year.

‘Careless Facebook generation risking data breaches’

London, Oct 29 : “Facebook generation” is too careless with technology and personal information held on databases, says a British Information watchdog.

Richard Thomas, the Information Commissioner, said that with more and more databases being created, the risk of data breach is also increasing.

He said that the number of data losses reported to his office has almost doubled in the past six months.

As many as 177 cases were reported between April and November this year, compared to 100 cases earlier.

Eighty of the 277 breaches were by private sector organisations, 75 NHS and other health bodies, 28 by central government, 26 by local authorities and 47 by other public sector organisations.

Nuclear-powered passenger aircraft ‘to transport millions’ in future

London, Oct 29 : A scientist has predicted that later this century, nuclear-powered aircraft will be transporting millions of passengers around the world.

According to a report in The Times, the scientist in question is Ian Poll, Professor of Aerospace Engineering at Cranfield University, and head of technology for the Government-funded Omega project.

Because the aircraft will no longer need to land to refuel, it might mean non-stop flights from London to Australia or New Zealand.

The flights will also produce no carbon emissions and therefore make no contribution to global warming.

Professor Poll is calling for a big research programme to help the aviation industry convert from fossil fuels to nuclear energy.

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