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Turns Out You Actually Can Be Bored To Death

Posted by samzenpus on from the at-least-it's-cooler-than-this dept.

A study conducted by researchers at University College London shows that boredom can kill you. The researchers found that people who reported feeling a great deal of boredom were 37 per cent more likely to have died by the end of the study. Martin Shipley, who co-wrote the report said, "The findings on heart disease show there was sufficient evidence to say there is a link with boredom."

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  1. Re:Video at 11 by corbettw · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    correlation is not causation

    Yeah, but sometimes it is. What do you think of that, smart guy?

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