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Human beings are extraordinarily sensitive creatures. A perceived slight can linger with us for hours, even days, while a genuine hurt caused by a stranger, friend or loved one may live on in our hearts and minds for much longer.

Who needs a suntan and expensive night creams when there are vitamin- and mineral-rich fruits and vegetables around to give skin a rosy healthful glow?

It’s a daily struggle to keep stress at bay. Those shoulders do tend to creep up on us through the course of the day, rising to somewhere around our ears by noon. To cope with the various and largely inevitable work-life conflicts we face daily, many of us find relief in a post-work glass of wine or beer.

Do your remember what life was like before smartphones? When you didn’t give your email a second thought because you were having too much fun with your friends to notice? Neither can I. But I’m sure it was lovely.

If you think that your relationship status updates, friend-ing and de-friending activities are going unnoticed by Facebook’s behind-the-scenes crew then think again. The T-shirt-clad data scientists, hackers, and brainboxes behind the internal workings of the social networking site are observing the ups and downs of the site's users with great interest.