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![This Day in History for December 17 – The Wright Brothers Fly and More](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/12/wrightbrothers-firstflight.jpg?w=980&q=75)
This Day in History for December 17 – The Wright Brothers Fly and More
Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:
1903 – Near Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Orville and Wilbur Wright make history’s first successful flight in a self-propelled, heavier-than-air aircraft (More info)
1944 – The US Army announces the end of its policy of holding Japanese-Americans in internment camps, allowing “evacuees” to return home (More info)
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![‘Obesity May Run in the Family,’ Say Researchers — Health Check](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/12/family-mcdonalds.jpg?w=980&q=75)
‘Obesity May Run in the Family,’ Say Researchers — Health Check
Is obesity contagious? A study back in 2007 seemed to indicate that, saying we get it from our friends. To back that up, researchers highlighted data showing members of social groups were likely to have similar rates of obesity. New research, however, seems to be changing all this by finding that social interactions may have little impact on body weight.
![Steve Jobs’ Death and Occupy Wall Street Round Out the Top 10 Biggest Events of 2011](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/12/2011stories3.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Steve Jobs’ Death and Occupy Wall Street Round Out the Top 10 Biggest Events of 2011
Alex Wong, Getty Images / Handout, Getty Images / Apple / US Navy / John Moore, Getty Images
2011 can be tracked by its dramatic events, beginning with the Tuscon shooting that critically wounded US Rep. Gabby Giffords and continuing all the way up to the death of Muammar Gadhafi in October
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![Facebook’s Timeline Is Here — So How Do You Use It? [VIDEO]](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/12/facebook-timeline.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Facebook’s Timeline Is Here — So How Do You Use It? [VIDEO]
After a few months in private trials, Facebook launched its Timeline feature to the masses on Thursday. In a nutshell, it lets you view people’s photos and status updates from days long past instead of just showing you what they’ve done or posted most recently. Basically, it’s the Facebook equivalent of being forced to look through your friends’ childhood scrapbooks.
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![Good News for New Year’s Resolutions States ‘Nibbling’ Is OK — Health Check](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/12/snacking-nibbling.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Good News for New Year’s Resolutions States ‘Nibbling’ Is OK — Health Check
As you start to think about your New Year’s diet (really, don’t we all have one planned?), a small Norwegian study has found a little eating between meals won’t necessarily torpedo your weight-loss goals.
![Could Shaving Your Chest Increase Your Risk of Getting Bedbugs? — Health Check](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/12/bedbug-caveman.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Could Shaving Your Chest Increase Your Risk of Getting Bedbugs? — Health Check
This year saw a rash of bedbug infestations worldwide, but scientists are now saying there might be a way of defending against the vermin. While no one seems immune, the more body hair you have, the less attractive you may be to the bloodsucking little critters. Looks like all the men out waxing their chests may have acted a little too hastily.
![Barbara Walters Chooses Steve Jobs as Her ‘Most Fascinating Person’ of 2011 [VIDEO]](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/12/walters-jobs.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Barbara Walters Chooses Steve Jobs as Her ‘Most Fascinating Person’ of 2011 [VIDEO]
Barbara Walters has named her Most Fascinating Person of 2011: Steve Jobs.
While her policy has always been to choose only living people for the annual roundup, Walters said that when Jobs retired as CEO of Apple last summer, she knew he’d be her pick to top the list. And even after his death on October 5, Walters stuck to her choice because, much like Jobs believed, “rules were made to be broken.
![New Movie Releases — ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked’ and ‘Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows’](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/12/newmovies121411.jpg?w=980&q=75)
New Movie Releases — ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked’ and ‘Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows’
Whether your thing is singing rodents or sleuthing Englishmen, you’ll want to start heading to the theater.
In ‘Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked,’ the squeaky trio of Alvin, Simon and Theodore find themselves marooned on a tropical island after they go overboard from their cruise ship.
![All the Single Ladies Are Staying Single as Fewer Adults Are Getting Married](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/12/caketopper.jpg?w=980&q=75)
All the Single Ladies Are Staying Single as Fewer Adults Are Getting Married
It’s always been said that men are afraid of commitment, and now there’s research to back it up. Sorry ladies, this applies to you as well. A new study from the Pew Research Center finds that fewer and fewer adults are actually getting married these days.
![US Government Agency Begs to End Cell Phone Use While Driving — Health Check](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/12/cellphone-driving1.jpg?w=980&q=75)
US Government Agency Begs to End Cell Phone Use While Driving — Health Check
Studies about the dangers of using a cell device while driving have produced mixed results — some say talking or texting behind the wheel can increase the odds of a crash exponentially, while others say the perils are few.
Regardless, the National Transportation Safety Board is so convinced of the dangers of “distracted driving” that it’s now called for a nationwide ban on non-emergency cell phone
![Proposed Skyscrapers in South Korea May Stir Up Painful Memories of 9/11 [PHOTO]](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/12/thecloud.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Proposed Skyscrapers in South Korea May Stir Up Painful Memories of 9/11 [PHOTO]
A Dutch architectural firm is under fire after releasing a mock-up of two proposed buildings in Seoul, South Korea that look eerily like New York City’s Twin Towers just after hijackers flew planes into them on 9/11.
![US Marine Corps Scrambles to Apologize After Mix-Up Sends Purple Hearts to Dead Soldiers](http://townsquare.media/site/126/files/2011/12/purpleheart.jpg?w=980&q=75)
US Marine Corps Scrambles to Apologize After Mix-Up Sends Purple Hearts to Dead Soldiers
The families of US Marines mourning loved ones killed in action recently got a most unwelcome surprise when an epic blunder caused them to receive Purple Hearts intended for soldiers who’d been wounded but survived.