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.”

via Slashdot Science Story | Turns Out You Actually Can Be Bored To Death.