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How to Mend a Broken Heart

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American


Listen up, Lonely Hearts Club. Before you get all frothy about the holiday that rubs salt in the wounds of your failed attempts at love, take a page out of Beth Croce's book on How to Mend a Broken Heart, will ya? Because I'm sure that all you need to cauterize the wound inflicted by your last lover is a spanky cute pin up guy/gal to dive in to your thoracic cavity, grab a hold of that bleeding aorta and squeeze. And oh, did I mention? Beth Croce is stationed down under, in Aussie, mate. So dig their killer accents. **swoooooon**

There's a little somethin' for everyone. The blonde, the brunette...

But wait, there's more!


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Joaqin Phoenix in his skivvies. To the rescue. Ahoy!

Brazilian babe in Speedo? Anyone?

Hipstah-honeys like 'em lean 'n green, in skinny jeans...

Annnnd, the hot geek. You know you want her:

This series is part of BrokenHeartBooks - A ten volume series of vintage (date unknown) encyclopedias with hand painted covers by medical illustrator/artist Beth Croce

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