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Students of the University of North Texas say no to same sex homecoming court Posted: 1 week ago by icepigs
University of North Texas students, voting in an online referendum, have rejected the possibility of same-sex couples running for homecoming court in 2010.
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Boy with Asperger's Syndrome Rides Subway for 11 Days Posted: 1 week ago by suebe
A 13-year-old boy with Asperger's Syndrome—a form of autism that often causes difficulty with social interaction—spent 11 days in the NYC subway system last month.
Comments: 5 Score: [-] 358 [+].
Anti-Obama billboard stirs controversy Posted: 1 week ago by hoosker
A billboard recently erected in Wheat Ridge compares President Barack Obama to a terrorist and questions his U.S. citizenship.
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Sex starved women rape a Man in church Posted: 1 week ago by hoosker
Three women kidnapped an 18-year-old man in Chitungwiza and forced him to be intimate with one of them at a cathedral in Harare’s city centre on Tuesday,
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Praying for Obama's death Posted: 1 week ago by lynxears
"You would like for the president of the United States to die?" Alan Colmes asked the Rev. Wiley Drake once more. "If he does not turn to God and does not turn his life around, I am asking God to enforce imprecatory prayers that are throughout the Scripture that would cause him death, that's correct."
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Noah Biorkman, 5-year old with cancer passed away Posted: 1 week ago by 2manyusernames
Monday, Noah lost his battle with cancer. Noah is the kid whose parents asked people to send him cards as he was dying.
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Darwin Drafts Go Digital Posted: 1 week ago by MandolinOrange
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species," the manuscripts detailing the theory of natural selection are being placed online. On Tuesday, Darwin Manuscripts Project will upload about 10,000 high-quality images of Darwin's scientific manuscripts and notes.
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Galileo's missing fingers found in jar Posted: 1 week ago by cecilberman
You have to scroll well into the article to answer some obvious questions:
"Removing body parts from the corpse was an echo of a practice common with saints, whose digits, tongues and organs were revered by Catholics as relics with sacred powers.
There is an irony in Galileo's having been subjected to the same treatment, since he was persecuted by the Catholic Church for advocating the theory that the earth circles the sun, rather than the other way around. The Inquisition forced him to recant and jailed him in 1634."
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Koreans make plastics without fossil fuel chemicals Posted: 1 week ago by Jerry520
A team of South Korean scientists have produced the polymers used for everyday plastics through bioengineering, rather than through the use of fossil fuel-based chemicals.
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Would You Be Comfortable Locked On A Train With A Murderer? Posted: 1 week ago by suebe
Is there anything more horrifying than being locked on the subway with a knife-toting murder? About two dozen commuters found themselves in that hellish situation early on Saturday, when they were locked on in the first car of an uptown D train with suspect Gerardo Sanchez, who according to witnesses had just stabbed a passenger to death in an argument over a seat. Pictures taken by another passenger.
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Pay What You Wish For Your Food Posted: 1 week ago by suebe
At A Better World Cafe you can pay what you think the meal is worth. Many pay more.
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Don't Smoke If You Have A Mac Posted: 1 week ago by suebe
Apple is voiding warranties of Mac laptops that need repair with traces of cigarette smoke.
*Another reason to quit*
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Peaceful Vegetarian Turns Out to be Son of Charles Manson Posted: 1 week ago by choco
In this case, the apple fell far, far from the tree.
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Man trapped in a 23-year coma was conscious all along Posted: 1 week ago by tigertony
Paralyzed after a car crash, he was unable to tell doctors he was conscious - or was he really?
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Going out Black Friday? Take a look at this. Posted: 1 week ago by clscott645
It would appear that some retailers are a little on the slimy side when it comes to these "door-busting" deals...
No.....you don't say.
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Best Product (Reviews) EVAH Posted: 1 week ago by meggysue
This laptop steering wheel desk is the most amazing product ever. Product reviews make it extra special!
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Student Expelled For Having Gun OFF Campus Posted: 1 week ago by 2manyusernames
Gary Tudesko was expelled from school for having a legally obtained, legally owned, legally transported unloaded hunting shotgun in his vehicle, parked OFF campus. The school had dogs out searching for such people and after widening their net they found Gary's guns.
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Breast regeneration after mastectomy Posted: 1 week ago by meggysue
Currently in human clinical trials, the experimental stem cell breast-growing technique - called Neopec - could replace breast reconstructions and implants within three years, and could regrow removed breasts within 6 months.
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Spit in My Face - I Will PAY You! Posted: 1 week ago by suebe
A 39-year-old Southern California man has been arrested for misdemeanor child annoyance after allegedly paying a teenager $31 to spit in his face. And...offering money for additional "bodily fluids".
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In Trying to Prevent Gay Marriage, Texas May Have Accidently Abolished it for Everyone Posted: 1 week ago by Bornbad
It's rare a story about banning gay marriage actually has a silver lining.
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Black Friday Deals: The Only List You Need Posted: 2 weeks ago by Bornbad
Black Friday is a week away, and thousands of markdowns are already announced. Our master list of Giz-friendly deals—a hefty read—includes similar items priced differently at different stores. Keep it refreshed, cuz we'll be updating it all week.
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Couple arrested for not tipping Posted: 2 weeks ago by bigirishdude
A couple in Pennsylvania was arrested for not paying the tip when their bill arrived. They paid for their food and drinks, but refused to pay the mandatory tip because the service was so bad.
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Fox News Just Can't Stop Responding to Jon Stewart's Comedy Program Posted: 2 weeks ago by Bornbad
Didn't Fox News' parents ever explain the best thing to do when someone makes fun of them is just ignore it?
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“Hit The Bitch,” The Danish Domestic Volence Awareness Campaign Posted: 2 weeks ago by Bornbad
From the annals of good ideas gone horribly, horribly, wrong, comes this seriously misguided attempt at a domestic violence awareness campaign.
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China's Weather Manipulation Brings Crippling Snowstorm to Beijing Posted: 2 weeks ago by Bornbad
China has long tinkered with Mother Nature's waterworks, even establishing a state organ -- the Beijing Weather Modification Office. Residents are growing weary of their leadership's control-freak tendencies.
Comments: 10 Score: [-] 288 [+].
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