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The Falling Man

"The Falling Man" is a story about a photograph taken by Richard Drew at 9:41:15 a.m., on September 11, 2001.

Really beautiful documentary.

KFC tightening up security before moving secret recipe to a new location

Nerves and tensions run high because for the first time in decades the secret recipe of KFC chicken, consisting of 11 herbs and spices written across a yellowing sheet of paper by Colonel Sanders himself, will be temporarily moved on Tuesday. This move will allow for a re-vamping of security to even better protect the recipe in the future.

No little black spots on the sun today

In the history of our solar system, for the first time in 95 years, a month has gone by without a single spot forming on the sun’s surface.
(Notice: This report is out and FEMA hasn't responded yet)

Obama Talks About His "Muslim Faith"... Whoops!

Sen. Barack Obama's foes seized Sunday upon a brief slip of the tongue, when the Democratic presidential nominee was outlining his Christianity but accidentally said, "my Muslim faith."

Black Bear: "Where's the bees?"

This big black fuzzy-bum broke into one human's house twice and wreaked minor havoc on the neighbourhood in search of delicious honey from various bee hives.

<-- Not the bear in question.

'Rare' mammoth skull discovered

The "extremely rare" fossilised skull of a steppe mammoth has been unearthed in southern France.

The discovery in the Auvergne region could shed much needed light on the evolution of these mighty beasts.

Visa 1, Mythbusters 0

A planned Mythbusters special on how easy it is to hack RFID chips was canceled when credit card companies (who happen to use RFID chips) heard about it and got their lawyers involved.

Souring U.S.-Russia Relations Threaten Space Station

Things are tense.

If a little is good...

Ten thousand copies of a food magazine were recalled in Sweden after a mistake in one of its recipes left four people poisoned, the magazine said Thursday.
"There was a mistake in a recipe for apple cake. Instead of calling for two pinches of nutmeg it said 20 nutmeg nuts were needed."

What kind is person doesn't realize that 20 nutmegs are too much?!?

End of the world due in nine days

SCIENTISTS are trying to stop the most powerful experiment ever – saying the black holes it will create could destroy the world.

Man tries to cut off arm inside Modesto restaurant

The man believed that if he cut off his arm, he could save himself from dying.(Coke, it's the real thing)
The restaurant closed for the evening to clean up.

Viruses to power batteries of the future

The energy for tomorrow's miniature electronic devices could come from tiny microbatteries about half the size of a human cell and built with viruses.

Before I die I want to...

Collection of Polaroids with captions.

Mine would read "Before I die, I want to befriend an elephant."

Top 10 Most Beautiful Cars for 2009

I mean, the title is pretty self explanatory. There are some GORGEOUS cars coming our way really soon.

Philadelphia Restaurant Takes Lion Off Menu

A restaurant famous for its exotic meats got a lot of grief for offering farm-raised lion meat to its paying free-willed customers. The handful of people who arbitrarily decided that lion meat = evil but chicken/cow = manna (and even ostrich is acceptable since it is a large chicken) were vocal enough to get the chef to remove it from the offerings.

Portal to Maya Underworld Found in Mexico?

A labyrinth filled with stone temples and pyramids in 14 caves—some underwater—have been uncovered on Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula, archaeologists announced last week.

Geography class is about to get more difficult

Russia formally recognized the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia

Eggstrordinary! The egg that is FOUR times the normal size

Teenage poultry farmer Dean Sambers was stunned when one of his hens laid a gigantic egg - weighing a staggering four times as much as a normal one.

Free the Airwaves

Want to support universal broadband, all over the entire world? With your help and a little prodding by Google, this could be a reality.

A Teacher on the Front Line as Faith and Science Clash

An interesting article about a science teacher's efforts to teach evolution to Florida students who do not believe in it.

Steve McQueen's GPS Track

Possibly the reason the internet was invented.

On the left, watch the car chase from the climax of Bullitt. On the right track Steve's progress on Google Maps.

How to draw ANYTHING in 1 step

Step 1: Draw a dog covering the thing you can't draw.

A helpful guide by our very own Meowza.

50 Successful Social Media Sites You’ve Never Heard Of

PLIME made the list!
PLIME made the list!

We're somebody now!!

Restorative therapy for popcorn addicts

Midwest flood aftereffects are already showing up in higher theater popcorn prices.

Prices for microwave popcorn are next. Gotta have it? Geek guru Alton Brown has a remedy for this budget breaker.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/plain-brown-popper-recipe2/index.html

. Read the reviewers’ comments for fine points, and enjoy.

Tablet stirs resurrection debate

An ancient tablet shows the idea of the resurrection of a messiah after three days was part of Jewish tradition before Jesus's birth, it is claimed.