The story of MandolinOrange, as told by BlueNutria:Her father was a street busker and her mother an itinerate orange merchant. His mandolin playing and her soft, sweet oranges led to her magical birth. Charmed with the supernatural gift of telling whether the milk was spoiled or fine for couple days more...Mandolinorange would become an international star after her off-broadway musical Milk(co-written with Juno's Diablo Cody) became the most blogged about Dairy product related musical. She also starred as Violin Clementine in 2002's Semi-autobiographical indie film Orange, which has become a cult classic in Germany, Portugal, and Portland, Oregon.
Darwin Drafts Go Digital Posted: 1 day 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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Thousands of New Species Found in Deep Sea Posted: 1 day ago by MandolinOrange
A report released Sunday recorded 17,650 species living below 656 feet, the point where sunlight ceases. The findings were the latest update on a 10-year census of marine life. The researchers have found about 5,600 new species on top of the 230,000 known. They hope to add several thousand more by October 2010, when the census will be done.
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SUV Sideswipes Elephant in Oklahoma Posted: 3 weeks ago by MandolinOrange
Quote from driver: "So help me Hanna, had I hit that elephant, not swerved, it would have knocked it off its legs, and it would have landed right on top of us," he said. "We'd have been history."
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Mom Reunited with Baby Sold by Hospital Posted: 3 weeks ago by MandolinOrange
A 1-year-old girl is back with her mother a year after the Mexico City doctors who delivered her allegedly sold her to another woman.
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Meadow the Calf Gets Prosthetic Legs Posted: 3 weeks ago by MandolinOrange
The 11-month-old calf had lost her back hooves and half of her ears to severe frostbite. These days, Meadow is running and grazing, and making friends with goats in a nearby pen.
*Not the calf in thumbnail.
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Man Shows Up At His Own Funeral Posted: 3 weeks ago by MandolinOrange
A Brazilian bricklayer reportedly killed in a car crash shocked his mourning family by showing up alive at his funeral.
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Another Stupid Pothead Arrest Posted: 1 month ago by MandolinOrange
A 29-year-old Lebanon man was arrested on drug charges over the weekend after a police officer saw him with a bag of marijuana stuck to his forehead in a city convenience store.
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Sleep Walking Dog Posted: 9 months ago by MandolinOrange
Dog goes sleep walking/running.
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194 Whales and 6 Dolphins Beached in Tasmania Posted: 9 months ago by MandolinOrange
Rescuers used jet skis, backhoes and human muscle to save dozens of whales and dolphins stranded on a beach in southern Australia.
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Washington State Allows Optional Death Posted: 9 months ago by MandolinOrange
Patients in Washington who are terminally ill will soon have the right to request lethal doses from their doctors.
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Scarface, The Cliffs Notes Posted: 2 years ago by MandolinOrange
NSFW
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Man Solves 39 Year Old Math Problem Posted: 2 years ago by MandolinOrange
A mathematical puzzle that baffled the top minds in the esoteric field of symbolic dynamics for nearly four decades has been cracked, by a 63-year-old immigrant who once worked as a security guard.
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Man Found Hanged On Mel Gibson's Property Posted: 2 years ago by MandolinOrange
The victim was found Wednesday morning by the foreman of the job site, on the parcel of land owned by Gibson. The site is less than a mile from the Holy Family Catholic Church founded by Gibson.
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Starbucks Ordered To Pay $100 Million In Tips Posted: 2 years ago by MandolinOrange
Saying baristas were entitled to $86 million in back tips plus interest, San Diego Superior Court Judge Patricia Cowett also issued an injunction preventing Starbucks’ shift supervisors from sharing in future tips.
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A Million Paper Airplanes Posted: 2 years ago by MandolinOrange
A 5 year old cancer patients fights to beat his disease, and to capture a world record.
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Teacher & Class Help Disabled Duck Posted: 2 years ago by MandolinOrange
Lemon the Duck, who was born with a neurological disorder, can now walk, thanks to an elementary school teacher and her class.
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Baby Eagle Survives 50 Foot Fall Posted: 2 years ago by MandolinOrange
The eaglet is now recovering following the surgical removal of the branch which impaled its wing.
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Great-Grandma Gets Her GED Posted: 2 years ago by MandolinOrange
Ola Mae Venable spent only three days in eighth grade before deciding she'd rather work on her family's farm.
Now, at the age of 79, she is a great-grandmother and the proud holder of a diploma.
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Artificial Muscle Heals Itself & Generates Electricity Posted: 2 years ago by MandolinOrange
The research, parts of which are already being used in Japan to generate electricity from ocean waves, could be used to make walking robots, develop better prosthetics, or even charge your iPod.
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Verizon Recovers Missing Voicemail Posted: 2 years ago by MandolinOrange
An 80-year-old man can hear his late wife's voice again, any time he wants. Verizon has recovered a lost message recorded by Charles Whiting's wife, Catherine, before her death in 2005.
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Woman Learns Her Husband Was a Woman Too Posted: 2 years ago by MandolinOrange
Jennifer Jack says she didn't realize that her ex-husband, Andrew Mireles, was a woman until after their marriage ended.
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Gecko Feet Bandages Posted: 2 years ago by MandolinOrange
Lizards with hairy feet are the inspiration for a new medical product that could help surgical patients heal better and might even replace sutures some day.
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Popcorn Can Cause Lung Disease Posted: 2 years ago by MandolinOrange
The hard-to-treat condition causes vague symptoms such as cough and shortness of breath, and steadily worsens, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Indian DNA Links to 6 Founding Mothers Posted: 2 years ago by MandolinOrange
Nearly all of today's Native Americans in North, Central, and South America can trace part of their ancestry to six women whose descendants immigrated around 20,000 years ago.
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Atheist Soldier Claims Army Punished Him Posted: 2 years ago by MandolinOrange
A soldier claimed Wednesday that his promotion was blocked because he had claimed in a lawsuit that the Army was violating his right to be an atheist.
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