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.
Scarface, The Cliffs Notes Posted: 6 months ago by MandolinOrange
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Man Solves 39 Year Old Math Problem Posted: 6 months 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: 6 months 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: 6 months 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: 6 months 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: 6 months 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: 6 months 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: 6 months 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: 6 months 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: 6 months 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: 6 months 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: 6 months 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: 6 months 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: 6 months 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: 6 months 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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Al Qaida Mentor Released from Jordan Prison Posted: 6 months ago by MandolinOrange
U.S. intelligence officials say Maqdisi is a major Jihadi mentor who wields more influence over Islamist ideology than leading militants such as Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahri.
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Convicted Mafioso Too Fat For Jail Posted: 6 months ago by MandolinOrange
The 462-pound man could not fit in prison beds or through the bathroom door, so he's been granted house arrest.
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Kangaroo Cull in Australia's Capital Posted: 6 months ago by MandolinOrange
An overabundance of kangaroos munching on native grasses near Australia's capital, Canberra, has left the government little choice but to kill some of the pesky marsupials.
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Dinosaur Era Feather Found in Amber Posted: 6 months ago by MandolinOrange
The hundred-million-year-old plumage has features of both feather-like fibers found with some two-legged dinosaurs known as theropods and of modern bird feathers.
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Woman Forgotten in Jail Cell For 4 Days Posted: 6 months ago by MandolinOrange
The bailiff put her in the cell to await transport to jail, and she was forgotten. Because of heavy snow, few staff members were in the courthouse to hear her cries and pounding later Thursday or on Friday and through the weekend.
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Hanes To Sell Wedgie Proof Undies Posted: 6 months ago by MandolinOrange
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Bones of Tiny Humans Found in Palau Posted: 6 months ago by MandolinOrange
The bones represent people who were 3 to 4 feet (94 to 120 centimeters) tall and weighed between 70 and 90 pounds (32 and 41 kilograms).
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Elusive Bird Species Spotted Posted: 6 months ago by MandolinOrange
The Beck's Petrel, last seen in the 1920s and long thought to be extinct, has been rediscovered near Papua New Guinea.
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Bird Flu Shows SIgns of Mutation Posted: 6 months ago by MandolinOrange
"When avian flu is around and human flu appears, this will raise the chances of avian flu turning into a human flu."
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Belgium's $170 Million Holocaust Pay Out Posted: 6 months ago by MandolinOrange
Survivors and victims' families offered cash for Nazi looting and war losses.
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