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Shrimp can see beyond the rainbow Posted: 1 day ago by AutumnLotus
A giant shrimp living on Australia's Great Barrier Reef can see a world beyond the rainbow that is invisible to other animals. Mantis shrimps, dubbed "thumb splitters" by divers because of their vicious claws, have the most complex eyes in the animal kingdom, capable of seeing colors from the ultraviolet to the infrared, as well as detecting other subtle variations in light.
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'Snake man' slithers out of Austrian prison cell Posted: 1 day ago by AutumnLotus
A man has escaped from his Austrian jail cell by squeezing through a food hatch in the door, police said today.
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Youngest Exploding Star Discovered Posted: 1 day ago by AutumnLotus
About 140 years ago, our time, a stellar explosion lit up our galaxy with a blinding flash of light, sending out powerful shock waves to boot. Now, astronomers have spotted the youthful remains from the explosion.
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The McCain Doctrines Posted: 1 day ago by DerAlt
Whatever their disagreements on policy, United States senators, even in today’s hyperpolitical climate, are reluctant to impugn one another’s motives or integrity.
Good read not meant to be political. Interesting insights.
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Suge Knight gets knocked out outside LA Club Posted: 1 day ago by sholom22
Isn't Karma a b***h? You know Vanilla Ice or Tupac was some how behind this...
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Man flies above Swiss Alps on...get this...a homemade jet powered wing Posted: 1 day ago by Moe
186 miles per hour. He has my vote for the most uber tech awesome dude of 2008.
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Duke, the 6ft 5in Shire horse that is Britain's tallest (but he's still scared of mice) Posted: 1 day ago by AutumnLotus
He's about as heavy as a family car - and costs almost as much to run. Duke the shire horse stands 19.3 hands, or around 6ft 5in at the shoulder.
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The Effects of the Religious Right on Politics and on Religion Posted: 1 day ago by 2manyusernames
Who would deny that the ascendancy of the religious right has been bad for the U.S.? Its destructive consequences are plain to see. It has polarized the nation. It has made America a laughingstock in the eyes of the educated of the world. And it has encouraged devout believers to think of themselves as agents of the divine, and their political opponents as enemies of God.
Besides the political damage, religion itself has been damaged.
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Spanish drought reveals ancient church Posted: 1 day ago by AutumnLotus
Perhaps the most striking image of Spain's drought - so severe it has forced Barcelona to ship in water - is that of an underwater church that has emerged from a drying dam. Video link.
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Lies we tell our kids Posted: 1 day ago by hmtksteve
Awesome essay on the lies parents tell their kids. Yes it is loooong. Yes it is worth the read.
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Is American beer any good? Posted: 1 day ago by mutil8or
Ask most people where the best beer in the world comes from, and they'll probably say Germany or England. More worldly folks might mention Belgium.
But ask a beer aficionado these days, and odds are you'll get an answer that might surprise you – the good old U.S.A.
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Yikes! Spider in bag of grapes unfortunateness Posted: 1 day ago by pocksucket
Nicola Hudson of Suffolk found a bloody great tarantula in a bag of grapes from Asda.
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Ecoterrorism? Huge crop eating bugs found in the mail from Taiwan Posted: 1 day ago by Moe
A box with huge live beetles & food designed to keep them alive during shipping was found in Philadelphia. They were labeled according to gender, which infers that the recipient may have wanted to breed them.
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"Sorry Rocks" regularly returned to Uluru Posted: 1 day ago by pocksucket
At least one package a day containing rocks arrives at Uluru. The rocks, stones and pebbles were all taken by tourists as souvenirs, but are returned for a variety reasons, 25% of them from people believing they had been cursed for their initial indiscretion.
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Why you shouldn't use a gun to scratch your back... Posted: 1 day ago by suebe
at 3 a.m. while drinking and playing cards.
Photo not related. obviously d'uh
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Spencer Tunick does Vienna Posted: 1 day ago by pocksucket
Pop your tops off and leave them over there. That's lovely. All 1,800 of you.
Showing no signs of giving it a rest, Spencer Tunick got a bunch of Austrians to pose in the nip in Ernst-Happel Stadium
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Forgotten Tot Left Behind At Vancouver Airport Posted: 1 day ago by jhordie
An immigrant family left a 23-month-old boy in the Vancouver airport and learned he was missing only when contacted during the next leg of the trip.
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Teen Sells 17,328 Boxes Of Girl Scout Cookies Posted: 1 day ago by jhordie
A Girl Scout has financed her trip to Europe with Thin Mints, Samoas and Do-Si-Dos, possibly breaking a national record in the process. Jennifer Sharpe, a 15-year-old from Dearborn, sold 17,328 boxes of Girl Scout cookies this year, which shatters her troop's old record and is believed to be a national record, though Girl Scouts of the USA doesn't track individual sales.
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Darth Vader' spared jail in Jedi church attacks Posted: 1 day ago by 2manyusernames
Wales - A man who dressed up as Darth Vader, wearing a garbage bag for a cape, and assaulted the founders of a group calling itself the Jedi church was given a suspended sentence Tuesday.
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Take your top off to save the planet - It's the solar powered bra Posted: 1 day ago by pocksucket
Triumph Internation Japan showed off a concept bra that includes a photovoltaic cell and a drinks pouch.
It just goes to show that it's a fine line between genius and insanity.
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Spongebob Rectal Thermometer Posted: 1 day ago by 2manyusernames
3 words you probably didn't expect to hear in the same sentence, but that is exactly what this is. It actually plays the Spongebob theme in your ass when your temperature is taken!
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Edwards To Endorse Obama Posted: 2 days ago by cb__
"The conventional wisdom is that Barack Obama will pick up maybe 60 percent of Edwards' supporters."
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Polar bears listed as threatened species Posted: 2 days ago by jhordie
Polar bears were listed on Wednesday as threatened under the U.S. Endangered Species Act because their sea ice habitat is melting away, Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne announced.
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Dwile Flonking, Bog Snorkeling, and Noodlin... Posted: 2 days ago by rjonesx
7 sports that are as ridiculous as they are real
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Woman accused of faking brain cancer to avoid work Posted: 2 days ago by muppet
A former Washington state social worker has been accused of faking brain cancer to avoid work.
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