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British surgeons to receive bonus... if the patient doesn't die Posted: 17 hours ago by tigertony
What's next, a bonus for pilots if they don't crash the plane?
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This cheese bombed Posted: 19 hours ago by timetells
I wouldn't buy it either.
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Polygamist Sect Leader Accused of Child Sex Assault Posted: 19 hours ago by maxriter
The imprisoned leader of a polygamist sect along with other five men arrested earlier this year in Texas have been accused of child sex assault.
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1951 vs 2008 Posted: 19 hours ago by SkandarGraun
Pandagon takes this 1951 book, "On Becoming a Woman" and compares it to the Just for Girls/Just for Guys 2008 abstinence-only teen magazine.
Potentially NSFW with irritating navigation bar on the left.
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Mother awarded £800,000 after 'six pints of water a day detox diet' left her brain damaged Posted: 19 hours ago by maxriter
A dieter suffered permanent brain damage after being advised to drink six pints of water a day and cut salt intake to lose weight. Dawn Page, 52, has been awarded £810,000 in damages from her nutritionist, although the practitioner denies fault.
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Higher, Faster, Stronger: 1950s Experimental Aircraft Posted: 19 hours ago by deEPCHIll
The 1950s was the decade of the test pilot and the experimental aircraft, as aviation technology turned to the jet engine and pushed its limits in both speed and endurance. With the world divided in Cold War, the stakes were high. Jet aircraft dominated both U.S. and Soviet arsenals and the data returned by subsonic and supersonic test flights had implications for the coming space race as well.
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Last year I killed a man... Posted: 20 hours ago by MissWinkle
As I hit the emergency brake, I was thinking, "Please, get out of the way. Now. Please let it be a prank."
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1st Look: The Characters of Dreamworks 'Monsters vs. Aliens' Posted: 20 hours ago by cactushair
I’m reporting from DreamWorks at the moment, and I am trying to soak in everything that I have seen. We were taken around for an inside look at the studio ’s next animated feature Monsters Vs. Aliens. Not only did I get a first look, but I also scored some cool stuff to share with all of you.
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Billionaire Oilman Warns $300 Oil,Urges US Reduce Dependence Posted: 20 hours ago by cactushair
The billionaire oilman and onetime corporate raider says the U.S. must wean itself from foreign oil, and he's betting some of his fortune on harnessing domestic energy alternatives.
Comments: 1 Score: [-] 10 [+].
Mad Skills Styler - Japanese Poppin' Posted: 20 hours ago by cactushair
Insane dancing! Once again I'm amazed by Japanese TV.
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Can you help identify voice of mysterious girl? Posted: 1 day ago by bevissimo
SEATTLE -- The Coast Guard is asking for the public's help in identifying a 6-year-old girl who may be in trouble aboard a boat somewhere in the south end of the Puget Sound.
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Omarosa V Williams - On Air Cat Fight! Posted: 1 day ago by bevissimo
Omarosa, of Apprentice fame, gets herself ejected from the Wendy Williams Show while promoting her book "The b***h Switch".
And they say you can't tell a book by its cover...
News story here.
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'Allah meat' astounds Nigerians Posted: 1 day ago by AutumnLotus
Diners have been flocking to a restaurant in northern Nigeria to see pieces of meat which the owner says are inscribed with the name of Allah.
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Identical twins marry, give birth to identical twins Posted: 1 day ago by AutumnLotus
When identical twin sisters Diane and Darlene Nettemeier met identical twin brothers Craig and Mark Sanders a decade ago, they could never have guessed just how much of their lives would be based around perfect sets of two.
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A dash of lime - a new twist that may cut CO2 levels back to pre-industrial levels Posted: 1 day ago by AutumnLotus
Scientists say they have found a workable way of reducing CO2 levels in the atmosphere by adding lime to seawater. And they think it has the potential to dramatically reverse CO2 accumulation in the atmosphere.
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Lesbos islanders lose 'lesbian' case in Greek court Posted: 1 day ago by AutumnLotus
A Greek court ruled on Tuesday that homosexual women can be called 'lesbians', rejecting an appeal by residents of Lesbos island. Update on this post.
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Need a taxi? Pensioners dial 000 Posted: 1 day ago by AutumnLotus
"Sick" pensioners are calling ambulances, only to miraculously recover when they arrive at hospital and head off to the shops nearby.
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Are you Roman tonight? Statue of 'Elvis' chiselled 1800 years before his birth goes under the hammer Posted: 1 day ago by AutumnLotus
With his dashing chiselled features, swept back hair and perky bouffant the resemblance is unmistakable.
But incredibly this carving of Elvis Presley was created around 1800 years before the King of Rock and Roll first warbled his first note.
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Serial child rapist sues amex for telling authorities where he was Posted: 1 day ago by BernardBlack
He used his credit card at a hotel and Amex told the authorities where a charge was made. He is now suing Amex, calling them spies. The perverted swine is also suing everyone else he can think of for violating his rights.
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Our future has been lost never to be found Posted: 1 day ago by BernardBlack
The best part about Wired magazine was its "Found" section. An image showing something from the future. The creativity of the pieces were amazing. Sadly Wired has canceled the feature to make room for yet another ad.
Comments: 11 Score: [-] 130 [+].
Austrian Man blasted off Toilet by… Hailstones? Posted: 1 day ago by mutil8or
An Austrian man is demanding substantial damages after he was blasted off the toilet when hundreds of thousands of hail stones exploded out of it.
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McCain Hoping VP Guessing Game Will Take Steam Off Of Obama's Overseas Visit Posted: 1 day ago by BernardBlack
It looks like McCain's camp "leaked" the fact that a choice for VP could be made within a week. A leak that was hoped to take some of the publicity Obama is getting.
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Obama's great-uncle recalls liberating Nazi camp Posted: 1 day ago by 2manyusernames
Charles T. Payne was 20 years old when he helped liberate Ohrdruf, a subcamp of the Buchenwald concentration camp. He is the "Uncle Charlie" that Obama told a group of veterans about. The ones he mistakenly said Auschwitz. Here he talks about that moment in his life.
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Warning: Live Dinosaur on the run at NHM! Posted: 1 day ago by suckersklub
I so need one of those.
And the kids love it, too!
(This is said to be at the LA Natural History Museum. Thx, ZebraHDH.)
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Beijing Olympics Preparations - Three Weeks To Go Posted: 1 day ago by suckersklub
Awesome (repeat: awesome) Photography.
Comments: 5 Score: [-] 454 [+].
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