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Sunken object may be Chile's long-lost submarine Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
The Chilean navy and marine scientists say they may have found Latin America's first submarine, a steel tube topped by cannons, which sank off the coast of Chile 141 years ago.
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Chile's black widow spider may yield spermicide Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
Scientists have discovered a potentially marketable contraceptive in the venom of Chile's black widow spider, whose bite is fatal to many but can also cause prolonged, painful and involuntary erections in men.
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Chile's former dictator Pinochet dies at 91 Posted: 2 years ago by tundramonkey
He spent his last years fighting corruption, fraud and human rights charges.
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Entire lake disappears in Chile Posted: 1 year ago by kxmk
...they found a 100-feet-deep crater in late May where the lake had been in March.
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Volcano erupts in Chile; Thousands Flee Posted: 8 months ago by hisidea
One third of Melipeuco's 3 thousand inhabitants voluntarily evacuated the area to the safety of nearby Cunco.
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Chile reception for Bond crew Posted: 5 months ago by topofall
The mayor of a Chilean town has been arrested for driving on to the set of the new Bond movie while Daniel Craig was filming.
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Chile bans free 'morning-after' pills Posted: 5 months ago by muppet
Chile's Constitutional Court halted a government program Friday that provided the contraceptive known as the "morning-after" pill free to women and girls as young as 14.
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New Evidence From Earliest Known Human Settlement In The Americas Posted: 4 months ago by AutumnLotus
New evidence from the Monte Verde archaeological site in southern Chile confirms its status as the earliest known human settlement in the Americas and provides additional support for the theory that one early migration route followed the Pacific Coast more than 14,000 years ago.
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Toronto police scuffle with Chilean soccer team Posted: 1 year ago by imagica
Chile will file a complaint over what was called "unjustified aggression" by Toronto police as they scuffled with Chilean team members after a FIFA Under-20 World Cup match.
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Para-whatsit quite a mouthful then, too Posted: 9 months ago by AutumnLotus
Scientists searching for fossils high in the Andes in Chile have unearthed the remains of a tank-like mammal related to armadillos that grazed 18 million years ago.
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New Mexico State on fire for chiles Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
New Mexico State University is a hotbed of chile pepper innovation where scientists have created more than two dozen new strains during the last two decades.
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San Alfonso del Mar Posted: 6 months ago by topofall
Extreme Pool - take a look at the Satellite view!
I'm off to Google Earth to find it!
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The World's Largest Swimming Pool Posted: 11 months ago by suckersklub
It's huge.
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Worlds biggest salt water pool just 100 yards from worlds biggest salt water ocean Posted: 2 weeks ago by BrownTrout
1,000 yards long, covering 20 acres, with a 115ft deep end and it holds 66 million gallons of water. Impressive engineering or massive waste of money?
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World's hottest chilli pepper discovered Posted: 11 months ago by AutumnLotus
Researchers at New Mexico State University recently discovered the world's hottest chilli pepper. Bhut Jolokia, a variety of chilli pepper originating in Assam, India, has earned Guinness World Records' recognition as the world's hottest chilli pepper by blasting past the previous champion Red Savina.
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Chilean Indians suing Microsoft Posted: 2 years ago by 2manyusernames
Microsoft plans on offering Windows in the Mapuzugun language, spoken by aprox 400,000 Chilean Indians.
The Indians claim their language is intellectual property and they should get paid for its "unauthorized" use.
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Amazing pictures: The lightning storm that engulfed an erupting volcano Posted: 4 months ago by AutumnLotus
As clouds of toxic ash and dust tower into the sky, they ionise the air, generating an explosive electrical storm. Colossal forks of lightning spark around the noxious plume as it spews from the volcano's crater, creating an image of raw, terrifying energy - as if the air itself were ablaze. Video of the eruption here.
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Old chicken bones show Polynesians came to Chile Posted: 1 year ago by AutumnLotus
A chicken bone found in Chile provides solid evidence to settle a debate over whether Polynesians traveling on rafts visited South America thousands of years ago -- or vice versa.
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Prostitute auctions sex for charity Posted: 9 months ago by dollyllama
Maria Carolina became an overnight celebrity in the conservative Roman Catholic country, making news headlines and appearing on talk shows since she made her unusual donation to the televised charity event, which runs for 27 hours starting on Friday evening.
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Boy Born Pregnant with His Own Twin Posted: 2 years ago by kerry
Baby boy born with his twin inside him...
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