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The Thousand-Ruby Galaxy Posted: 1 month ago by AutumnLotus
ESO's Wide Field Imager has captured the intricate swirls of the spiral galaxy Messier 83, a smaller look-alike of our own Milky Way. Shining with the light of billions of stars and the ruby red glow of hydrogen gas, it is a beautiful example of a barred spiral galaxy, whose shape has led to it being nicknamed the Southern Pinwheel.
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Faceball Hits World Wide Posted: 1 year ago by maxriter
'Saving face' at work takes on a whole new meaning. Faces and balls - it's a scene rampantly spreading world wide. Faceball is a game where 2 opponents throw a plastic beach ball at each other’s face.
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Pets Carry Wide Range of Chemical Pollutants Posted: 6 months ago by h2so4hurts
What if you stretched out on stain-resistant carpet and then licked yourself? The average dog harbors at least twice the level of a type of chemical pollutant found in people. A new report has found a wide range of industrial chemicals in household cats and dogs.
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Phone Companies are planning to take over the internet. STOP THEM. Posted: 2 years ago by bobiton65
This is a video explaining the above.
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The group for all matters relating to Lambada/zouk news worldwide Posted: 1 year ago by lindale
A chance for people to see all the wonderful dancers, choreographers and teachers in the world of Lambada/Zouk. A venue for people to communicate their passion for the dance, with articles and updates about the world of Lambada Zouk
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A History Of The Internet Posted: 2 months ago by pocksucket
The internet is many things to many people. For some it is a vital business tool. For others it is an indispensable means of communication. Others yet look on it as a vast repository of all human knowledge.
Most people think of it as the thing with the funny cat pictures though.
If you need to know that I Can Has Cheezburger first appeared on 13th June 2006, that the O RLY owl has been around for over 5 years now or that Godwin's Law was first postulated over 18 years ago then this is what you need - A time line of internet memes and traditions
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Scientist develops caffeinated doughnuts Posted: 2 years ago by Bornbad
That cup of coffee just not getting it done anymore? How about a Buzz Donut or a Buzzed Bagel?
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World Wide Words Posted: 2 years ago by NoKidding
Do you know where the word gringo comes from? Would it be fair to use the term floccinaucinihilipilificate in reference to the Bush administration? Why is a frisbee called a frisbee? Does the word tintinnabulation ring a bell? Michael Quinion explains...
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Break Me Off A Piece Of That... Azuki Bean KitKat Bar Posted: 10 months ago by 2manyusernames
That is just one of the unusual and wide variety of KitKat bars available outside the US. Some of these sound quite tasty. Link is video of some Japanese ones, this link goes to flickr photoset of Japanese and other countries KitKat Bars.
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Man survives 500-foot fall into Pennsylvania strip mine Posted: 6 months ago by dollyllama
Police said Nathan Bowman was trespassing on coal company property around 1 a.m. Friday when he slipped and fell into the Springdale Pit, an inactive mine about 700 feet deep, 3,000 feet long and 1,500 feet wide
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Acer Aspire AS5043WLMi NoteBook AMD Turion 64 15.4" Wide XGA 512MB 80GB $599.99 Posted: 2 years ago by iderdik
1.80GHz AMD Turion 64 Mobile Technology ML-32
512MB RAM
80GB hard drive
10/100/1000 Ethernet
WiFi 802.11b/g
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
15.4" WXGA
DVDRW
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Clinics To Grow Human Eggs Posted: 1 year ago by 2manyusernames
A major advance in fertility treatment is signalled today as doctors unveil details of a technique that will allow human eggs to be grown in the laboratory from ovarian tissue samples. The tiny samples are millimeters wide but contain 1000's of immature eggs.
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Top 10 Things to Look for in Spam Posted: 1 year ago by sweetu710111978
Spam has changed a lot in the last few years. Gone are the days of paying through the nose to have a website on the World Wide Web. Nor must you be a technological genius to set up a spam post. There are literally hundreds of choices when it comes to spammers these days.
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Massive stone arch collapses in Utah park Posted: 2 months ago by suebe
The Wall Arch was 71 feet tall and 33 1/2 feet wide, ranking it 12th in size among the known arches inside Arches National Park.
This is on my "places to go" list.
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Giant Israeli flag breaks world record Posted: 11 months ago by AutumnLotus
The record for the world's largest flag now belongs to an Israeli banner produced by a Filipino evangelical Christian. The huge blue and white flag, measuring 2,165 feet long and 330 feet wide and weighing 5.7 tons, breaks the record for the world's largest.
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Britain's most expensive tree revealed Posted: 6 months ago by davethefish
This is the most expensive tree in Britain – worth more than three times the average price of a home.
The Victorian plane, which has a 1.8m (6ft) wide trunk and stands in Berkeley Square in the heart of Mayfair, is valued at £750,000.
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Pictured: The dog who swallowed a two-foot long stick... and survived unharmed Posted: 2 months ago by AutumnLotus
An X-ray showed the dog swallowed a stick, two feet long and an inch wide, and it was lodged a foot down his throat.
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Cheap space trip? Let's go to one of Mars's moons Posted: 11 months ago by hisidea
Phobos is the size of Manhattan and Deimos is about a third as large, just 6.3 kilometres wide. So their gravitational pull is only one-thousandth that of Earth, making landing on them more like docking with another spaceship. Putting a person on Mars could cost $200 billion to $300 billion, including the cost of decades of research. The bill for a run to Deimos could be as low as $30 billion.
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Diablo III Announced Posted: 3 months ago by 2manyusernames
Diablo III will have a focus on cooperative or team based play. The developers are aiming to make the game run on a wide range of systems, and have stated that DirectX 10 will not be required.
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Toys are not chinas only problem Posted: 1 year ago by gammerus
"From playthings to paint to gasoline, Chinese companies use lead in a wide range of products, and experts say China's children are suffering the health consequences."
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