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Vegetarians have smaller brains according to multiple studies
Vegetarians are six times more likely to suffer brain shrinkage than their carnivorous meat eating contemporaries.
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World to end in 2013, 48 years sooner than earlier calculated
David Flynn the author of a new book “Temple at the Center of Time: Newton’s Bible Codex Deciphered and the Year 2012″ claims that Isaac Newton actually calculated the end of the world in 2013 instead of earlier reports which calculated the end in 2060.
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Old Farmer’s alminac predicts global cooling
Put down that sun-screen and go buy a parka the Old Farmer’s almanac is predicting decades of colder weather.
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Man-made space trash making space travel unsafe
In orbit trash flies faster than a speeding bullet and small fragments traveling at those high speeds are putting manned flight at risk in orbit.
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Nearly half a million Sony Vaio laptops recalled for overheating
Sony is recalling 440,000 Vaio laptops worldwide due to a wiring flaw that can cause overheating and has resulted in fires. There are over 209 reports of overheating worldwide, with seven cases involving people being burned by their Vaios.
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Men not responsible for cheating: controlled by genes
Men not responsible for cheating: controlled by gene
Researchers have given men the ultimate excuse for cheating – it’s not us it’s our genes (or some of us anyway).
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Bloomberg News Wire first to report Steve Jobs dead
Bloomberg news wire published Apple CEO Steve Jobs obituary on August 28th accidentally. With recent rumors of health problems fueled by his recent weight loss most news services have a Jobs death story ready to run.
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Facebook proves the friendless are friendless
There are reportedly over 90 million users on Facebook. When a group was added to save virtual whales, there were over 100,000 users signed up within the first 24 hours (that’s the power of viral marketing in Facebook). When an Australian man was injured in an attack on the Greek island of Mykonos, only 1,200 Facebook users cared to click the necessary button to show support.
Clicking a single button doesn’t take a lot of time, but apparently it was more time than Facebook users wanted to dedicate to Doujon Zammit and his cousin, Cameron Tabone, both age 20. Perhaps the virtual whales just needed more support. Continue Reading »
Unlimited dirty talk with Virgin for $80 dollars
Several wireless companies have announced rate plans for unlimited calling plans, including weekends, days, nights, afternoons, nooners, holidays, and any other time you can name. Most of the wireless providers are offering the plans at just $100/mo, but Virgin Mobile USA has come in lower, offering the “Totally Everything” plan for just $80/mo.
What does Virgin hope to accomplish with this lowering? To get more customers, of course. What could be better? Because the plan is prepaid, there are no contracts to sign. No being locked into a deal. No being stuck with a carrier. A bold move. But will it work? Continue Reading »
Top ten wireless providers
Knowing who is the top wireless provider in the nation might change on different occassions, but for the first quarter of 2008 the numbers have been manipulated and finally submitted and are available for your viewing pleasure.
Here’s something that might surprise you, unless you think about it and the state of the economy and the overall laziness of the population. There were no changes in rankings from the last time a quarterly report was created. Continue Reading »










