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March 15 2010

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153 diggsIsraeli media reported Monday that the U.S. is pressing Israel to scrap a contentious east Jerusalem building project whose approval has touched off the most serious diplomatic feud with Washington in years.
186 diggsA bus plummeted 70 feet into a dry riverbed in northwestern India on Monday, killing at least 26 passengers and injuring 34 others, police said...
137 diggsOn March 15, 1985, a Massachusetts computer systems firm registered the first .com Internet domain name. Although Symbolics.com didn't spark an instant gold rush, the event planted the first seed of a transformation...
69 diggsTropical Cyclone Tomas battered Fiji's northern islands on Monday evening with gusts of up to 275 km/h (170 mph) and heavy rain, but weather officials had not received immediate reports of damage.
204 diggsThree people connected to the U.S. consulate in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, were killed in two drive-by shootings, a senior White House official told CNN Sunday.
163 diggsScientists revealed Sunday for the first time how some snakes can detect the faint body heat exuded by a mouse a metre (three feet) away with enough precision and speed to hunt in the dark.
263 diggsWith allegations of sexual abuse by Catholic priests piling up in Germany and Ireland and surfacing in Austria and the Netherlands, Europe appears poised to face church abuse in the broad, wrenching way the United States did in the last decade.
133 diggsSaturday Night Live doing what they're best at - spoofing, this time the ill-fated unintended acceleration issues that have plagued Toyota recently.
145 diggsTwo weeks ago when Buddy Roark bought a brand-new HTC Eris smartphone from Verizon, his first Android device, it was a big step up from his feature phone.
72 diggsTiger Woods's long-awaited comeback could move a step closer this afternoon, when the US PGA are expected to release details of the world No 1's return to the game.
336 diggsOne job of presidents is to educate Americans about crucial national problems. On health care, Barack Obama has failed. Almost everything you think you know about health care is probably wrong or, at least, half wrong.
67 diggsA raft of alleged inconsistencies in the evidence surrounding the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, has been published in a book by an investigative journalist.
222 diggsYou read that right. You better get your porn now before the whole operation crashes.
176 diggsSome games just wouldn't have worked back then.
410 diggsDisney might need a re-design!
206 diggsOne man's nine-year quest to rank the best English-language films ever.
128 diggsStaff in sports clubs who warn women not to lift heavy weights could be prosecuted under new equality laws. Legislation set out under Harriet Harman's forthcoming Equality Bill says that insinuating a woman might not be able to lift the same size weights as men could be considered 'unlawful sex discrimination'.
105 diggsABBA, Jimmy Cliff, Genesis, The Hollies and the Stooges will become the latest inductees in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Monday, officials said.
204 diggsThousands of people in Georgia were sent into panic when they saw a TV news report saying Russian tanks had invaded their capital and the president was dead. But what they didn't know was that the show on Imedi TV was a fake, aimed to show how events might unfold if the president were killed.
231 diggsI've driven across the United States several times in my life. Even with all the comforts of modern technology, it has never been a pleasant experience.
214 diggsAfter 70 days adrift in the Atlantic Ocean, up to 10 hours a day spent rowing and the rest of the time alone with her thoughts and endless water, 22-year-old Katie Spotz faced her greatest challenge at the last moment of her 2,817 mile record-breaking journey.
116 diggsIn Illinois, a state-issued Firearm Owners ID (FOID) card is required to buy or possess a firearm or even a single round of ammunition. Possession without a valid FOID is a felony. Currently, a FOID applicant below the age of 21 must have parental consent to apply. A bill that has already passed the state senate would lower that age to 18 years.
170 diggs"The New York Taxi and Limousine Commission has uncovered a massive scam/scheme in which 1.8 million riders were overcharged. "
198 diggsMost any journalism professor, upon mention of Wikipedia, will immediately launch into a rant about how the massively collaborative online encyclopedia can't be trusted. It can, you see, be edited and altered by absolutely anyone at any moment. But how much less trustworthy is the site for breaking news than the plethora of blogs and social?
166 diggsA 38-year-old woman acknowledged Monday killing six of her newborns, whose corpses were found in plastic bags in her basement, at the opening of a chilling trial in northwest France.
262 diggsA Perfect Dark comparison video between the new XLBA version, and the original N64 game.
172 diggsToo often, our precious airwaves are filled with children who scream and give us migraines, precocious kids who try too hard to be cute, spoiled rich teenagers and temper-tantrum-throwing brats who make us want to seriously reconsider ever procreating. These 10, we'd actually consider spending time with.
137 diggsGoogle's chief executive looks forward to a revolution in video conferencing and discusses augmented reality applications. He also discusses the possibilities of web once the standard is raised to 4G.
164 diggsAfter early calls to shut down a Spanish file-sharing site were dismissed, music group SGAE pinned its hopes on success at the full trial. But, the outcome for them was nothing short of a disaster. The judge declared that both non-commercial file-sharing link sites and non-profit use of P2P networks are legal in Spain.
246 diggsArnauz is blind. His mom died when he was very young. His dad is injail. Doesn't matter. He keeps on singing. Arnauz is waging a Youtubecampaign to gather 10,000 subscribers by April. The record companiesare watching.
80 diggsThese guys are key to their team's success in March.
138 diggsThe Tea Party of Nevada formed an official third party in the Silver State, with candidate Jon Ashjian hoping to defeat Reid. But tea party groups that oppose becoming official third parties cried foul. Some conservatives have even accused Ashjian of being a front for Reid supporters who hope to dilute the Republican and tea party votes in the fall
172 diggsThere are millions of websites out there. Many of them are unique. But the individual impact of any particular site on the overall Internet is generally negligible, if there's any impact at all. Not so with the fifteen sites here. These sites changed the Internet, mostly for good, in substantial ways.
137 diggsRPG software giant Bethesda is bringing us a completely new RPG...
127 diggsThis map / infographic shows international measuring system of units and the chronology of the advance of metric usage around the world. Only three countries - Burma, Liberia, and the United States - have yet to adopt the International System of Units ...
55 diggsThe retirement nest egg of an entire generation is stashed away in this small town along the Ohio River: $2.5 trillion in IOUs from the federal government, payable to the Social Security Administration. This will cause the deficit, and therefore the debt as well, to increase even faster.
129 diggsHollywood’s 3-D revolution is beginning to spin backward, as studios look to retrofit past hits, including James Cameron's Titanic. “We’re targeting spring of 2012 for the release (of a 3-D version of Titanic), which is the 100 year anniversary of the sailing of the ship,” Cameron said.
192 diggsWhether you like them or not, these are 5 people who might enter your NCAA Pool - and you'll take them because the more people, the bigger the take.
121 diggsBiologists are worried. Birds have starved to death and been pummeled by storms. Scientists are also perplexed about why they've altered their habits. Climate change could be a factor -- no one really knows for sure.....
168 diggsA Stark County man is facing a felony child endangering charge for allegedly tattooing a 1-year-old girl.
137 diggsFrom 3-2-1 Contact To Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego, here's a list of five public television shows we'd like to see back on the air.
133 diggsThe ability to reprogram the immune system is one of the most sought-after goals in medicine. Now researchers are closer than ever to pulling it off in patients with Type 1 diabetes...
172 diggsA soldier blinded in battle has become the first member of the armed forces to test a special pair of glasses which allow him to 'see' using his tongue.
244 diggsCareerBuilder recently released the top-paying jobs you can get without a college degree. Take a look at the following results before you begin your job search. (All salaries represent the annual median salary.)
230 diggsThese breathtaking photographs capture the natural majesty of enormous icebergs sculpted into architectural forms by the wind and rain of Antarctica. Photographer Steven Kazlowski, 40, witnessed these sights as he toured the world's most southerly continent on a 62-foot engined sailing boat
161 diggsHere are fifteen of the less popular -- and most weird -- addictions known to man.
399 diggs Richard Dawkins is a world-renowned evolutionary biologist and author. He now presents a stunning counterattack against advocates of "Intelligent Design" that explains the evidence for evolution while keeping an eye trained on the absurdities of the creationist argument.
73 diggsJohn Edwards' mistress Rielle Hunter said in an interview released Monday they are still in love. The former North Carolina senator's political action committee paid her video production firm more than $100,000.
67 diggsTells Orlando radio station in lie about Massachusetts law: "I guess that would mean if you really had affection for your horse, I guess you could marry your horse. It's just the wrong way to go, and the only way to protect the institution of marriage is with that federal marriage amendment." (Old Spice ad pic really sums it up).
106 diggs600 Feet Below Antarctic Ice Where Nothing Complex Should Live, NASA Catches A Curious Shrimp
94 diggsA severe shamrock shortage is threatening St. Patrick's Day in Ireland and the “wearing of the green," according to leading botanist Dr. Declan Doogue of the Royal Irish Academy.
189 diggsThere have been dozens of game winning shots in the history of the NCAA Tournament, but some buzzer beaters are more iconic and legendary than others. Which ones made our list of the top tourney buzzer beaters?
273 diggsMarch 14 is National Potato Chip Day, and while sour cream and onion may be what you're used to, there's a wide world when it comes to chip flavors.
170 diggsThe unprecedented box office returns for Avatar and Alice inWonderland prove that the public has a strong appetite for immersiveviewing. The only remaining question is whether — given thespecialized glasses and occasional bouts of vertigo that come with it— they want 3D in their homes.
157 diggsPassing the health care bill and moving it to the president's desk in the same manner used by the last administration to pass tax breaks "sounds more like a Chavez tactic in Venezuela," says loudmouth congresswoman Michele Bachmann.
208 diggsDogs are cute. Fat can be funny. Here are some dogs who ate their way to obeastity.
98 diggsIf you buy a 3G iPad, you'll be able to purchase data, month by month, from AT&T. Neat! But you already pay for unlimited data access on your iPhone, also from AT&T. So why not have one plan, for everything?
118 diggsChairman Marc Andreeseen announced today that CEO Gina Bianchini is stepping down after 5 years at the helm of Ning, which boasts of supporting 2.3 million user-created social networks. Bianchini will become an entrepreneur in residence with Andreessen's VC firm
209 diggsJohn Cho says it's happening.
138 diggsResearchers have discovered the genes that allow the opium poppy to make codeine and morphine, according to a new study
119 diggsA study published today in the journal Pediatrics said young children who regularly ingest some imported Indian spices may be exposed to lead -- a dangerous neurotoxin. In addition, some Indian ritual powders such as "Sindoor" comprise 47 to 64 percent lead, according to the study, and can be particularly dangerous when applied on young children.
193 diggsWhen Mario was first introduced, he was playing second fiddle to Donkey Kong and was just called "Jumpman." Lame. Now look at him. 30 years have passed and fans are still paying tribute to the portly plumber, bringing him (and his world) to life with their awesome creations.
274 diggsWe’ve featured a lot of cosplayers on this site in the past year or so, but I’m not sure we’ve ever seen one quite like this, which is why she’s getting her own post.
139 diggsA look at 12 All-American icons that are now manufactured on foreign shores.
143 diggsIn honor of this week's Tiger Woods-themed season premiere, here are some classic sport-related clips from South Park.
271 diggsSouth Park has been at its best when it is mocking the hypocrisy and stupidity of people and their foibles, and nowhere is this more evident than in the many episodes where it has forayed into political parody.
200 diggsIf we kick the illegal immigrants out of the US, who is going to do all this work?
198 diggsWe just got a quick at Netflix for Windows Phone 7 Series, one of the third-party apps Microsoft's showing off here at MIX10, and it looks... well, very Netflixy -- it's red to the bone. Unlike other mobile Netflix apps, this one's got Watch Instantly support and it looks great -- a real testament to the capabilities Microsoft's slinging.
137 diggsThis stunning series of images captures the moments a starling is chased down and snatched in mid-air by a bald eagle. (Click through the three photos)
220 diggsWe're talking about a policy that would task ISPs with putting 100Mbps speeds in place at 100 million American homes within the next decade. Broadband providers are concerned with the cost associated with the FCC's proposal, but should they be? According to ABI Research, global broadband service revenue is expected to exceed $210 billion in 2014.
293 diggs120 million US Census forms are scheduled to arrive in US households today as the government do a head count in order to help divvy up congressional seats and more than $400 billion in federal aid.
102 diggsTired of the Eric Massa scandal, the Rhode Island congressman lashed out at the press for its lack of attention to the Afghan war. Unfortunately, the media was more interested in talking about his ranting, than what he was ranting about.
139 diggsThe special vaccine court rules in 3 test cases that thimerosal does not cause autism. Will the anti-vaccination movement accept the science and move on?
214 diggsCharles Barkley has been in the spotlight for a long time. These photos, however, are extremely rare and have barely been seen before.
176 diggsBe true to yourself, and better romantic relationships will follow, research suggests.
209 diggsIf you're unemployed, don't resort to desperation tactics. Being smarter about where you apply could get you a better job -- one with a higher-than-normal salary, less chance of a layoff, or unusual benefits. This infographic takes a look at the best companies to work for in 2010.
175 diggsI see the growing trend of bettering work environment across the World. Thanks to employee friendly companies like Google, Facebook, ThoughtWorks and Cisco. The corporate sector is now more human, friendlier and more innovative.
98 diggsWay to practice the pick & roll
268 diggsA new study concludes that last summer's government-funded "Cash For Clunkers" program didn't hurt car sales rates in future months, and in fact did just what it set out to do: get old, low-mileage cars off the road and stimulate auto sales in the U.S. An analysis by Maritz Research refutes one of...
197 diggsGod of War III narrowly beats out Pokemon Heart Gold / Soul Silver with 485,000 pre-orders in the Americas, both games release next week
189 diggsPingping, who was 29 inches tall, was filming a television programme in Italy when he developed chest problems.
277 diggsLarry David told PaleyFest audience that an eighth season of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" is likely, though ruled out more "Seinfeld" reunion content.
83 diggsDon't worry about coke or pot, parents—but maybe you should start hiding those cans of spray paint from Jimmy, instead.
73 diggsBill Maher doesn't believe that the health care bill will save money.
112 diggsA new species of ancient amphibian may represent one of the earliest examples of land-based vertebrate life.
183 diggsBlackBerry users tended to have fierce brand loyalty, but the iPhone is apparently changing that. And, while more BlackBerry users are planning to switch to an iPhone, Android-based devices are starting to garner more attention as well.
401 diggsJust another hot Mass Effect girl.
93 diggsPolice found more than 4,300 cannabis plants and 500 pounds of dried marijuana in 2 homes in the sleepy suburb outside Chicago. Six people have been charged with running the grow-op and one of them is 71-years-old so it's possible that he/she actually attended the real Woodstock.
229 diggsBusty Brits can now buy the biggest bra ever seen on the high street - a colossal K-CUP dubbed "the windsock". Until now the largest bra on general sale was a giant G-cup, and bigger ladies had to use specialist shops. Supersize K-cup bras are now being stocked, as British breasts keep on growing.
127 diggsEvery super-hero is different...partying-wise. Here, a suggested invite (and non-invite) list to your next blow-out party -- Power Girl and Hercules definitely "in"; Batman...some questions.
109 diggsEnjoy guys... Pop Crunch 100 Hottest Women of 2010
51 diggsWe just got out of a meeting with Microsoft's Todd Higgs, who dropped a little bombshell on us: the only official way to get apps on a Windows Phone 7 Series device will be to download them from Windows Phone Marketplace.
150 diggs.xxx vote delayed until June as official body that awards web addresses decides to examine options
367 diggsWikileaks presents a “threat to the U.S. Army” and publishes “potentially actionable information” for targeting military personnel, according to a classified intelligence report posted Monday on the whistleblowing site.
105 diggsA whole range of activities that people tend to think will make them happy—getting a raise, moving to California, having kids—do not, it turns out, have that effect. (Studies have shown that women find caring for their children less pleasurable than napping or jogging and only slightly more satisfying than doing the dishes.)
282 diggsWhen will the Wolverine State actually catch a break?
179 diggsLegendary Motorcar Company decided to create a twin-turbo V10 1,000+ horsepower monster of a 1970 Chrysler Barracuda – a project that has taken over 5,000 man hours over the course of nearly two years. Just days after completion, LMC took the ‘Cuda to Chrysler’s Proving Grounds to race it against a Ferrari Enzo supercar.
292 diggsSmall individual actions can add up to big global impacts, but no one likes to be preached to.  Yet the National Resources Defense Council getting ready to tell people what to eat (less red meat and dairy), what kinds of cars to drive (smaller ones), whether to fly (not too much) or how many homes to own (one).
298 diggsYou haven't known the horrors of demonic possession until you've seen them in claymation.
239 diggsSean "Big Puppy" Madigan sounds like a tough guy with a soft side. But to his four-year-old stepdaughter, the 6'3'', 230lb bodybuilder is just an asshole with a misleading nickname.
264 diggsFormer NBA center Robert Whaley is no stranger to the law. He was arrested in high school, in junior college, and just a few years ago he was arrested for running a drug house, but (butt?) that’s nothing compared to his most recent legal run-in.
51 diggsEveryone has annoying habits, and a sizable part of every successful marriage is learning to live with those things each other does that annoy you. I think it's
136 diggsSee the best a criminal can be by checking out these top 10 scores.
94 diggsTwitter has announced its '@anywhere' platform for websites,which allows site visitors to Tweet and follow from sites including Digg, Amazon and eBay.
280 diggsTim Bray isn’t as well-known as Sir Tim Berners-Lee, but the guy has had a leading role in defining the Internet. His name tops the list of editors on the official specs for the Internet’s XML language, the basic building block for all Web pages.
183 diggsToyota engineers believe that it would be extremely difficult for the Prius to be driven at a continuous high speed with more than light brake-pedal pressure, and that the assertion that the vehicle could not be stopped with the brakes is fundamentally inconsistent with basic vehicle design and the investigation observations.
294 diggsThe more difficult the decision we face, the more likely we are not to act, according to new research by UCL scientists that examines the neural pathways involved in 'status quo bias' in the human brain.
66 diggsAndrew Young tells The Daily Beast he's going on the offensive against his old boss, John Edwards. Diane Dimond reveals how the sex tape imperils the ex-candidate–and its graphic details.
180 diggsHis attacks have spanned 13 years, beginning in Prince George's County in the late 1990s, moving into Virginia and then up to New England. And police know so much about this man. They even have his DNA. But when it comes right down to it, this same man is a frustrating mystery. No one has been able to find him.
168 diggsResearch found that when the price of a two-liter bottle went up, people consumed less, which was associated with a drop in weight and a lower risk for pre-diabetes.
199 diggswhile everyone watches. (Viewer Discretion Advised)
195 diggsThe 68-year-old grandfather accused of punching random children in a Northwest Side Walmart remained in jail after his first court appearance yesterday.
101 diggsShe locked herself in a closet to fast and pray. Her husband and family left her there until the 26th day, when they forced open the door and found her dead.
342 diggsDemocrats have convinced themselves that it would be far worse to do nothing on health care than listen to the concerns of the public. And they have demonstrated they will stop at nothing to get some form of legislation passed – even using the House Rules Committee to draft a new rule that would make it possible for Speaker Pelosi to pass the bill
95 diggsFred Pearce argues that the focus on the population "problem" is a matter of the rich "downplay[ing] the importance of our own environmental footprint because future generations of poor people might one day have the temerity to get as rich and destructive as us."
154 diggsUnlike Oscar-winning critical darling and Iraq war movie The Hurt Locker, the new Iraq thriller Green Zone, starring Matt Damon, has been a critical flop. Did the film's political overtones sink this wartime blockbuster?
88 diggsThe Amarok team is proud to announce the release of Amarok 2.3.0.It brings many goodies like a new toolbar and a new more integratedfile browser.
146 diggsA new Gallup poll finds that overall, more Americans feel the media exaggerates the seriousness of climate change today than they did two years ago. Two-thirds of conservatives say its seriousness is overblown, up from half in 2008.
114 diggsChat Roulette has brought out the creativity in some very talented folks. This hilarious hooded piano player reacts to his victims in real time, always bringing out a smile.
140 diggs"We found that we could identify children who were about twice as likely to report chronic widespread pain as adults, based on whatever their parents and teachers had said about their behavior when they were 7, 11 and 16," says Gary Macfarlane, an epidemiologist at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland....
313 diggsJumping from a helium balloon in the stratosphere at least 120,000 feet above Earth. Within about half a minute, he figures, he would be going 690 miles per hour and become the first skydiver to break the speed of sound.
142 diggsIf you know anything about soccer, than you know how tough it can be to put the ball in the back of the net. Because of how difficult scoring a goal can be, world class soccer players put a lot of time and effort into devising the perfect soccer goal celebration. Here are some of the most brilliant.
253 diggsPolice arrested an Iowa City woman after she allegedly struck her sister with the lid of a toilet tank. Bonus mugshot of the suspect with a shitty grin.
82 diggsThe bacterial communities that live on human skin may form a bacterial fingerprint on the items that you touch. In a new study led by microbiologists, researchers swabbed three different keyboards and nine mice for bacteria, then compared the genomic variation between the communities to deduce whose hands had been touching what.
135 diggs"When confronted by the paper Mead admitted exchanging extreme messages but claimed it is a private fetish, and that he is not truly racist."Oh, OK, then.
148 diggsOnly one in five readers is willing to pay for online news, according to a new Pew study.
142 diggsWe can't wait for the day when we'll read newspapers and magazines on our tablet computers, but what will happen to those darling newspaper stands and kiosks when that day comes? Based on this demo, they'll become better than ever.
148 diggsAnti-government protests, a rare thing indeed, have begun to draw thousands of people across the country. And on Sunday, United Russia, the party created with the sole purpose of promoting Putin’s agenda, fared far worse than it hoped in regional elections, losing a key mayoral seat and its majority in half of the regions where votes were held.
161 diggsGenerally a headstone conveys two very basic facts about the person interred below it - their name plus the two most important dates of their life. Thanks to some new technology, headstones can now convey much more that: a photo and note written by the deceased, delivered right to your phone.
141 diggsThe first review from the world premiere of Mr. Nice at SXSW. The film is based on the autobiography of Howard Meeks, the nonviolent Welsh drug smuggler who was at one time responsible for 10% of the world’s weed supply.
154 diggsAn annual report from a Catholic counseling service claims computer games are partly to blame for complicating wedded bliss.
167 diggsA quest that began over a decade ago with a chance observation has reached a milestone: the identification of a gene that may regulate regeneration in mammals. The absence of this single gene, called p21, confers a healing potential in mice long thought to have been lost through evolution and reserved ...
106 diggsStar Wars-themed burlesque show brings out Chewbacca, R2-D2, DeathStar and more.
96 diggsGoogle is not a company known for making big mistakes, but not too long ago, it stumbled into the worst strategic blunder in its history.
74 diggsSon of Hamas chronicles the decade Yousef spent as a spy for Shin Bet, Israel's internal security service. In it, Yousef unspools one of the most unlikely tales of our time, narrating the events that led to his disillusionment with Hamas and Islam, his conversion to Christianity, and his kinship with his Israeli handlers...
143 diggsLast week, the “Take the Town Halls to D.C.” campaign got a small amount of negative attention for “LISTEN TO ME!” signs being distributed to activists by the Republican National Committee. But today, the “LISTEN TO ME!” signs — a stack of them were underneath a 2005 Bush-Cheney inauguration bag — looked like this.
80 diggsThe FCC is set to share the nation's first official broadband plan with Congress Tuesday -- a sort of Declaration of the Internet that seeks to ensure that a fast broadband connection is just as much an unalienable right as life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
102 diggsA new report from Natural England documents about 500 types of flora and fauna that have been lost completely from England. Here are some examples of those species, plus some that are threatened – and a few success stories, too
142 diggsAn insurance executive who secretly shot nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews has been sentenced to 2½ years in prison.
107 diggsTake a look at which countries have won the most Olympic medals in history. As well as a breakdown of the most recent winter and summer Olympic games.
327 diggsWhen someone dies, what becomes of their user accounts and profile? Ars examines the policies of some of the most popular social media services to see how and under what circumstances friends or family can access (or delete) a deceased user's account.
263 diggs#10. 'Respect my authority!' - Cartman
445 diggsThere's really no explanation for this.
215 diggsThe StarCraft 2 beta is on PC, but Mac users have been feeling left out in the cold. A Q&A at the Battle.net forums gives Apple users some hope to try the game before it launches. "We are currently working on a Mac version of the beta and hope to release it sometime in April," the post states. "Hang in there.
257 diggsBreak through the walls before the guy smack the wall with his head.
262 diggsDo you believe there is a soul mate out there for you? Well, you're not alone. Studies from the University of Virginia have shown that over 90% of young adults believe in the concept.
128 diggsA different astronomy and space sciencerelated image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
99 diggsThe sun contributes almost all of the energy into our atmosphere through electromagnetic radiation, so when our nearest star reduces its output, one would..
122 diggsResearchers have known for years that there is a link between erectile dysfunction and heart disease. But now there is pretty clear evidence that there is a substantially increased risk of heart attack and death when patients have erectile dysfunction.
131 diggsThere are no hard numbers on annual occurrences of airplane landings on highways or streets, but a troll through the Federal Aviation Administration's incident database shows that there tend to be more than a dozen such events in any given year...
120 diggsTen oddball things sports stars do for luck.
211 diggsThe Lunchmeat Sandwich...