Monthly Archives: August 2010

Tallest Mountain To Deepest Ocean Trench

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‘Separate’ Is Most Commonly Misspelt Word

The eight-letter word came top due to the regular placing of an ‘E’ where the first ‘A’ sits. Second in the list was ‘definitely’, which often falls victim to a string of mistakes including mixing up the second ‘I’ with … Continue reading

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Please Stop Wasting Stuff

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Bananas Are Radioactive

You may have read about everyday objects setting off radiation alarms at border crossings between the US and Canada and Mexico. Newsweek has an article describing how medical radiation treatments (e.g., bone scans) may lead to traveling delays when they … Continue reading

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Fish Story

Bill Driver, who lives in Wichita, KS,  saw a ball bouncing around kind of strange in the lake and went to investigate. More at Jeff Bridges’ official site. Source

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The Mainstream Media Corporate Welfare Agreement

There’s a new international fake free trade treaty. It’s the “Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement” (ACTA). Evil laws are always given noble-sounding names. A more accurate name is “The Mainstream Media Corporate Welfare Agreement”. These economic terrorists say “This treaty is an … Continue reading

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Hogging Hedges

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Brain's Wiring: More Like the Internet Than A Pyramid?

A study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences answers that question for a small area of the rat brain and in so doing takes a big step toward revealing the brain’s wiring. The network of brain connections was … Continue reading

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A Throw Away Culture

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Literal Twittering

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