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High-Rise Syndrome  

As most people know, when a cat is able to see, it will usually land on its feet. It’s a neat knack they’ve had to evolve over eons of climbing trees to cache their kills, evade predators, and look down on the world from a high bough. Although the cat’s claws are evolved in an arched shape that is better suited to climbing than for use as weapons, they are still the tools of agile and capable hunters.
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Posted at 12 Nov 06 in Uncategorized

The Lost B-52  

In the middle of the afternoon on January 31, 1956 a B-25 bomber crash-landed into the Monongahela river near Homestead, Pennsylvania. All six aboard survived the impact, though two of them died before they were saved from the cold water. It was an unfortunate accident, and in the following weeks a search for the sunken plane was conducted.
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Posted at 7 Jul 06 in Uncategorized

Dual’s New Mobile Receiver  

Microsoft takes another step into your car’s dashboard with the first car radio that works with PlaysForSure players, the Dual XDMR7710, shipping in July. This $250 (street) unit and two siblings from Dual will be the first car radios that connect to most portable music players (except, of course, Apple’s) and stream content from the player, including subscription-music-service downloads.
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Posted at 23 May 06 in Uncategorized

Musical Torment  

When the human ear encounters music, a number of brain systems are engaged by the incoming sound. The music signal is first directed to the thalamus, which relays the information to the primary auditory cortex.
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Posted at 20 Apr 06 in Uncategorized

Celeb kids  

When the celebrities where children: an interesting collection from Angelina Jolie to Tom Hanks…



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Posted at 15 Apr 06 in Uncategorized, Celebrities

1000000th BMW  

SPARTANBURG, S.C., March 3 /PRNewswire/ — BMW Manufacturing Co., has manufactured its one millionth car, 12 years after the first car rolled off the production line.
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Posted at 4 Mar 06 in Uncategorized, Auto

Story of Vaseline  

Robert Peary took it to the North Pole. There’s a song in its honor. It makes smiles sparkle. It’s used to coat the feet of vending machines to keep pests out. It controls unruly hair. People put it on chickens to prevent frostbite. It protects baby’s bottoms, and is invaluable to virgins. A tycoon swore eating a spoonful a day helped him live to see 96 years, and odds are that you have some in your home. It’s Vaseline.
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Posted at 2 Mar 06 in Uncategorized

Flying Tank  

Sergei Anokin must have been one of the bravest men in the Soviet army of World War 2. He is the only pilot to ever fly, or drive, the Antonov KT-40 Flying Tank.
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Posted at 19 Feb 06 in Uncategorized