Sarah Palin plugs Ron Paul, but not McCain, in MTV interview

In this interview, Palin calls controversial Republican presidential hopeful Ron Paul “cool.” “He’s a good guy,” she added. “He’s so independent. He’s independent of the party machine. I’m like, right on, so am I.”

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30+ of the World's Coolest Optical Illusions [PICS]

And you thought Escher had it bad...

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Saved by the Bell cast: Where are they now? [PICS]

One's a porn star. One's a "cyborg ninja." One's a blind lawyer. And you've got to see Mr. Belding...

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Hannah Montanah's Gummy Guitars - - - WTF!

And you thought gummy lighthouses were bad.

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Most Unfortunate Name, Ever [PIC]

Well that certainly sucks...

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Giant Clams Fed Early Humans

Giant clams two feet long might have helped feed prehistoric humans as they first migrated out of Africa, new research reveals. The species, Tridacna Costata, once accounted for more than 80 percent of giant clams in the Red Sea...

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Prosecutor: Baby put in microwave on purpose

A mother intentionally put her month-old daughter in a microwave oven and cooked the child to death after a fight with her boyfriend, a prosecutor told jurors Thursday.

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ALERT: GM Recalling 944,000 Vehicles

General Motors Corp. said Friday it was recalling 944,000 vehicles because of a problem with a windshield wiper fluid system that could lead to a fire.

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Incredible: Drawing a 'Mona Lisa' in 80 Nanoseconds! [YOUTUBE]

The Mythbusters compared a CPU vs a GPU and the GPU drew an ACTUAL mona lisa drawing using paint balls in 80 nanoseconds.

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Alex Trebek Drunk and Swearing [YOUTUBE]

Lil tipsy there Alex?

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BREAKING: Gustav headed for current that fuels big storms

The difference between a monster and a wimp for Gulf of Mexico hurricanes often comes down to a small patch of warm deep water that's easy to miss. It's called the Loop Current, and hurricane trackers say Gustav is headed right for it, reminiscent of Katrina. Gustav is likely to reach this current late Saturday, experts say.

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Scientists Discover Why Fies Are So Hard to Swat

Using high-resolution, high-speed digital imaging of fruit flies (Drosophila Melanogaster) faced with a looming swatter, Dickinson and graduate student Gwyneth Card have determined the secret to a fly's evasive maneuvering....

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Google CEO: Internet spurred Obama's nomination

Google Chief Executive Officer Eric Schmidt said on Thursday that the Internet gave presidential candidate Barack Obama the ability to bypass traditional media and claim the Democratic nomination. Schmidt showed up at the Democratic convention here on Thursday to field questions about politics, how Google is influencing online journalism, and the company's policies on privacy.

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Dita von Teese is the new face (and body) of Wonderbra

The wellspring, and sole star, of the current vogue for ‘burlesque’ style shows Dita von Teese has finally completed her transition from fringe entertainer to high street icon by securing the coveted position of the ’face’ (and body) of the Wonderbra brand. The model will launch her own signature range under the Wonderbra umbrella at the end of next month.

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Rumor: Apple and AT&T Developing iPhone Tethering Plan

According to a pretty legitimate-looking email thread from one of our readers, Steve Jobs may have responded to complaints that, since the pulling of NetShare from the App Store, iPhone-to-laptop tethering is impossible without jailbraking one's phone.

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Fat Joe Calls Daddy Yankee A 'Sellout' For Endorsing McCain

Up until a few days ago, it was easy to assume that Senator Barack Obama is the overwhelming favorite presidential candidate of music-makers from urban communities. MCs such as Jay-Z, Nas, Big Boi, Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, Common and Diddy have all openly said that the Illinois politician needs to be the next man in the White House.

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Deeper inside IE8 Beta 2

It's increasingly looking like a whole new browser war is forming, as Microsoft is showing evidence of having re-entered the race to add innovative features to the rapidly aging tool. Testing a new version of Internet Explorer is almost as important and as detailed as testing a new Windows version...

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John McCain Picks Alaska Governor Sarah Palin As Running Mate

To steal the thunder or not to? That was the dilemma facing presumptive Republican presidential nominee Senator John McCain this week as he prepared to announce his closely-held pick for a running mate to face the team of Democratic nominee Senator Barack Obama and his vice-presidential pick, Senator Joseph Biden.

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The 14 Most WTF Pictures from the 2008 DNC

A look at the most bizarre photos from the 2008 Democratic National Convention.

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Ford Tests Improve Gas Mileage 24% with EcoDriving

Recently, Ford and a group called Pro Formance decided to take on ecodriving in the form of a 4-day long seminar with 48 different drivers taking part. Using the ecodriving tips taught by Pro Formance, the participants increased their fuel economy between 6-50%, with an average increase of 24%.

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Cows Have Strange Sixth Sense

Researchers used Google Earth to find that cows tended to face north-south along the Earth's magnetic field lines while grazing or resting. Past research has shown that wind and sunlight can cause herd animals such as cows to change their alignment, depending on the conditions.

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Who Owns the Moon?

Within the next 10 years, the U.S, China, Israel and a host of private companies plan to set up camp on the Moon. So if and when they plant a flag, does that give them property rights?

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Rappers Bow Wow and The Game Wager U.S $100K on Madden Game

Bow wow challenged The Game who claimed he was the greatest Madden player in the world. Bow Wow says, "I've seen you do your thing in Madden. But I wanna let you know I will bust your ass in that Madden. We can get it poppin, on $100,000 dollars. The winner can take the money and donate it to charity. Live on YouTube." The Game accepted!

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Led Zepplin Back in the Studio

Led Zeppelin could be on the brink of a 10th studio album after musicians Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones and Jason Bonham said they had been working on new songs.

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Got A Pirated Copy of Windows XP? Expect to be Nagged

Microsoft is introducing a new "feature" to Windows XP Professional. If you try to update with a bootleg copy, you'll see a few changes...such as, the desktop background will be reset every 60 minutes & changed to a plain black background. Not to mention the addition of what Microsoft calls the "persistent desktop notification."

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10 Things You Won't Hear from Millionaires

They might drive fancy cars, but they also hunt for discounts and worry about retirement.

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Muppet Show to Return To TV After 27 Years

Kermit the Frog and friends could return in the first new Muppet Show TV series in 27 years.

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More Proof That Dolphins are Bad-Ass

When a two-ton shark caught surfer Todd Endris in its jaws, an unlikely group of swimmers came to his rescue.

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The 10 Most Shameless Product Placements in Movie History

We understand why movies have product placements. How are studios supposed to make money? You know, other than from ticket sales and DVDs. And merchandising. And...

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Michael Phelps Strokes His Way to U.S $1.6M Book Deal

Even before landing back in the U.S, Olympic swimming champ Michael Phelps, winner of 8 gold medals in Beijing, was converting his fame into a big pool of Yankee dollars. Phelps snagged an estimated U.S $1.6 Million advance from the Free Press imprint of Simon & Schuster for his latest book "Built to Succeed."

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TV's 'Mythbusters' Tackle Moon Landing Hoax Claim

In 2005, Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage, special effects experts better known by the title of their popular Discovery Channel series, "MythBusters", were asked during an interview about the myth they would most like to test provided an unlimited budget.

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Man Hires Hitman to Kill Wife but Wife Kills Hitman!

When Susan Kuhnhausen returned home from work one day earlier this month, she encountered an intruder wielding a claw hammer. After a struggle, the 51-year-old nurse fended off her attacker by strangling him with her bare hands.

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2020: Cars of the Future

Looks like the cars from Blade Runner are never going to happen — or not anytime soon, anyway. IBM’s Institute for Business Value undertook a massive survey of automotive experts from all over the world in order to discover the shape of things to come, and the results are green.

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'Hills' Couple Heidi And Spencer Duke It Out In New Video Game -- See A Sneak Peek Here!

The hottest couple on "The Hills" can now face off in a video game boxing ring. 'Facebreaker' also features Kim Kardashian as a celebrity boxer. The cartoonish, celebrity near-death match is just one possible matchup in 'Facebreaker,' an Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 boxing game that's been designed for laughs.

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Obama Assassination Plot Investigated By Colorado Police

According to multiple sources, Aurora Police made a routine traffic stop Sunday morning at 2:38 a.m. The Secret Service says two rifles were found in the car along with methamphetamine. Another law enforcement source says he was told at least one of the rifles was a "sniper rifle."

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Web Apps Faster With Firefox 3.1

Firefox 3.1 will run many Web-based applications such as Gmail faster through incorporation of a feature called 'TraceMonkey' that dramatically speeds up programs written in JavaScript, Mozilla said Friday. JavaScript has been very broadly used to add pizzazz or flexibility to Web pages over the years...

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Politicians - And Their Dirty Names

According to UrbanDictionary.com, a lot of our politician’s names have meanings you might not be aware of. Here are a few of the real definitions of the names of the people you put into office.

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Woman Gives Birth to Her Own Grandchild

A 61-year-old woman gave birth to her own grandchild using an egg donated by her daughter, a clinic in Japan has said.

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Biden dislikes File Sharing, Net Neutrality and Encryption!

Maybe you don't care about the doings in Washington, but you may want to know that Biden considers a lot of what you do care about, criminal activity.

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Barenaked Ladies' Singer Survives Plane Crash

The Barenaked Ladies' frontman -- not the one just busted for drugs -- Ed Robertson, survived a plane crash early this morning north of Bancroft, Canada by the skin of his teeth.

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Why Google Has Lost Its Mojo and Why You Should Care

Google has gone from innovative upstart to fat-and-happy industry leader in what seems like record time. Put simply, the search giant has lost its mojo. That's good news for Microsoft, and it could affect how you use Google's cloud computing services. Google looks as if it's on top of the world right now, holding an ever-increasing lion's share...

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Apple makes e-mail harvesting easy with MobileMe

A curiously simple oversight may have opened every MobileMe user to the risk of having their e-mail address harvested just by looking through the company's iDisk folder hierarchy. Specifically, the oversight appears to be that every MobileMe user's iDisk folder is named with the exact same username as his or her e-mail address.

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Brandy Readies 'Human' After Four-Year Hiatus

It's been a whole George W. Bush presidential term since Brandy's last album, Afrodisiac. Back then, her daughter was just a baby — heck, her brother Ray J was just a baby in some people's eyes — and the music business was a whole different animal.

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The Best Nintendo Wii Games Under $20

"Since retail Wii games aren’t the only thing you can play on your Wii, I’m also including some of the most critically acclaimed WiiWare titles so far and my picks for the best cheap Gamecube games that would complement a solid Wii library."

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USB Smoke Absorbing Ashtray

A regular pack-a-day smoker will smoke around 5,000 cigarettes a year within his own home, exposing others to second hand smoke that contains over 4,000 chemicals. Learn how to make a cool USB ashtray that will absorb and pulverize smoke odor.

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Kevin Rose foretells iPod Nano redesign

The Digg Founder offers some details on what he says will be coming, though he doesn't provide any info on his sources. The Nano, he says, will see a significant redesign, with a shift to a longer, skinnier case. As it happens, that matches up with design murmurings from earlier in the summer. The iPod Touch, meanwhile, will see just cosmetic changes, Rose reports.

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2009 Corvette ZR1 First Drive: The Greatest Car Ever Made!

Jalopnik's got their first drive review up of the newest super car with a 0-to-60 in 3.3 seconds and a 205 MPH top speed -- the 2009 Corvette ZR1. Their verdict? Better than any other car ever made.

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13 Bobbleheads the World Could Have Lived Without

It seems like literally every single person with a modicum of fame or fictional character has a bobblehead with their face on it. But which ones lead a particularly egregious existence? Here’s some you can probably live without.

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Unbelievable Playstation 3 Price Cut! [PIC]

Enjoy the savings while it lasts!

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Pleeaase! [PIC]

Pretty please?

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Apple's iPhone 3G gets ho-hum response in Poland and India

lthough earlier launches of Apple's iPhone 3G created big stirs in the US, northern Europe, and Japan, in a later wave of rollouts this week, the reaction has been more ho-hum in countries like India and like Poland -- a place where actors actually got paid to stand in line.

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‘Google Mobile’ lets you follow ‘U.S. Elections 2008’ on your phone

With only a few weeks to go for the U.S. presidential elections 2008, there are a lot of speculations going on regarding it and people are curious about the latest developments. With the race of providing the fastest news heating up, Google Mobile has also entered the arena. Now you can stay up to date with the latest election updates.

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Is the PSP-3000 Screen Really THAT Much Better?

Sony officially announced the PSP-3000 this week and gamers found themselves asking a question that really didn’t bode well for the updated system: “Is a new button, a mic and a new screen really worth an upgrade?” Well kids, a quick gander at the included image might help you come a little closer to answering that conundrum.

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Superman Reboot To Have Darker Tone, Thanks To Batman's Success

In over 70 years of shared comic history they've existed mostly as reluctant friends, memorably coming to blows on several occasions. The bottom line is that Superman doesn't really like Batman at all, so it's worth wondering how he'd feel now that he's been saved by him.

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Barack Obama Chooses Joseph Biden As Vice President Pick

Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has chosen Delaware Senator Joseph Biden as his running mate, according to CNN. Citing "multiple Democratic sources" the network reported the news at about 1 a.m. on Saturday (August 23), though the Obama campaign had planned to reveal the vice presidential pick via a text message...

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Da Brat Sentenced To Three Years For Nightclub Fight

Rapper Da Brat was sentenced to three years behind bars, seven years of probation and 200 hours of community service Friday morning (August 22) for striking a woman in the face with a rum bottle. The October 2007 incident at an Atlanta-area nightclub left the victim's face permanently scarred.

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Burglar Gets Stuck - Police, Onlookers Gather and Laugh

Burglar tries breaking into Flat, gets his shoelace caught as he tries to go into residence and hangs upside down. Onlookers gather to mock and jeer at the criminal and Police are too damned busy laughing to arrest the poor schmuck. BONUS: Pictures of this moron included for your pleasure.

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Golden Girls Outdistance Michael Phelps

Michael Phelps' Spitz-sinking swim on Saturday elevated NBC to its best ratings on the once-mighty, now-dead night in about a generation. Still, the golden boy of the Beijing Games couldn't topple The Golden Girls, which held on to its title as NBC's most-watched Saturday-night show of the last 18 years.

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5 Possible Futures For Michael Phelps

Only time can tell what will ultimately become of Michael Phelps, but for the sake of speculation, here are five possible futures he could be facing, as demonstrated by legendary swimmers of Olympics past.

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Olympic Weightlifter Turns His Elbow Back To Front [PICS]

This is the moment Hungarian weightlifter Janos Baranyai's first Olympics ended in agony when he dislocated his right elbow in the ugliest moment yet of the Olympic weightlifting competition.

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The Top 10 Essential Places To Get It On

Grab your love life by the collar and get out of the bedroom; there's a whole world of cheap thrills and naughty sex out there. So ditch the duvet and work your way through these 10 essential places to have sex before you die.

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Sony officially announces PSP-3000

"Sony has taken the opportunity of the Leipzig Games Convention to reveal the brand-spanking new PSP-3000, arriving Oct 15 in Europe for €199 (around U.S $250), according to our main man Jem Alexander who's currently on site at the press conference."

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20 Crazy Things People Do to Get Wi-Fi Connections

Driving around in sheer panic looking for a Starbucks (but hoping for a Panera, which offers free Wi-Fi) or hopping on a neighbor's unsecured signal has become commonplace.

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Register To Vote On Your Xbox 360?!

A leading gaming and entertainment platform just became a leading platform for change. Microsoft Corp. and Rock the Vote today announced a groundbreaking partnership that will allow Xbox 360 owners to register to vote, participate in Presidential Polls and voice their opinions to the Presidential Candidates.

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2008 May be the Coldest Year of the 21st Century

This year appears set to be the coolest globally this century. Data from the UK Met Office shows that temperatures in the first half of the year have been more than 0.1 Celsius cooler than any year since 2000. The principal reason is La Nina, part of the natural cycle that also includes El Nino, which cools the globe.

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4 Reasons Not to Give Up on Interstellar Travel

According to the scientists who attended this year's Joint Propulsion Conference in Hartford, Connecticut, humans may never be able to achieve interstellar travel. But don't add "space adventure" to your list of unlikely futures for the human species just yet — here are four reasons why...

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LL Cool J Challenges President Bush

The album cover of LL Cool J's Exit 13 depicts a giant microphone crashing into a highway and literally cracking the asphalt. The 24-year hip-hop vet describes the artwork as him spiking the mic, the way a football player would spike the ball after scoring a touchdown. He's feeling that victorious about the project.

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How Steve Jobs Used Marketing to Save Apple

It was 1998. “My Heart Will Go On” blared over the radio, a White House scandal revealed President Bill Clinton’s affinity for chubby interns, and Americans watched in awe as Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa battled it out in MLB’s “who can take more steroids” cage match.

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50 Cent Meets With Authorities About Fire At His House

Despite media reports that he has been delaying the investigation of the fire at his house in Long Island, New York, earlier this year, 50 Cent's reps reportedly issued a statement Thursday (August 21) saying he met with officials on Wednesday.

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The Raciest Sales Pitches You've Ever Laid Eyes on

We're sure ad execs have many wonderful talents, but there's one quality we particularly revere -- the ability to connect any product, be it a soft drink or a mop, to the female form.

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AT&T to form its own 'Geek Squad'

AT&T today launched ConnecTech, an in-home support team that deals with setup and repair of home media services, and not exclusively to AT&T customers. For fees beginning at $69, AT&T will send a technician to your home to perform installation or support-related tasks. Services include: wireless network setup, setup and connection of PCs and more.

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Gwen Stefani Gives Birth To Second Son

Singer Gwen Stefani and her husband, Gavin Rossdale, welcomed their second son on Thursday (August 21), according to a statement from Stefani's label, Interscope Records. The child, Zuma Nesta Rock Rossdale, was born at 12:46 p.m PT and weighed eight and a half pounds.

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5 Really Weird Things About Water

Water, good ol' H2O, seems like a pretty simple substance to you and me. But in reality, water - the foundation of life and most common of liquid - is really weird and scientists actually don't completely understand how water works.

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Death Race: Tons of Cameras Were Smashed During Filming

Director Paul W.S. Anderson, known for bringing the monstery violence in Resident Evil and AVP, is also at the helm of the controversial remake of Death Race 2000. We got a chance to talk to Anderson at a press conference, where he explained the best way to run over a camera with a speeding armored vehicle...

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Digg Sponsors Democratic Convention Blogger Big Tent

Hosted by Daily Kos, Progress Now, and the Alliance for Sustainable Colorado, the Big Tent will be a 9,000-square foot, two-story erected structure a few blocks away from the Pepsi Center where the convention will be held. It will be specifically geared toward new media — bloggers, podcasters, vloggers— and its sponsors include both Google and Digg.

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World's Oldest Man Dies At The Age Of 138

A Great-Grand Father believed to be the World's oldest man has died at the age of 138.

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Unknown Insect Discovered on eBay

A scientist has discovered a previously unknown insect - after buying it on eBay.

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The Hottest Olympian Is Paraguay's Leryn Franco [PICS]

26-year-old Paraguayan javelin thrower Leryn Franco gets the gold for hottest athlete at this year’s games...

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Britney Spears Vocals Isolated - You've Been Warned! [VIDEO]

This is the feed from her live microphone...and only her live microphone.

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McCain unsure how many houses he owns

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said in an interview Wednesday that he was uncertain how many houses he and his wife, Cindy, own. "I think — I'll have my staff get to you," McCain told Politico in Las Cruces, N.M. "It's condominiums where — I'll have them get to you."

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Samsung Omnia i900 Unboxing: Greatest Packaging Ever [YOUTUBE]

This is some seriously impressive packaging for Samsung's new phone.

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DMX Sits In Miami Jail While Officials Figure Out Who Gets To Try Him First

The twisted saga of DMX's legal woes continues to get more bizarre and impossible to follow as the days go on. But even as multiple law-enforcement jurisdictions across the country vie to get the first shot at the rapper (born Earl Simmons), one thing seems certain: The next few months, and possibly years, of DMX's life will likely find him either sitting in a cell or putting in hard time to get his once-multiplatinum career and chaotic personal life back on track.

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LeRoi Moore, Dave Matthews Band Saxophonist, Dead At 46

The band posted the following statement on its Web site Tuesday night: "We are deeply saddened that LeRoi Moore, saxophonist and founding member of Dave Matthews Band, died unexpectedly Tuesday afternoon, August 19, 2008, at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles from sudden complications stemming from his June ATV accident..."

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Apple gives MobileMe subscribers more free time

Subscribers who have remained with MobileMe through its continued growing pains will be rewarded with another 60 days free, bringing the total free time to 90 days. To be eligible for the new extension, customers must be enrolled members by midnight Tuesday. Those who have already enrolled will see their free trial periods extended another 60 days.

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Users to Microsoft: 'Just make Windows faster'

Continuing an unprecedented public dialog on the future of Windows begun last week, a Microsoft senior vice president admits that the request he's hearing most often from users is pretty simple: Speed it up.

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Japan says iPod Nanos may pose overheating risk

The country's Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry said Tuesday that it had received two additional reports of iPod nanos that caught fire after overheating. The incidents involve the following model numbers: MA004J/A, MA005J/A, MA099J/A, and MA107J/A, which encompass about 1.81 million units sold in Japan between September 2005 and September 2006.

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2009 Chevy Corvette ZR1 Test Drive With Behind-the-Scenes Video!

Chevrolet's iconic Corvette has always defined the American sports car. Enter the 2009 Corvette ZR1, a blisteringly fast, stunningly capable reaffirmation of exactly that. Say what you will about such classics as the Viper, Mustang, Camaro and Charger. The ZR1 is a supercar and represents a benchmark for American muscle.

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15 Images You Won't Believe Aren't Photoshopped

There's a whole bunch of jaw-dropping pics that the internet declared 'FAKE!' the moment they appeared. But as it turns out, some of them are, in fact, insanely surreal photographs of weird stuff around the World.

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A Salute to Alice, the Snorg Tee Girl [PICS]

She is the face that launched a thousand cliche T-shirts. As the spokesmodel of the ubiquitous Snorg Tee ads, Alice caused thousands, if not millions, of men online to fall in love after reading her shirt and realizing, "Hey, I get that reference."

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50 Cent Knocks Jay-Z Off Top Of Forbes 'Hip-Hop Cash Kings' List

Fif banked more than U.S $150 Million thanks to VitaminWater deal, clothing line, video games and 'Curtis.' According to the magazine, after topping the list in 2007, Jigga dropped down to #2 this year behind 50, who hauled in U.S $150 Million over the past 12 months, nearly twice as much as Jay (U.S $82 Million) made in that same period.

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The Most Influential Men in Business Today

The World is full of wealthy men, but how many of them truly impact every aspect of our daily lives?

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Everything You Need to Know About USB 3.0

No doubt you’re familiar with the Universal Serial Bus – we ranked it as our top PC innovation of all time. But what do you know about the next version of this ubiquitous interface?

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5 Cool Things You Missed in GTA IV

Grand Theft Auto IV is too big, too deep, too overwhelming. You could spend dozens of hours in 'Liberty City' and still overlook hundreds of hidden details. You could finish the storyline completely and still pass by some of the game's very best moments. We're talking about entire characters, whole missions, secret sex scenes and phonebooks.

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13 Things That Do Not Make Sense

These things don't make sense at all, at least to the average person.

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Michael Phelps ties Spitz's record with seventh gold

Michael Phelps won his seventh gold medal of the Beijing Olympics on Saturday, edging Milorad Cavic by a fingernail, .01 of a second in the 100m Butterfly. Phelps, who was seventh out of eight swimmers at the first wall but made up ground with his turn, still looked to be behind Cavic in the final meters, but got to the wall first.

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Earth's Facebook News Feed

Georgia is no longer friends with Russia.

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Sixth Harry Potter Film Pushed Back to July 17, 2009

The sixth Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, originally scheduled for a November 21 release, has now been moved to July 17, 2009 in the U.S and major international markets, according to MarketWatch.com.

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Red Bull gives you wings - and heart trouble?

Red Bull may claim to “give you wings” but drinking too much of the popular energy drink may also lead to heart damage, a study suggests. A study of 30 University students aged between 20 and 24 years old found that drinking just one 250ml sugar-free can of the caffeinated energy drink increased the “stickiness” of the blood...

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Whatever Happened to Past Olympic Venues?

While many of these arenas and stadiums are stunning and maximize athletes’ chances at record-breaking performances, how useful are they after the Games end? Many fade into obscurity or become general-use arenas. However, we do know the fates of these past sites of Olympic glory...

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75 Tips to Start a Blog

The easy part is wanting to blog. The hard part is being successful.

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Bigfoot Found In Georgia - Fact Or Fiction?

The body of a 500-pound ape-like creature has been found in Georgia. According to the Post Chronicle, a group called 'Searching For Bigfoot' has scheduled a press conference for Friday, at a hotel in Palo Alto, California where they claim they will be able to provide DNA evidence as well as pictures of the creature...

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"So, what do you do?" "Me? I'm a Web Designer" [PIC]

Been there, heard that.

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USB 3.0 Ready!

Intel has sent out a press release stating that its “Extensible Host Controller Interface (xHCI) draft specification revision 0.9 in support of the USB 3.0 architecture, also known as SuperSpeed USB” is now available.

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A Man Named Wii Describes How Game Console Changed His Life

After years of bad jokes, 26-year-old New Yorker says people finally know how to spell his name. Wii Yatani, a 26-year-old graphic designer who works in downtown Manhattan, did not get his Wii for free. But the saleswoman where he bought the machine two months ago did flip out when he showed her his credit card.

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12,000 Calories a Day: Michael Phelps and his Gold Medal Diet

After his latest victory, he revealed the secret behind his six-days-a-week, five-hours-a-day training regime: an extraordinary 12,000-calorie daily diet, six times the intake of a normal adult male. This is a typical day...

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Britney Spears discusses new album

Britney Spears said that she plans to release her sixth studio album within the next nine months, and revealed that it has an "urban" feel.

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Creepy: Isaac Hayes and Bernie Mac Smiling in Group Photo

The group shot isn't completely random: Hayes appears as himself in the upcoming comedy 'Soul Men,' which stars Mac and Jackson. But of course, the 50-year-old Mac died on Saturday due to complications from pnuemonia, one day before Hayes was pronounced dead in Memphis. We are not superstitious crazies, but the visual is fairly jarring.

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The New Lara Croft is Ridiculously Sexy

In addition to being completely and utterly sexy, Carroll is flexible, personable, has eyes you could lose yourself in, and to top it all off, a British accent.

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Top 10 Cell Phone Etiquette Rules People Still Break

Do we really still need to talk about this? You’d think with over a decade of experience under our belts along with our inherent delusions of hyper sophistication that we’d have figured things out by now. But the sad truth remains: cell-phone douche-baggery is worse than ever!

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Back office pair in trouble for sex show

Going over figures in the back off ice is often boring so it is understandable when some try to inject a little passion into proceedings. Sadly for two frolicking council workers, they had such tunnel vis ion that they failed to notice 20 passers-by, and a PCSO, watching them through the window.

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Customer Service At Its Best! [PIC]

You can't get any more direct than this, right?

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Controversial: The 6 Raunchiest, Most Depraved Sex Acts (From the Bible)

Shayn Nicely: "What happens when you take a really skanky sex story and dress it up in a lot of flowery words? You get the Bible. Or large chunks of it, anyway."

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6 Reasons Today’s Olympic Swimmers are Breaking Records

For some reason every swim event in this Olympics is a record smasher. And it isn’t just Michael Phelps who’s seconds ahead of that daunting green world record line. Curious what’s making this year’s athletes so much faster? Here are 6 possible answers.

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Barack Obama Overtakes Kevin Rose On Twitter

Up until last night, the person with the most followers on the micro-messaging service was Digg founder and Web celeb Kevin Rose, with 56,482 other people following his every public mind burp. It took none other than Barack Obama (or, rather, Obama’s campaign machine) to take the Twitter crown away from Rose.

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Paris Hilton Gets Sued

Paris Hilton is being sued by Worldwide Entertainment Group Inc. because she didn’t promote her movie, "National Lampoon’s Pledge This!"

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Bigfoot Found in Georgia!!!

Two Bigfoot hunters claim they have the body of a Bigfoot and plan to release a photo and what they claim is DNA evidence at a news conference in Palo Alto on Friday.

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Painted Cats [PICS]

Some of the paint jobs cost U.S $15,000 and had to be repeated every 3 months as the cat's hair grows out. Must be nice to have U.S $60,000 a year just to keep your cat painted!

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New Evidence Proves Digg Is Older Than The Internet! [PIC]

New iPhone interface reveals that Digg has been around for almost 40 years.

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John Lennon's Killer Denied Parole

The next time Chapman can apply for parole is in August 2010.

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DMX Freestyles At Court Hearing

X was indicted earlier this week on a felony count of theft and another felony count of identity theft. "If and when you ever fall down/ Get back up," he rapped outside the courtroom, when asked for a comment following the hearing, according to a Reuters report. "Drop something/ Stop fretting/ Pick that...back up."

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Bob Saget Meltdown On The Set of Roast Promo Taping [VIDEO] [NSFW]

Bob Saget freaks out on the crew while taping a promo for his upcoming Roast.

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Old musicians want their download money

Four Allman Brothers band members sued Universal Music Group for more than $10 million in royalties from both hard-copy sales and downloadables.

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Isaac Hayes Likely Died Of A Stroke

Investigators have determined that soul icon Isaac Hayes, who died Sunday at the age of 65, was likely the victim of a stroke related to high blood pressure. Authorities revealed the cause of death on Tuesday, according to Reuters, based on the "Shaft" singer's health prior to his passing.

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Facebook users unite in outrage over changed layout

Some don't like it when others clean out their houses while they're gone on vacation, and a few might hate it when someone else cleans up. Facebook is now cleaner, brighter, and whiter, and tens of thousands are unhappy.

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Girl Tries To Parallel Park [VIDEO]

There was about 20 more minutes of this video before the guy filming it went down and parked it for her.

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Iron Man Meets His End In November

Just in time for the DVD version of Iron Man's origins hitting stores, Marvel Comics are planning to show you how Tony Stark's crime-fighting career concludes with the November-released 'Iron Man: The End.'

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PC World: 11 Things We Hate About iTunes

iPod and iPhone owners know that Apple's iTunes is the dominant software for managing digital media. But some aspects of iTunes drive us nuts.

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Beautiful Destruction: Gallery of Smashed iPhone 3Gs [PICS]

Haven't been able to get your own iPhone 3G yet? Make you wanna smash something, like maybe an iPhone 3G? Well, here's a hearty dose of schadenfreude: A sweet gallery of iPhone obliteration that just might soothe your burning envy.

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Scientists stop the ageing process

Scientists have stopped the ageing process in an entire organ for the first time, a study released earlier this week says. The researchers, led by Associate Professor Ana Maria Cuervo, blocked the ageing process in mice livers by stopping the build-up of harmful proteins inside the organ's cells.

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Top 20 "WTF" Movie Moments

"I can’t stop watching the red band trailer for Mirrors. That jaw-ripping thing is one of the most brutal things I’ve seen…and it’s JUST a trailer. I’m a little unhinged, I know, but watching that scene pleases me and scares the living daylights out of me at the same time."

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Shocker: iPhone 3G Faster in Ad Than In Real Life [VIDEO]

Hey, did you know that advertising misleads you? Like, products might not perform as exceptionally, look as hot or taste as yummy as they do in slickly produced ads? The iPhone 3G not cruising the internets as briskly as Apple's ads depict might be a big bucket of "duh," but this comparison video shows just how stark the contrast is.

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This Guy is SO Dead

Chinese Olympian Zhang Liang showed up ready to compete in the third heat of the singles rowing event. Problem was, he was scheduled to be in the second heat, which had already taken place! Oops.

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How To: Upgrade your BlackBerry Software

We thought it would be prudent to go through the process of upgrading your handheld software, what with OS 4.5 and 4.6 having hit us in pretty quick succession over the last month or two. New operating systems usually have plenty of new bells and whistles that are worth getting in on, so if you haven’t yet, we’ve got instructions.

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Twitter Limits Following to 2,000

In an attempt to stop spammers, Twitter users can now only add up to 2,000 followers before being limited and receiving this error message: "You are unable to follow more people."

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Irony [PIC]

"If that's not the definition of the word, it's undefinable."

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I get it, Digg [PIC]

Not one, not twice but three times? What's the point of this? I mean, for the same price you could have shown your ad to three people! Too large advertising budget?

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Venom Movie Pushed Forward

Hollywood, running out of ideas? Nah - they just want to make another spin-off. This time it's Spider-Man villain Venom's turn. But would it actually work?

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42% of Drivers Don't Have Time to Signal

Failure of other drivers to use a turn signal is one of the most annoying things on the road, and it may be on the rise, according to the State Police. A study found 42 percent said they didn't have time, 23 percent said they were lazy and 7 percent skipped the signal to "add excitement" to their trip.

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"What I Learned in Sex School"

Lessons from 10 of the weirdest & wildest sex classes from across the country.

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7 Lessons Olympians Can Teach Internet Entrepreneurs

What qualities would you come up with if you were asked to describe an Olympian? Perseverance? Determination? Fearlessness? Quick Wits? Teamwork? You could probably come up with a long list of admirable qualities.

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9 Mind Tricks To Get What You Want

There’s a subtle tactic to make things go your way in your career, love life, and social world - one that has nothing to do with effort or luck. It’s called priming. Research shows that by exposing people to specific words, body language and symbols, they can be affected in a way that benefits you without their even realizing what’s going on. Here’s how to use subliminal moves to get an edge.

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Google 'feels your pain' after the latest Gmail outage

Yesterday, many Gmail users found themselves unable to access their mailboxes, as Gmail returned a "Temporary Error (502)." Google later posted an apology in the official Gmail Blog that gave a clue as to how big the outage was. "We don't usually post about problems like this in our blog, but we wanted to make an exception in this case..."

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8 More iPhone Tricks You Might Not Have Known

We recently showed you "12 iPhone Tricks You Might Not Know" and we're back to give you more. Due to all the great feedback our readers gave us, and some further iPhone experimentation (a.k.a. iPerimentation) on our part, we've found some other tips and tricks that can enhance your iPhone experience.

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Girls Get the Anime Look with Extra-Wide Contact Lenses

Girls in Japanese comics, cartoon videos or anime share a common look - big eyes that, by making the rest of the face look small. Since no amount of cosmetic surgery will make actual human eyes larger, some girls are trying another way to up their cute quotient: extra-wide contact lenses!

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Will the Next Wii Take us into the Future?

Speculations on what Nintendo would release as a Wii 2 are manifold. Nintendo could just release a Wii with more CPU power that is able to handle media and games at higher resolution or they could just break the rules again and deliver something outlandish like a body-suit or brain interface.

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Fear Factors: Understand Your Phobias

If your anxiety is so intense that it causes you to alter the way you live, you might be classified as a having a phobia, an anxiety disorder characterized by intense, irrational fear of an object, situation or person. If so, you have company...

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The best Chinese restaurant name, ever

Then we'll grab a bite at '404 Not Found...'

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BlackBerry: Separate Emails and SMS Messages

By default, when you select Messages, you see a combination list of both SMS messages and email. If you don't like having both your email and SMS messages combined in the same Inbox, you can separate them to help keep things organized.

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8 Tricks to Beat Airport Delays

Here's what you need to do (step-by-step) to get where you're going with as little hassle and delay as possible.

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The Atomic Bomb: Einstein's Cautionary Letters 1939-1945

There were certainly a number of cautionary flags waved at the Executive Branch in the period just before the atomic bomb was first used against a Japanese target. As early as 1939 Albert Einstein famously communicated with Franklin Roosevelt his concerns on the possibility of the terrifying nature of a bomb produced by Fermi, Szilard and others.

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Top 10 Hottest Female Athletes Of the 2008 Beijing Olympics

In celebration of this wondrous event, we’ve collected together the sexiest female athletes on the planet. Enjoy!

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8 People Bought the U.S $1,000 'I Am Rich' iPhone App

In its first 24 hours available, eight people -- six Americans and two from Europe -- bought "I Am Rich," a seemingly useless iPhone app that has since been removed from the App Store, for U.S $999.99!

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President Bush With American Flag: You're Doing it Wrong

So, apparently, even after seven years, President George W. Bush still hasn't learned how to correctly display the American flag. Glorious.

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Shia LaBeouf Might Have to Amputate His Pinky Finger

Doctors have told Shia LaBeouf they may have to amputate one of his injured fingers, Star has learned exclusively. The young star, now working on 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen' is likely to lose the pinky on his left hand, a source on the movie set says. Sources say that he has more talent in his pinky finger than most actors in Hollywood.

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Shopkeeper in Spain finds Homer Simpson on Euro coin!

A one Euro coin has turned up in Spain bearing the face of cartoon couch potato Homer Simpson instead of that of the Country's King, a sweetshop owner told Reuters on Friday.

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Radio Signal Detected from Beyond Solar System

On the evening of July 28th, the Indlebe Radio Telescope, situated on the Steve Biko Campus of the Durban University of Technology, successfully detected its first radio source from beyond the Solar System. A strong signal was detected from Sagittarius A, the centre of the Milky Way Galaxy, approximately 30 thousand light years away.

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Recorded on Video: Cops Taser, Punch and Kick Harmless Teen

An 18-year-old was punched 13 times in the face by a Deputy, and it was all caught on tape. The Deputy, Brian Tollison, has been fired and had been charged in the incident. The video show other deputies Taser and kick 18-year-old Jeremy Rucker several times.

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25 Simple Tips to Improve Your Health and Fitness

The quality of our lives is determined by the quality of our health. You can have all the money in the world but if you go through your day feeling tired, fatigued or weak, you can’t be living your life to the fullest. Here are 25 quick tips to increase your health and fitness...

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Obama to Announce His VP Candidate through Text Message & Email

Barack is about to choose a running mate, and he wants you to know first. You have helped build this movement from the bottom up, and Barack wants you to be part of this important moment. Sign up today and we'll send you an email announcing Barack's running mate. You can also text VP to 62262 to receive a text message on your mobile phone.

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John McCain Says He Needs More Sleep

Doesn't he realize that the Presidency is a grueling job? If he can't hold up on the campaign trail, how can he handle the Presidency?

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BREAKING: Soul Legend Isaac Hayes Dies in Tennessee

First Bernie Mac and now Isaac...what an awful weekend.

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James Cameron's 'Avatar' Creating Tech Buzz

With 17 months to go before the release of James Cameron's sci-fi epic "Avatar," his first narrative feature since 1997's "Titanic," anticipation already is enormous. The wildly ambitious project will be made in stereoscopic 3-D and combine live action and computer animation using visionary new filmmaking techniques. Slated to open December 18, 2009.

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Breast-Feeding: The Stress Buster That Lasts for Years

Breast-feeding offers a host of benefits to both mother and baby, including a stronger immune system for the baby and faster weight loss for mom. There are even some known psychological benefits from breast-feeding, such as a stronger parent-child bond. But British researchers have recently discovered another mental bonus...

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The George W. Bush Female Athlete Inspection Continues [PIC]

During practice rounds in Beijing, President Bush discussed foreign policy with U.S beach volleyballer Misty May-Treanor. Or was he giving her his approval rating?

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How Marijuana Works

Known variously as Marijuana, Ganja, Cannabis, Pot, Jays, Joints and Mary Jane, the product derived from the Cannabis plant is undoubtedly the most popular illicit recreational drug in the world; hence its countless pet names. It can be taken in a variety of creative ways including smoking, eating and drinking and even in gum or brownies.

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From Pennies to Millions - 10 Stocks You Wish You Had Bought

Have you ever wondered how much money you would have made on a stock that has had incredible success? Here are ten stocks that represent some of the highest returns on initial investment ever. Take a look and see how much you could have made.

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uTorrent 1.8 Released, Mac Version Coming Soon

After months of hard work and more than six months since their previous stable release, the uTorrent team has released version 1.8 of their BitTorrent client, with significant improvements and updates. Adding to the excitement, we were told that a public Alpha of the Mac version will be released in the next few weeks.

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Man Inexplicably Brings Touchscreen To The PSP

A certain 'jube808' has launched a quest to add a myriad of features to the PSP that he believes should've been there from the start, including beefed up battery life, a better control pad, and touchscreen support. Think what you will of his aims, he certainly seems to have some hardware chops, as he's got a touchscreen up and running...

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Will 'The Dark Knight' Return?

With 'The Dark Knight' continuing to rule at the box office, passing the U.S $400 million mark and still going (relatively) strong, it's not surprising that everyone is talking about the next movie even before Director Christopher Nolan has agreed to do one.

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John Edwards Furious With ABC Over Handling Of Interview

Edwards had hoped to control the news cycle by making his admission late on a Friday night when the country was watching the Olympics and the long weekend yawned ahead.

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'Paris for President' Parody Strikes Viral Gold

Socialite turned political spoofer Paris Hilton has hit web gold with her faux bid for Presidency. Since the mock campaign video was released three days ago on comedy site Funny or Die, the short has been viewed more than 6.2 million times, driving traffic numbers to the highest level in company history.

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No Joke: 38 People Dead After Vampire Bats Attack

Laboratory investigations have yet to confirm the cause, but the symptoms point to rabies, according to two researchers from the University of California at Berkeley and other medical experts.

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Bush + Olympics + Stunning Bikini Babe = Best Image EVER [PIC]

He looks happy, right?

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Tips For Maximum Adsense Content Relevancy

One of the most essential aspects of getting the most out of your involvement with Google’s Adsense program is to be certain that Google serves up the most relevant ads possible on your site. The concept is easy to grasp--visitors travel to your sites in search of certain content on their topic of interest.

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Report: Morgan Freeman divorcing wife of 24 years

Morgan Freeman is divorcing his wife of 24 years, according to a new report. Freeman's business partner, attorney Bill Luckett, told "Access Hollywood" that the "Dark Knight" star and his wife, Myrna Colley-Lee, "are involved in a divorce action."

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Windows Live Messenger 9.0 to get new GUI

Microsoft has finally woken up and will be using the Windows Presentation Framework (WPF) in the next version of Windows Live Messenger. It is not clear what exactly the new GUI will entail, but if it's anything like the Yahoo Messenger for Vista client, it should be pretty darn good.

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How many cheerleaders can cram into an elevator?

Apparently not 26. A group of teenage girls attending a cheerleading camp on the University of Texas got stuck and had to be rescued after trying to squeeze into an elevator at a residence hall.

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How to Get In Lean Shape With Little or No Equipment

Two common barriers for people who want to exercise and get in shape are a lack of time and money needed for fitness. Who has the time to go to the gym, or buy expensive equipment, or take long bike rides? Well, if those are the things stopping you, you’re in luck.

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'Beat It' Among New Tracks Confirmed for Guitar Hero IV

The new issue of Stuff Magazine contains some new info regarding the songs shipping with Guitar Hero: World Tour which includes Michael Jackon's hit. Other tracks unveiled were "The Joker" by Steve Miller Band, "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" by Smashing Pumpkins, "Obstacle 1" by Interpol, "Light My Fire" by The Doors & "In the End" by Linkin Park.

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Cloned Puppies May Have Exposed 31 Year Mystery

A woman who made news around the world when she had five pups cloned from her beloved pit bull Booger looked very familiar to some who saw her picture: She may be the same woman who 31 years earlier was accused of abducting a Mormon missionary in England, handcuffing him to a bed and making him her sex slave.

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You're Getting Sleepy...My Delicious Friend [PIC]

Look deep into its eyes...

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Google Gadgets Called 'Gateways For Hackers'

Hackers turned Computer Security Specialists accuse Google of setting users up for online disasters by letting them personalize home pages with applications that could be tainted.

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How to Get 8000 Followers on Twitter in One Day

If you’re like most people on Twitter, you only have a few people following your every move. You long for the day when you have thousands of followers like Leo Laporte, Jason Calacanis, Scobelizer, Chris Pirillo, Michael Arrington and other A-Listers on the web. How can you achieve this if you don’t have a fan base that you’ve been building since 1994?

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How is John McCain's Affair Different than John Edwards'?

We have this weird notion in America now that if a politician is caught in an affair that his career is done. We seem to be saying that what he did in his private life affects his policies or how he governs.

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Forget the '$100 Laptop' - Try $12!

As the prices of educational laptops for children in developing countries creep upward, a group of researchers attempts to create a new, even lower-tech computer that would cost as little as $12.

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Baby born on 8/8/08 at 8:08 am; weighs in at 8 pounds, 8 ounces!!!

Hailey Jo Hauer was born on the eighth day of the eighth month in 2008 at 8:08 am. So it wouldn't make sense for her to weigh anything other than eight pounds, eight ounces.

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Paris Hilton Dating MySpace CEO Chris DeWolfe

It's good to be the CEO of MySpace - he gets to date Paris Hilton. 42 year old MySpace Co-Founder and CEO Chris DeWolfe has been dating 27 year old Paris Hilton for at least a few weeks, sources close to the company confirm.

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Comic Actor Bernie Mac Dies

Comic actor Bernie Mac died early Saturday of complications from Pneumonia, according to a family member and his publicist. He was 50.

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Top 10 Most Anticipated Movies of 2009

IMDB.com has 3,496 upcoming films listed for 2009. Taking in to account that about 70% of those will be pushed back, cancelled or buried away and never heard from again. From the remaining 30%, here are the Top 10 Most Anticipated Movies of 2009.

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This Is Why I Hate Facebook [PIC]

Need any more reasons?

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'What I've Learned' by Jenna Jameson

"If I have daughters, I wouldn’t want them to go into pornography. That’s not really a conflict with who I am. You don’t ever want your children to struggle. You want everything to come to them beautifully and perfectly. My industry is not cut out for harmony."

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Tila Tequila is Officially an Idiot

Tila Tequila has gone to her official blog to reveal her new album name - and it seems like some kind of bad joke. She's letting the world know that her new album is going to be named after a neuropsychiatric disorder, which she misspells it in the process.

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Top 10 Richest Hollywood Tweens

So young. So rich. So unworthy of all that cash?

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British Businessman Decapitates Himself in Sports Car Suicide

In a grim attempt at revenge against his estranged wife, a British businessman committed suicide by decapitation in his Aston Martin sports car, the U.K.'s Daily Mail reported Friday. According to the Mail, Gerald Mellin, 54, had been consumed with dark thoughts surrounding his 34-year-old wife's decision to leave him.

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8 Timeless Classic Movies That Critics Are Afraid Of

There are some movies that are well liked, but no one gets offended if you have a few problems with them. Then there is another league of films, often called “classic” or “timeless,” that break beyond the mold of mere movie. Fans will defend them with the ferocity of a grizzly bear mama protecting her cub.

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Britney Spears Tapes Commercial For MTV Video Music Awards

Britney Spears' performance at last year's MTV Video Music Awards was memorable in ways the singer would probably not prefer. But Brit's joined forces with this year's VMA host, Russell Brand, along with LL Cool J and FNMTV host / Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz for a comical improvised promo for this year's show.

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John Edwards admits to having Sexual Affair

John Edwards repeatedly lied during his Presidential campaign about an extra-marital affair with a novice film-maker, the former Senator admitted to ABC News today.

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Chick Overreacts A Little [VIDEO]

A couple of girls are driving on the highway when they slam into a bird. The chick driving ends up going back to find the bird and when she does, she has a nervous breakdown.

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Early Dark Knight Concept Art Shows A Much Creepier Joker

These early pre-Heath Ledger Joker conceptual designs can be found in "The Art of The Dark Knight." It's shocking to discover that the Joker design they eventually settled on, actually seems a lot tamer than some of the early concepts.

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Heath Ledger Investigation Reportedly Closed

The investigation into Heath Ledger's accidental death by drug overdose has been closed by the U.S. Attorney's Office, which will not seek to enforce a subpoena against actress Mary-Kate Olsen that would have compelled her to testify in front of a federal grand jury, a source told People.com.

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How To Get Better Results In Less Time At The Gym

"As an experienced strength trainer, one of the biggest mistakes I see new members make is working out for too long, too often. Here’s the good news – you can achieve outstanding results by spending less time at the gym! Just follow these simple tips."

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Show Your Boss What You’ve Done All Day with 'ididwork'

Another Y Combinator startup, ididwork, announced its launch yesterday. In short, the web-based service lets employees keep record of work they have completed. Employees can then submit a weekly or monthly report to their manager in the form of a chart, graph, or simple summary, and receive feedback through the system.

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Woman Clones Her Own Pit Bull

Bernann McKinney of Hollywood says her beloved pit bull "Booger" saved her life when another dog attacked her. Now that he's passed on, she has five replacements, thanks to a South Korean cloning company.

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Study Shows Average Mac Costs Twice as Much as Average PC

Fanboys, get your commenting fingers warmed up. A new study shows that, on average, the cost of a Windows PC is half that of an Apple computer. According to data collected by the NPD group, the average Windows notebook goes for U.S $700, while the average Apple laptop costs above U.S $1,500, dropping a mere U.S $59 in the last two years.

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Apple's secret to selling iPhones: Windows Mobile

After a rocky iPhone 3G launch, Apple's store operations have returned to a model of efficiency. One of Steve Jobs's secrets: roving sales clerks who use mobile devices to ring up orders anywhere in the store, not just at the cash register. Ah, but which devices? Motorola MC75 handhelds running Microsoft's Windows Mobile operating system.

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New Firefox 3 Digg Extension Released

"We’ve just launched our first Firefox 3 extension and made a quick video showing you how it works."

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Free Photoshop Alternatives

Don't want to spend $600 just to edit an image of yours? Well then take a look at a list of free photoshop alternatives.

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iPhone 2.0.1 software update seems to focus on speed

While Apple's release notes only mention "bug fixes," early updaters are noting improvements to the second major release of the iPhone software. Many have complained that the new iPhone software overall has been slow, in some cases taking five seconds or more for applications to load. Early indications are that some of this has been addressed.

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Akon: Rick Ross Should Brush Off Rumors Of Prison-Guard Past

Rick Ross' alleged prison-guard past, which he has denied time and time again, is still a hot topic in the hip-hop world. If there is anybody out there who knows firsthand what Rick is going through, it's Akon. Just as it did with Rick Ross, TheSmokingGun.com tried to blow up the singer's spot several months back...

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Mary-Kate Olsen Subpoenaed By DEA!

Despite her claim that she has no information that would help clear up the mystery of Heath Ledger's overdose death, Mary-Kate Olsen has been issued a subpoena by the Drug Enforcement Administration office in New York, requiring her to testify in front of a grand jury.

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Will Dr. Dre Drop Booze And Detox Within Next Two Months?

In a marketing scheme that represents one of the strangest juxtapositions in recent memory, Bloomberg.com reports that the upcoming debut of Dr. Dre's new line of cognac and vodka will be tied to the release of his long-anticipated album, Detox.

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Paris Hilton Responds To John McCain Ad With Her Own

In a 30-second campaign ad that debuted last week, McCain mocked Democratic rival Senator Barack Obama's image as a media star by flashing pictures of tabloid staples Paris Hilton and Britney Spears in the opening shots. On Tuesday (August 5), Hilton shot back at the spot in her own fake commercial hosted on FunnyOrDie.com...

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80's Supermodels - Where Are They Now? [PICS]

We did a little research to find out what those supermodels are up to now, and not surprisingly, it brought back waves of bittersweet post-pubescent nostalgia. After checking out the gallery, you'll know what we mean.

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New book says White House ordered forgery

A new book by the author Ron Suskind claims that the White House ordered the CIA to forge a back-dated, handwritten letter from the head of Iraqi intelligence to Saddam Hussein.

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Steve Jobs: MobileMe "not up to Apple's standards"

In an internal e-mail sent to Apple employees, Steve Jobs admitted that MobileMe was launched too early and "not up to Apple's standards."

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New Data Suggest Mars Soil Not As Life-Friendly As Thought

New results from NASA's Phoenix Mars lander suggest that the surface layers of the Martian arctic region may not be as friendly to life as initial results suggested, NASA said today. Two samples analyzed within the last month suggest that the Martian dirt may contain perchlorate, which would create a harsh environment for any potential life.

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Another Tradgedy For 'Dark Knight' Cast Member

TMZ has learned that Academy Award winning actor Morgan Freeman, 71, has been injured in a serious car accident in Mississippi.

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Nazi bunkers hidden for over 50 years revealed by storms

They were uncovered only because recent storms sent giant waves cascading over them, sweeping away the sand and exposing glimpses of the cement and iron structures. They were located by two nine-year-old boys on holiday with their parents, who then informed the authorities.

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Penguins Are Washing Up Closer to Equator

A record number of penguins, both dead and alive, are landing on beaches close to the equator. One explanation: overfishing is driving the birds farther north.

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50 Ways in Which NASA Changed Our World

Today, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration marks its first half-century of exploration and discovery. But missions to the Moon and beyond are only part of the story. Without Nasa's scientists, life on Earth would be very different indeed.

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