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Mike Dewey offers $1 billion dollars for a cure for breast cancer

July 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Hollywood (OTL) - A Texas man has put up an offer of $1 billion to anyone who can come up with a cure for breast cancer.
The man, Mike Dewey of Austin, Texas has stated that he will pay $1 billion to anyone who can find a cure for breast cancer.
The man does not actually have […]

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Tags: Curiosity · Health

Unexploded fireworks popping up on shore

July 7th, 2008 · No Comments

New York - Jones Beach in Long Island had to be evacuated over the weekend after many unexploded fireworks began popping up on the shore.
The shore began to get filled with firecrackers, among other fireworks.
Lifeguards and others immediately tried to get everyone off of the beach.
Over 2,000 visitors had to be evacuated from the beach, […]

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Tags: Curiosity · U.S.

Why is the planet Mercury shrinking?

July 7th, 2008 · No Comments

Boston - According to reports, the nearest planet to the sun, Mercury, continues to shrink in size.
Scientists have come out and stated that the cooling of the planet’s core is causing it to shrink in size.
The cooling has triggered a magnetic dynamo, which has led to the planet contracting.
It is believed that Mercury is at […]

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Tags: Curiosity · Sci/Tec

91-year old woman was pinned under car for two days

July 7th, 2008 · No Comments

A 91-year old woman from Wisconsin got stuck under her car for two days.
Washington - Apparently, the 91-year old woman from Greendale, Wisconsin tried to reach some keys that had fallen in her garage.
She tried to get the keys from under her car, but got stuck.
The mail-carrier noticed Tuesday that the elderly woman had not […]

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Tags: Curiosity · U.S.

“The pregnant man” at home and doing well with baby girl

July 4th, 2008 · No Comments

Washington - Pregnant man Thomas Beatie has given birth to a beautiful baby girl.
He gave birth last Sunday at the St. Charles Medical Center in Bend, Oregon.
Initial reports stated he had a C-section, but it has now been confirmed that he gave birth naturally.
Beatie was originally a woman, but went through surgery to remove his […]

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Tags: Curiosity · U.S.

The pregnant man gives birth to beautiful baby girl

July 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

New York - Nope, you read it right. Thomas Beatie — who is known around the world as “the pregnant man”, has given birth to a healthy and beautiful baby girl.
“She’s really cute, really pretty,” a source told ABC News Thursday.
For those of you who are new to this story, lets back up a bit. […]

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Tags: Curiosity

Google forgets Canada day logo change

July 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

Ottawa - No one, not even the folks at Google seem to know why, but the annual nod to the Canada Day celebration temporary change of the online Google logo was skipped this year.
Normally, in every year since 2001, Google has changed its website logo for the day, featuring a version of the Google Logo […]

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Tags: Curiosity · Sci/Tec

Unlocking The Chocolate Genome

June 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Boston - Scientists from both IBM and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have kicked off the Chocolate Genome Project.
The project, which is expected to run for 5-years, is aimed to better understand the make-up of cocoa trees.
Many cocoa trees are beginning to disappear due to changes in the global climate, causing an increase in cost.
The […]

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Tags: Curiosity · Sci/Tec · Science

NYC Get’s Water Falls

June 27th, 2008 · No Comments

New York - New York City, also known as the concrete jungle, now has waterfalls.
There have been four waterfalls set up on Thursday in what was a public art spectacle to say the least.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg stated that the waterfalls were “most unexpected.  New York is a plce where big ideas are realized.”
The four waterfalls […]

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Tags: Curiosity · U.S. · Sci/Tec

Neil Entwistle Gets Convicted For Double Murder

June 26th, 2008 · No Comments

Boston - A jury In Middlesex Superior Court has convicted Neil Entwistle of murdering his wife and infant daughter.
The jury of six women and six men deliberated for less than 2 days before coming to their decision.
The jury found him, Entwistle, guilty of two counts of first-degree murder, as well as two firearms charges.
He will […]

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Tags: Curiosity · U.S. · Uncategorized