| NEW PRODUCTS |
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 World's
First Commercially Available
Rocket Pack Goes on Sale to
Public
They're prohibitively expensive right
now, but as more of us start
using them the price will drop
and we'll all be flying around,
Jetson-style. ($256,000, at Just
Whirlybirds). |
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| FACTOID |
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28,258 Internet Users Viewing
Pornography Every Second
Although some may be dogs. |
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| MISCELLANEOUS |
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Longtime Hatfield-McCoy Feud
Linked to Genetic Defect
McCoys lack crucial gene necessary for
decency and honesty, says Dr. Lemuel E.
Hatfield of the Hatfield Institute. |
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| BOOKS |
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Cover
of Harry Potter and the Deathly
Hallows Unveiled
Rest of book yet to be written. |
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| FEATURE |
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| John McCain's
security's-getting-better
visit to a Baghdad market
was difficult for
campaign photographers
because: |
| A ) | he
was wearing a bulletproof
vest. |
| B ) | he
was protected by 100
soldiers in armored
vehicles. |
| C ) | he
was also protected by
snipers on rooftops and
helicopters. |
| Hint: it was really
hard to get a
sniper-and-helicopter
free shot. |
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| The Center for the
Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction,
the federal agency whose mission is to
assess the dangers which chemicals pose
to human health, has been performing its
duties of review, reporting and selecting
members of its scientific review panel: |
| A ) | by
independent research conducted by its own staff. |
| B ) | by
hiring a private consulting company with close
ties to the chemical industry, including the
manufacturer of a plastic baby bottle containing
a chemical linked to reproductive damage. |
| C ) | by traveling to Mars. |
| Hint: it doesn’t involve interplanetary travel. |
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