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European Aviation Agency Approves
Use of Cellphones on Planes
Also approves boomboxes, air horns, cowbells. |
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Ripley's Odditorium
Opens in New York
Typical visitor (right) calls new
exhibit “pretty interesting.” |
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| REAL ESTATE |
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Treasury Secretary Says Housing Slump
Near End
Hopes to lure new players into hard-hit
Ponzi scheme. |
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| MISCELLANEOUS |
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1704 Note by Isaac Newton
Predicts World Will End in 2060
Made prediction after falling on his head. |
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1957 Plymouth Unearthed
in Oklahoma
Still meets CAFE standards. |
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| NEW PRODUCTS |
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 Helmet
Lets Brain Control Objects
Without Physically Touching Them
Perfect for when your hands are
full and you need to change
channels, but the remote's under
the couch. |
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| ENVIRONMENT |
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Bad News: Sharp Decline in Bird Population
Good news: statues never looked so good. |
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| INTERNET |
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Conservatives Launch
Conservapedia to Counter
“Liberal Bias” of Wikipedia
Yet another project mulled by group of
scholars envisions something they call
Encyclopedia, which would, in their
words, “gather factual information
about a variety of subjects and arrange
them in alphabetical order.” |
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| POLLS |
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Latest Polls Rank Congress
Even Lower Than Bush
But way above Cheney. |
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