Top Picks
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How Trillion-Dollar Deficits Were Created
All Kids are born scientists,but are crushed by society itself - Michio Kaku
Arnold Schwarzenegger - "Who do YOU want to be in life?"
He lost his legs but not the ability to do push-ups
Science Fair Project: Can she taste the roofies?
'Let's Get Ready to Rumble' Worth $400M
Professor Eric Laithwaite gives a demonstration of a large gyro wheel (video)
Heard of the "Call me maybe" song? It could be used as a jingle for...
Who Cares If Samsung Copied Apple? (Harvard Business Review)
A Christian Nation?
Raped, pregnant and ordeal not over
"...in the vast majority of states -- 31 -- men who father through rape are able to assert the same custody and visitation rights to their children that other fathers enjoy. When no law prohibits a rapist from exercising these rights, a woman may feel forced to bargain away her legal rights to a criminal trial in exchange for the rapist dropping the bid to have access to her child."
NYPD: Muslim spying led to no leads, terror cases
The need for more monitoring of domestic terrorism (But, we have to talk about them all. "The FBI divides domestic extremists into four broad categories, including left-wing, right-wing, single issue groups, and homegrown Islamic.")
"since coming under Republican control in 2010, the House Homeland Security Committee has held five hearings on Muslim radicalisation, and none on right-wing threats. Yet America’s right-wing extremists commit a vastly greater number of murderous attacks (though leading to fewer deaths) than Muslims do. According to the Extremist Crime Database (ECDB), published by the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism, between 1990 and 2010 right-wing extremists carried out 145 murderous attacks, resulting in 348 deaths, 168 of which resulted from the Oklahoma City bombing. During that same time period Muslim extremists committed around 25 attacks, which killed over 3,000 people; but 9/11 accounted for 2,977 of these."
Bad Opinion Generator
Tyler Bradt Highest waterfall in a kayak 189ft
Health Experts Dismiss Assertions on Rape
"The idea that during rape, “the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down” to prevent pregnancy"...“There are no words for this — it is just nuts,” said Dr. Michael Greene, a professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive biology at Harvard Medical School.
Dr. David Grimes, a clinical professor in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of North Carolina, said, that “to suggest that there’s some biological reason why women couldn’t get pregnant during a rape is absurd.”
Camera shutter speed synchronized with helicopter blade frequency (video)
When Does Consciousness Arise in Human Babies?
Politics and Business
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Obama to media: Romney’s whole campaign is based on lies
(Good article. Despite the title, it is critical of both Obama and Romney.)
Mitt Romney’s Republican convention bounce: How high will it go?
The Onion has a field day with Todd Akin's "legitimate rape" comment (profanity)
Missouri Republican official: ‘God chose to bless’ women with pregnancies from rape
The RIAA appears to be dying, tax records show
Phoenix Woman Ordered to Not Give Out Water in 112 Degree Heat Because She Lacked a Permit
NBC/WSJ poll: Heading into conventions, Obama has four-point lead
"Looking inside the numbers, Obama continues to lead Romney among key parts of his political base, including African Americans (94 percent to 0 percent), Latinos (by a 2-to-1 margin), voters under 35-years-old (52 percent to 41 percent) and women (51 percent to 41 percent).
Romney is ahead with whites (53 percent to 40 percent), rural voters (47 percent to 38 percent) and seniors (49 percent to 41 percent)."
Why the GOP Is Scared of Ron Paul and 4 Reasons He Might Still Get the 2012 Republican Nomination
(Opinion piece but if you like Ron Paul or Gary Johnson, you might like it.)
Mitt Romney: Church State Separation Taken Too Far By Some
"Romney said the Founders didn't intend for "the elimination of religion from the public square. We are a nation 'Under God, 'and in God, we do indeed trust."
(I hope Mr. Romney understands that "in God we trust" wasn't the motto of the USA until 1956.)
Don't tear down that wall! - Roger Ebert's Journal
"Certainly it was clear to Thomas Jefferson, who wrote, "I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should 'make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,' thus building a wall of separation between Church & State.""
Rep. Steve King on the Campaign Trail
"Right now, Medicaid also covers abortions for victims of statutory rape or incest - for example, a 12 year old who gets pregnant.
Congressman King says he's not aware of any young victims like that."
GOP Will Tout 'We Built This' In Arena Built With Public Funds
Dee Snider rips Paul Ryan's use of Twisted Sister hit 'We're Not Gonna Take It'
Dee Snider rips Paul Ryan's use of Twisted Sister hit 'We're Not Gonna Take It'
"I emphatically denounce Paul Ryan's use of my band Twisted Sister's song, 'We're Not Gonna Take It,' in any capacity," Snider said. "There is almost nothing he stands for that I agree with except the use of the P90X."
Science and Technology
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Penn State Scientists Participate in the Construction of the Largest Three-Dimensional Map of the Universe (includes video)
7 shocking shark facts: A slideshow
Gulf seafood deformities alarm scientists
Google's public policy director says at an Aspen conference that "these patent wars are not helpful to consumers."
Bonobo genius makes stone tools like early humans did (story and video)
Genetically modified organism could turn carbon dioxide or waste products into a gasoline-compatible transportation fuel.
How Hollywood Is Encouraging Online Piracy
Ever wondered why cashews are so expensive?
Fun, Interesting and Offbeat
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What’s causing all these Hasidic Jews to flee their community? Smartphones.
Aug. 6 fire at Chevron's Richmond refinery that sent more than 9,000 residents to the hospital with respiratory irritation and other health issues
Plastic Surgeon Prefers War to Cocktail Parties
"Enrique Steiger's day job is performing breast operations and facelifts on celebrities. But when he's not doing cosmetic surgery or attending glamorous cocktail parties, the Swiss doctor is saving lives in makeshift Red Cross hospitals on the battlefield."
Prince Harry To Face Military Reprimand Over Nude Pics Scandal
Food
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No-Bake Blueberry Cheesecake Shots
Jalapeno Popper Wonton Cups
Nutella No Bake Cookie Recipe
Videos
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The 20 most-watched TED Talks to date
John Deere H414 harvester head
How to fold a shirt the long and complicated but cool way.
Train horn on a scooter
Why Men and Women Cant be friends
Mongol Rally 2012 - Team 134k and Harry (Something unexpected)
How to make a spray bottle that works in any orientation
This is How Hot it is in Iraq (profanity)
One String Willy
Man's home is being robbed. He steals getaway car. 911 operator tells him to stop because he can be charged.
Alexander Polli, Tracksuit, Wingsuit Flying: Reality Of Human Flight
The 100 Greatest Movie Threats of All Time (manly clip with lots of profanity)
Pics
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Glasswing Butterfly
Hibachi grill food art
Arr2-D2
Weird news photo quiz - 8/1/12
Balloon Dragon
Father compared to Son
Improvised blender
Milky Way over Australia
I love riding in the car!
Massive Japanese Wisteria
Leaf insect in Laos
Life cycle of a penny
High schooler with cancer dresses as Professor Quirrel
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