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12.9 litres, 8000rpm redline, 0-125mph in 4.9 seconds. All for your local "street-legal" beer run. Suck it, "super"cars |
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| (Daily Tech) |
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Tooth implant administers doses of medicine. Patients advised not to accept one from Dr. Yueh |
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One of those headlines you really want to make fun of, but probably shouldn't: "Black holes exhale enormous gas cloud" |
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Artificial sweetener in diet soda doesn't cause cancer but the bacon cheese burger and large fries you ordered with it still cause fatness |
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PC set to overtake consoles in video game sales. Considering modern "consoles" are just PCs, doesn't everybody win? |
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New genus of ugly-ass frogmouth discovered in the Solomon Islands, proving God is still intelligently designing |
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NYC pledges 1 million new trees by 2017. Al Gore expected to be one of them |
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We’re living on a tiny little dust mote in left field on a rather insignificant galaxy. And basically this is it for humans. It strikes me that it’s a shame that we’re squabbling over oil and borders |
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Walmart to offer HD DVD players for less than $299. Sony seen weeping in the corner |
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A cure for wobbly tables joins the train and the car on the list of successful inventions that all the experts said were worthless |
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New test will show if you had a martini two years ago |
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Do NOT take this news with a grain of salt |
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| (Some Star Guy) |
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Lyrid meteor showers peak this weekend. Northeast sky, just before dawn |
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A single corticosteroid injection in the wrist can offer at least a month of relief to people suffering from severe carpal tunnel syndrome. Kittens everywhere tremble upon hearing this news |
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Most violence in Ireland alcohol-related, meaning caused by jittery people unable to smoke in pubs |
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World's oldest tree stares down Joan Rivers in the battle to be the world's oldliest being ever |
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Children at risk from "electronic smog" generated by Wi-Fi use. Just think, the next time you are downloading porn the signal may be killing your family, you perv |
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| (Some Guy) |
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The world's first camera |
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| (Some Guy) |
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Scientists find chemical to stop anthrax. Nothing yet found to stop Metallica |
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Nuclear power plant spurs huge increase in Florida crocodile population. Suck it, tree-huggers |
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The human brain has its origin in lowly worm |
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Beantown Believes Blog Bad, Blocks Boing Boing. Mayor Menino Meddling Might Mean More Mayhem |
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| (Some Guy) |
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New "Push Ringer" technology will allow you to make everyone around your friend think they have "I'm a barbie girl" or "It's raining men" as a ringtone |
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An illicit midnight swim has endangered the continuing existence of a rare snail |
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World's most expensive cell phone goes for $1 million, still only gets one bar of service (with pic) |
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Parkinson's disease victims are being turned into miniature James Bonds by a drug's side effects |
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Beijing's female poplar trees will be given sex changes, in order to reduce the amount of pollen in the air |
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| (Some Guy) |
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High-tech meets low-tech |
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| (Some Guy) |
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The Most Amazing Door Ever Made |
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Apple patch fixes 25 security vulnerabilities. That's right, 25 security vulnerabilities in your perfect precious Macs |
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Marine biologists equip narwhals with electronic equipment to survey the deep ocean. Captain Nemo unavailable for comment |
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Dell to start selling WinXP on new computers again. Suck it Micro$oft |
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| (Some Guy) |
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How Big a Science Geek are you? |
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New class of drugs sharpens mind, memory. Huey Lewis ecstatic |
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Meteor shower peaks before dawn Sunday. In related news, submitter peaked in the shower before dinner on Thursday |
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Wikipedia founder says MySpace will fail, fails to adequately cite his references or sources |
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Dutch set up service to help geeks get their cherries popped and their rudders dutched |
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Porn is becoming less and less popular on the Internet, while Internet communities gain popularity |
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Solar-powered barbeque now available in UK. Now all they need is some solar |
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Craigslist founder finds new calling: Online games for birdwatchers |
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| (Some Guy) |
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New gall bladder surgery leaves no scars when removed through the vajayjay. Oddly, no men have volunteered for the same procedure yet |
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The *coolest* video of water freezing as its being poured you'll see all day |
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Certain drugs found to boost brain power becoming popular on college campuses. "Duuuuuude, I am sooooo smart right now" |
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Pics of people learning what happens when you mix drinking and computers. Pay attention, Drew |
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I-Mockery's latest rom hack review: "Tran Tramps -- The Family Jewels" (a "Double Dragon 3" hack) |
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Japan to launch first orbiter. Voltron alert raised to orange |
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How water can be used as a battery (video) |
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Evidently, the best cure for a mosquito bite is an ant bite |
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Google reports $1 billion for the first quarter. That's net, not gross |
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New research finds lesbian kisses raises tolerance, trousers |
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| (Some Paranoid Consuming Unit) |
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Here's how to kill the "spy chip" embedded in your new credit card |
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Damn dirty apes arming themselves with spears. France surrenders |
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Scientists record music created by the Sun's atmosphere. Prog-rock groups rejoice |
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Insane "World of Warcraft" player compares being hit with virtual snowballs to being a Jew during the holocaust; threatens to sue Blizzard |
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Alcohol boosts the antioxidant properties of fruit. Still no cure for cancer, but have a daiquiri in the meantime |
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Step 1: Open Internet cafe. Step 2: Allow patrons to gamble on the same computers, and pay them cash when they win. Step 3: Jail? |
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Microsoft exceeds its own expectations and sells a total of 244 genuine Vista licenses in China |
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"Scientists" claim to reconstruct earliest known tree, which is allegedly over 60,000 times older than the universe. Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight |
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In an unlikely move, Dell listens to their customers and changes. Now, about that call center... |
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Ubuntu website done in by overpopularity, as opposed to this morning's beer spill on the Farkworks |
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It's not news, it's Fark.com... 's hardware problems |
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Survey finds professionals that help or serve others happiest, proving pimpin' ain't easy |
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Quantum theory fails reality checks. In other news, our universe might not be contained in a speck of dirt under the fingernail of some trans-dimensional alien. Though that would be really cool |
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Up to 50 percent of people suspected of accessing child-porn websites were victims of credit-card theft. Obvious tag moves aside to let Scary through |
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In 1993, AT&T made a slick video set in the Internet-filled future. Biggest future revelation: We will all be played by wooden actors |
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Climatologists' model indicates that destroying all of the world's trees will cool the planet. Everybody slash and burn |
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Why Cisco wasn't a no-brainer for Stanley Works' big VoIP network |
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Microsoft to offer BSOD to world's poor for low price |
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The harmful effects of marijuana, you evil heathen potheads |
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Some high-flying electricians work on some high-voltage power cables. You won't see Mike Rowe doing this on Dirty Jobs |
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Miniature robot may transform heart operations, find tiny Sarah Connor |
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Japanese scientists to drill deep into an area that has a history of disastrous earthquakes and tsunami. This will not be a well |
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Aussie drought reveals town covered by water when dam was built on top of it 50 years ago |
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Russia wants to build a series of tubes linking Russia to Alaska. They think Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) might approve |
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"The drink is made by steeping tiger carcasses in wine" |
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"Self healing" house that repairs itself during earthquake under construction; is eager for interview on "Oprah" |
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The world's coral reefs face a great danger. Pollution or human interference? Nope, starfish (with cool pic of the perp) |
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Microsoft patent application reveals plan to integrate a phone into the Zune |
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UK scientists developing electromagnetic shielding for spacecraft. Here comes the science, Mr. Sulu |
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Vonage may be writing a new book... starting at Chapter 11: "Boo Hoo! Boo Hoo Hoo!" |
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AOL boss really, really high as he predicts AOL will be No. 1 on the Internet again |
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Dust off your PipBoy: Bethesda Softworks, the company responsible for Oblivion, is producing Fallout 3 |
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Nissan aims to cut pedestrian accidents with new safety system involving a giant loudspeaker that screams "GET THE FARK OUT OF THE WAY" in Japanese |
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Microsoft debuts new video technology, says it's better than Flash or Quicktime at displaying viddddddddddddddddddddddddd... stopped |
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Giant bats are snatching migrating birds from the sky at night. EVERYBIRDY PANIC |
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MSN is the Dr. Pepper of searches. Submitter thinks that is insulting to Diet Dr Pepper, and that Excite is the Mr Pibb of searches |
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On this day, relatively speaking, a bad thing happened in 1955. (Also on this day in 1906, San Francisco was badly shaken by the future news) |
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“Web 2.0″ study of the week finds participation weak, which is weak |
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The "no pun intended" error message of the week |
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BlackBerry maker owes this guy a girlfriend |
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Intel introduces the "next generation" flash memory killer. Phase Memory, weighing in at 128 bits, requiring temperatures of 600 C. I can't wait to use it in my digital camera |
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Manufacturers started using trans fat because it was considered healthier than saturated fat. Now that trans fat is considered worse than saturated fat, manufacturers are going back to saturated fat, and the circle is complete. Suck it, arteries |
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Hey wait, didn't I see this on a "Star Trek" episode? And then a "Futurama" episode? |
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They are now arresting people in the UK for stealing wi-fi |
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Sony releases patch to correct unwatchable movies. Did I say unwatchable? Sorry, I meant unplayable |
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Global warming may make hurricanes less powerful. EVERYBODY PAN... Uh, wait. What? |
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Peak oil to occur within the next 10 years. Here comes the science, everybody panic, here's a bunny with a pancake on its head |
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RIM claims Crackberry service restored for "most." Others still suffering DTs |
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EPA chief: "The Bush Administration's unparalleled financial, international and domestic commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions is delivering real results.'' Mission accomplished |
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UK Health Service gave thousands of haemophiliacs blood contaminated with HIV and hepatitis C. The blood was mainly sourced from prison inmates in the USA. What could possibly go wrong, did |
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Microsoft and AT&T whine monopoly. Google says "Take it like a man, ya wimps" |
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Scientists spends 12 days underwater generating his own oxygen and electricity |
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Canadian robot melds brain surgery, rocket science with remorseless quest for Sarah McLachlan |
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Abstinence education works, according to researchers at the Academy of Kidding Themselves |
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| (Some Guy) |
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Smoking marijuana is never good for the lungs, but the active ingredient in pot may help fight lung cancer, new research shows |
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In an inversion of common sense that would please Rube Goldberg, U.S. firms attempt to make biofuel from natural substances filtered through livestock |
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Good idea: Buy a Prius, save money on gas. Bad idea: Buy a Prius in Georgia, use the gas savings to pay for an emissions test you can't pass. Your dog really wanted an SUV anyways |
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Apple considers rebate on iPhone when they realize no one wants to spend $600 on an overpriced piece of sh*t |
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Simpliffied Spelling Sosiettee advokates fonetik reeform |
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Sellafield nuclear power plant kept dead workers' body parts for research |
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NASA aims for four shuttle flights and two cross-country diaper vendettas in 2007 |
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Google Apps, in another attempt to crush Microsoft Office, unveils its version of PowerPoint |
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Digital music players are killing the demand for hi-fi sound systems |
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"Beer is the basis of modern static civilization," says Professor of Brewing Science at the University of California, Davis |
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New research indicates that cities stimulate innovation, create wealth, melt away these little town blues |
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Boobies: The Executive Desk Toy |
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Microsoft gets into the fuel-cell business. EVERYONE PANIC |
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Vonage admits it has no workaround if it can't use Verizon VoIP technology |
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Meet Clocky, the alarm clock that finds a different hiding spot every morning. Now Roomba has a friend |
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If you only see one red sqaure nebula picture today make it this one |
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Former astronaut Buzz Aldrin is holding a space travel-lottery. Line forms to the left |
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After nobody buys their cellphone explanation, scientists declare that pesticides might be killing all the bees |
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Microsoft complains Apple uses DRM to lock consumers into buying more iPods. Apple offers to remove DRM. Microsoft complains Apple is only removing DRM to sell more iPods |
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Dr. Phil says VA Tech shooting was caused by... (wait for it)... video games |
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Intel set to push PRAM |
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Chimps are actually more evolved than humans. Suck it, Democrats |
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There's still no cure for cancer, but this psychologist now has a cure for fear of sperm |
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How about some envy to go with your breakfast? This toaster is way cooler than yours |
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Spiders who had evolved beyond a need for sex have now evolved to have a desire for sex. Much like fraternity members |
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Air-powered showers could replace the ordinary ones somewhere in the future. For now though, they are used for the entrance of hospitals and office buildings, in order to clean the users of pollen and dust |
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New robot has human-like eyes, movie deal with Steve Guttenberg |
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For anyone else who missed it, new Battlestar Galactica game coming to Xbox Live Arcade this fall. Frak yeah |
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Brazil Nuts shown to be the most radioactive food in the world |
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Glow in the Dark Energy Drink |
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A web of spider's silk two centimeters thick "could stop a jumbo jet in midflight". Here comes the science |
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Men do the same amount of work as women. Since when does drinking beer count as work? |
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The odds are better than 50-50 that mankind will survive this century |
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Welcome to nerd heaven: The barcade, a place that mixes old-school arcade gaming and beer |
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Fresh off their acquisition of DoubleClick, Google now to partner with everybody's favorite radio behemoth, Clear Channel |
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NC State University is helping its students fight off 23 "John Doe" lawsuits from the RIAA |
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Bacon can kill, according to a new study (which must obviously be flawed because bacon is a gift from the heavens) |
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Researchers studying vaccine for brain tumors. Still no cure for... wait, what? |
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"Night owls" suffer more from insomnia than the early-to-bed folks because of ciracadian rhythms, TotalFark usage |
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An hour in the life of a social engineer |
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Microsoft, unhappy at the prospect of being pushed out of the Internet advertising market, readies Irony cannon |
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Satellites testing space tethers will be launched from Kazakhstan. In other news, Borat is missing his man-thong swimsuit |
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5Mb Hard Disk in 1956 |
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Did your universe just get bigger, or are you just happy to see me? |
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CA Special Committee spanks Wang |
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Slaps on the bottom may put smiles on your face |
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Astronauts had to go through U.S. Customs to return from moon (scanned image of signed customs declaration) |
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Drug discovered to let war vets sleep |
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| (Some Guy) |
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The coolest steam-powered R2D2 you will see today |
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Breast-reduction surgery is growing in popularity. And before you all prepare to start marching in protest, it's growing in popularity among men |
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One of your kidneys is worth $2,500 in Vancouver |
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Cochlear implant linked to meningitis. For those who didn't hear me the first time, THAT THING COULD F*CK YOU UP |
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Sony Entertainment produces DVDs with new copy prevention scheme that prevents them from working in some players (including Sony players). Sony: "It's not a bug; they're supposed to do that" |
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