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How NOT to Make an Electric Gun

Tom Blunt — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 19:30:33 +0000

There's no need to offer a "Don't try this at home" warning — by the time you've watched this guy accidentally shock, burn, and shoot himself, you're unlikely to follow in his footsteps.

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10 Food Myths You Probably Believe

Ruth Waxman — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 21:53:22 +0000

All too often we get carried away believing (or worse, repeating) everything we are told and don't spend enough time questioning what's actually been said. We've picked 10 very common health mantras you hear everyday and weeded out the worst of the lies, because we want you to eat all the avocados.

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10 Awesome Facts About the Internet You Didn't Know

Emerald Catron — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 21:45:19 +0000

And because we can't do cat videos all day every day,* here are ten amazing facts about the internet. From how many likes there are on Facebook daily to the actual weight of the internet, this video just might blow your mind.

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Take Flight With These Cranes for a 100-second Break From Work

Mark Callaghan — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:13:38 +0000

This is simply spectacular. I've never seen anything quite like it -- a close-up view of birds soaring through the sky, in incredible detail. As I was watching this YouTube clip from the UK show called Earthflight, I couldn't help but wonder how they managed to film this footage. According to

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Michael Stone Talks Space

Michael Stone — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 13:27:27 +0000

No secret here. I'm a HUGE fan of all things technical, science, earth and space oriented . So here's a celestial event that may interest you if you're up early Tuesday 4/19/11.

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It's A Bird! It's A Plane! It's SUPERMOON!

Keith Allen — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 22:05:20 +0000

I know what you are thinking. Now stop that! The moon I’m talking about is in the sky not anyone’s blue jeans. It is a special FULL moon.

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Universal Flu Vaccine Looks Promising

Drew — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 21:01:18 +0000

Scientists in the U.K. recently tested a universal flu vaccine on humans. The results were promising, according to an article on msnbc.com.

Developed by scientists at Oxford University, the vaccine could potentially eliminate the

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