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So There’s An Island You’ve Probably Never Heard Of… And It Looks Like Aliens Should Live There.

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There are so many strange parts of this world that you won’t see in your daily life (and there is a chance you will never see in person). It’s an odd thing to think about. For example, there’s a small archipelago of four islands located in the Indian Ocean that look so strange, it’s hard to believe they are real. It’s called Socotra and it’s located near Yemen. What makes Socotra different from other islands is the way it was created and isolated. Because of that, it […]

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Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Nancy Pelosi praise lifting of combat ban

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http://twitter.com/#!/NancyPelosi/status/294518949691928576 Defense Secretary Leon “Panther” Panetta might have broken the news yesterday that the Pentagon would lift the ban on women serving in combat positions, but nothing really seems official in Washington until someone tweets a tasteful photo of President Obama somehow taking the credit. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz stepped up to fill that void today, tacitly giving the president credit for making this historic step. “Valor knows no gender.” Another historic step in the march toward full equality: twitter.com/DWStweets/stat… — D Wasserman Schultz (@DWStweets) January 24, […]

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These Real Life Witches Stories Show You The Power Of Fear.

ENTERTAINMENT

The witch on a broomstick flying over the moon is a classic Halloween symbol. She might even have an accessory black cat, crow or crafty cackle. But the truth is most accused “witches” in history were never as warmly received as this image, let alone the whole Harry Potter craze. Witch stories from back in the day derive from a bubbling cauldron of small-town suspiciousness, lust and the powerful controlling the narrative of the weak. Here are some crazy witch stories in history that really make you […]

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Tweets in Space project will beam Twitter messages 22 light years away

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http://twitter.com/#!/pamstucky/status/249192394409508865 Today’s flyover by the space shuttle Endeavour had what seemed like all of California tweeting about space, but tonight’s Tweets in Space project will allow anyone to tweet into space. As part of the International Symposium on Electronic Art in New Mexico, a team will collect and compile all tweets with the hashtag #tweetsinspace made between 10:30 and 11 p.m. Eastern tonight. The tweets will then be transmitted later this year via a high-powered radio messaging system to the exoplanet GJ667Cc. The target is 22 light years away, meaning […]

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