It is, of course, important to be specific about what sort of barbecue this perfume smells like. Less civilized areas (meaning those outside of Texas) create true culinary abominations and label them as barbecue.
I looking at you, Memphis…
Mad Libs Creator Leonard B. Stern Dies at 88
Mad Libs spurred creativity in students for generations.
Mad Libs creator Leonard B. Stern died this week. Obituary writers seized the opportunity to insert blank spaces and [adverb] [noun] [adjective]s in their homages, to mimic the format of Mr. Stern’s famous creation in cheap pursuit of lulz. Mr. Stern was also a prolific, Emmy-winning television writer who would have come up with more original material.
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DIY Magnetic Silly Putty
As far as at-home science experiments go, this one is both kid-friendly and non-explosive. It’s a great way to illustrate non-Newtonian flow and magnetic attraction to kids, but it’s also cool enough to keep grown-ups hanging around to see what happens. For the full instructions for making your own magnetic putty, check out the post on instructables by user mikeasaurus…
Ethical Debate Surrounds Prenatal Blood Test for Down Dyndrome
More accurate blood test could spare many women the need for an amnio or CVS.
When she saw the results of the blood test she threw up even though the test only revealed a risk. Now she needed to find out for sure.
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The Big Pickup Truck – An End to an American Icon
An American icon
Big pickup trucks have had a great ride but those days are over. Sales and profits for U.S. car companies are down. The big pickup truck is victim of rising fuel costs, a troubled economy and changing consumer tastes.
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Bitcoin – World’s Fastest Growing Currency Triples in Price
Bitcoin online currency
Bitcoin, the world’s fastest-gaining currency has tripled in price again. Last week, SmartMoney reported that the Bitcoin had exploded from an exchange rate near zero to more than $10 in about a year, making it one of the top-returning assets of any kind. On Wednesday the currency topped $30.
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Gillette Etches World’s Smallest Ad on a Human Hair
World’s smallest ad.
It’s a pretty safe bet that this Gillette ad will make it in the Guinness World Records. It was written on a space less than 100 microns short across a human hair, is the smallest yet. (Video)
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Top 10 Photos of the Week
Weight Watchers newest diet plan begins every meal with a vegetable shower
“I am not a vegetarian because I love animals; I am a vegetarian because I hate plants.” – – A. Whitney Brown
Norway Trains Its Diplomats in Black Metal
Black Metal musicians commonly wear facepaint.
Black metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music that, to an extent, originated in Norway. It’s gaining increasing popularity across the world and is an emerging symbol of Norwegian culture. So to ensure that Norway’s official representatives can speak intelligently about it, the government is training diplomats on the subject…
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Trumor – Tracking Twitter’s Best Rumor Spreaders
Anthony Weiner
Just ask Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-New York), Sometimes it’s easy to know which messages will spread through Twitter like wildfire. He now faces pressure to resign after unwittingly sending an intimate photo of himself to thousands of followers.
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Most Extreme Toilets in the World
Swarovski-studded toilet
Here is a collection of the most extreme toilets in the world that do anything from play music, check your blood pressure or warm your feet. You can treat your backside to the finest materials and technology that money can buy. The toilets are decked out in precious metals and gadgets that can handle everything from entertainment to keeping tabs on our health. If you are still going to the bathroom in a regular toilet, you simply aren’t living life to the fullest.
Top 10 Most Expensive Cities in the World 2011
Most expensive city in the world – Toyko.
Americans might complain about the high cost of living, but overseas the U.S. dollar is even weaker. Find out where it buys the least.
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