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Researchers studying the genetics of musician and reality television star Ozzy Osbourne presented some interesting findings at last Friday’s TEDMED conference. The Prince of Darkness is home to quite a variety of never-seen-before genetic mutations. Unsurprisingly, most of Ozzy’s mutations involve genes linked to addiction and the absorption of...
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The Chaves County Clerk has announced that, in accordance with New Mexico law, a deadlocked county commission race must be decided with a game of chance. Eloy Ortega and James Duffy are living proof that every vote counts, both of them received 1,004 votes in the election for county...
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Tired of the complexities involved in creating a robotic version of the human hand, a group of American scientists decided to think outside of the box....
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The Jeep Willys was and is a versatile little 4×4. This video demonstrates just how easily one can be stripped down and reassembled – as long as you have a team of Army mechanics on hand....
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An Austrian boy suffered serious burns when a Halloween prank went badly wrong. The 13-year-old and a 10-year-old friend reportedly poured gasoline on a plastic slide at a playground in Kraubath, Styria and set it alight. Then things veered scarily off course. When the fire threatened to spread, and...
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If you find yourself as far down the marine food-chain as a tender little cephalopod you probably have to resign yourself to the fact that your days will end when you become lunch to a bigger fish – unless you get creative. The mimic octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus) uses its...
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When Bill Warren found an unusual pelt at a garage sale, he thought it might be interesting – it turned out that it was. The pelt belonged to a thylacine, or as it is more commonly known, a Tasmanian tiger. The price on the pelt was $5, a fraction...
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In case you didn’t know, David “The Hoff” Hasselhoff is big in Germany – huge to be precise. So it shouldn’t be too surprising that an unnamed person, who is presumably a fan, decided to get his portrait tattooed on his or her back. I don’t know if the...
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Jimmy Kimmel (and William Shatner) are calling for folks on planet Internet to trim their “friend fat” from their Facebook accounts. Friends, Kimmel will have you know, are people that will help you move house – not just send you endless application requests. To be honest, there are probably...
Tired of the complexities involved in creating a robotic version of the human hand, a group of American scientists decided to think outside of the box....
The Jeep Willys was and is a versatile little 4×4. This video demonstrates just how easily one can be stripped down and reassembled – as long as you have a team of Army mechanics on hand....
If you find yourself as far down the marine food-chain as a tender little cephalopod you probably have to resign yourself to the fact that your days will end when you become lunch to a bigger fish – unless you get creative. The mimic octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus) uses its...
Jimmy Kimmel (and William Shatner) are calling for folks on planet Internet to trim their “friend fat” from their Facebook accounts. Friends, Kimmel will have you know, are people that will help you move house – not just send you endless application requests. To be honest, there are probably...