I still think Large Hardon Collider is a way better name than Large Hadron Collider.

I'm watching Marie Antionette for the first time, and even though I know to expect it, I keep getting surprised by the shockingly anachronistic soundtrack. It makes me relate to the characters in a way I never expected to relate, but it's totally valid. People of a certain age have things in common with people of a certain age, regardless of ( Read more... )

According to Purdue University researchers, citrus juice may be a far better partner for tea. Just a swallow or two can help you absorb a whopping 80 percent of tea's cancer-fighting antioxidants, explains study author Mario Ferruzzi, Ph.D., who notes that normally, we only absorb about 20 percent. "The antioxidants in citrus seem to safeguard the ( Read more... )

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Nirvana interview at the 1993 MTV VMAs.

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On a whim, I just googled an old professor of mine. Not just any professor; my favorite professor. The first professor who really taught me anything, who made me look at the world from a totally new angle ( Read more... )

Tremble before the cuteness!

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Pugs always make me think of the pug-shaped alien that Tommy Lee Jones shakes down for information in Men In Black. Yes? Anyone else? No? Just me, then? Ok.

“There are basically two types of people. People who accomplish things, and people who claim to have accomplished things. The first group is less crowded.”  - Mark Twain ( Read more... )

Panda bites student seeking a hug.

"The same panda was in the news in 2006 when he bit a drunk tourist who broke into his enclosure and tried to hug him while he was asleep. The tourist retaliated by biting the bear in the back."

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