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Twitter came to life as a place where you could engage in live, real-time conversation with your friends and loved ones, but it seems as though the actual users of Twitter aren’t engaging in the world at large very much.  If you hold any truth to a recent study of Twitter done by security firm […]

It’s a little known fact, but there’s a nasty little secret about green building.  All the ecological housing isn’t as good or as energy efficient as simply remodeling older homes.  For one thing, there’s the huge environmental impact of destroying the existing building.  Then there’s all the raw materials wasted by trashing a perfectly good, […]

Since Cyprus gained independence in 1960, a central figure of the country was Thassos Papadopoulos.  He was one of the central figures in the revolutionary movement to gain freedom.  At 26, he was the youngest cabinet minister to serve in the post-colonial government.  Until his death in December 2008, he was one of the leading […]

When you think of alien spacecraft, you never think of the space equivalent of a used Toyota.  You think of something sleek and fast, not something belching smoke and overheating.  Yet, for skywatchers over Eureka, California, they believe a jalopy UFO is just what they saw.  I mean, it was belching fire and smoke, little […]

While it might seem a little strange given the ratings struggles of spin-off Caprica, the remake of Battlestar Galactica continues to get more and more popular as more and more fans discover it.  Some people (me) didn’t catch the show during its original run and refused to hop on board the bandwagon, only to become […]

Talk about adding insult to injury.  Not only did Bank of America and Snyder Property Services unlawfully steal the house of Angela M. Iannelli of Hampton, Pennsylvania, the worst part is what happened to her parrot.  For a week, they kept her parrot, Luke, a hostage!  Despite being late on only one payment in her […]

In the hands of chef Daniel Angerer, breast milk can be a delicious taste treat.  After all, he’s the guy who is leading the way in turning breast milk into cheese.  He’s even published the recipe for breast milk cheese on his blog.  When he noticed his wife was producing far more milk than his […]

The two gray squirrels look like they’re training for the space program, but instead they’re just nuts.  Nuts for coconuts, that is!  Jane Roberts of Fareham, Hants, in Great Britain is treated to the wonderful spectacle of squirrels with coconuts on their heads every day in her backyard.  She puts out two coconuts with holes […]

The supermarket tabloid has proven to be one of the few print mediums that is struggling to survive in the new economy, and in order to boost its sagging fortunes, one infamous tabloid decided to change from printing unsubstantiated gossip items to actually chasing down respectable news sources.  In the process, The National Enquirer saved […]

The image of the great white shark emerging from the depths of the ocean to terrorize a crowded coastline is a popular one, but it might not necessarily be the best representation of how the great white spends its days.  In fact, if research is correct, the great white shark might actually spend its time […]

Somehow, Betty White is having a better career at age 88 than most women a quarter of her age could ever have.  She’s been in a big-time movie with Ryan Reynolds and Best Actress Oscar winner Sandra Bullock, she’s been in the biggest commercial of the year at the Super Bowl, and now, she’s going […]

In an ongoing war against uselessness and in an attempt to make the most of their back content, Popular Science magazine is going online.  Not just the recent issues, and not just some special blog version, but 137 years of Popular Science magazine is going online for free thanks to a partnership with Google.  Just […]

Mexico has a big, big problem.  It specifically involves the long, flabby arm of Mexican law enforcement.  Apparently, according to a recent study,  some 75 percent of their police force is overweight which, as you can imagine, makes it pretty easy for criminals.  They just have to run far, or run past a bakery, and […]