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Wrigley Pulls Caffeine Gum From Stores

Posted 5/09/2013 5:45 am by

Last month, Wrigley rolled out a brand new product called Alert, a caffeinated chewing gum with the equivalent of half a cup of coffee in every stick.  Sounds pretty good, right?  Well, enjoy it while you can, because Wrigley is pulling Alert caffeine gum off the market.  The move comes after discussions with the Food […]

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Stop Motion Movie Legend Ray Harryhausen Is Dead At 92

Posted 5/08/2013 6:15 am by

When he was 13 years old, Ray Harryhausen and his childhood friend Ray Bradbury went to see the film King Kong at Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Hollywood.  From that one experience, a preteen mind was blown and a career was launched.  Ray Harryhausen was enthralled with the giant ape and began making his own films […]

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USAF Officer In Charge Of Sexual Assault Prevention Arrested For Sexual Assault

Posted 5/07/2013 6:15 am by

Sexual harassment is entirely too common, but it seems to be most prevalent in the United States military.  Even with volumes of laws on the books to prevent and discourage sexual harassment, you still hear about it happening.  It can destroy careers and turn workplaces hostile, and that’s if the victim is lucky.  You would […]

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Three Missing Women Discovered In Ohio After Years

Posted 5/07/2013 5:45 am by

When someone goes missing, if they’re not found within a few days, they tend to stay missing.  You hear some occasional happy endings, typically when the person kidnaps themselves, but if someone is kidnapped by another person?  They rarely have a happy ending.  However, that was not the case for a trio of missing women […]

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KFC To Pass Out Free Boneless Chicken Today

Posted 5/06/2013 6:30 am by

KFC has embarked on a new campaign to sell its chicken to America by eliminating the necessity to actually pay attention while you eat.  Some call it a marketing stunt while others call it a food revolution, but KFC is calling it an important step in the evolution of the company, and you can try […]

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Working Handgun Made By 3-D Printer

Posted 5/06/2013 6:00 am by

If you think 3D processing technology is only used to make your head hurt in video games and movies, then I suggest you think again.  So-called 3D printers using plastic blocks are creating a whole new world of manufacturing possibilities, and a company called Defense Distributed has managed to break new ground in 3D manufacturing. […]

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Brokerage Rewards Tattooed Workers

Posted 5/04/2013 7:15 am by

People get tattoos for a lot of different reasons, but the primary reason is probably passion.  People get tattoos to remember lost love ones, celebrate their passion, or show off their pride in their culture.  Workers at a New York City brokerage must be pretty passionate about their jobs, because there’s a lot of company […]

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USAF Plane Hits Hypersonic Speeds

Posted 5/04/2013 6:45 am by

When it comes to air travel, there’s always a ceiling of some sort.  First, it was breaking the sound barrier, which was accomplished in 1947 by Chuck Yeager, the world’s most famous pilot.  After that lingered the so-called hypersonic speed barrier, Mach 5.  The United States Air Force has been actively trying to break Mach […]

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Taco Bell To Launch $1 Menu

Posted 5/03/2013 8:00 pm by

Taco Bell is known for a lot of things.  Specifically, acceptable Mexican food at cheap prices done with a creative twist.  From Taco Bell’s faux street tacos to the legitimate hit that is the Doritos Locos Taco, The Bell is riding a winning streak right now, but the menu can always get more creative, the […]

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First Woman On The FBI Most Wanted Terrorist List

Posted 5/03/2013 6:00 am by

During a traffic stop in 1973, Black Liberation Army member Joanne Chesimard shot and killed New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster during a traffic stop on the New Jersey Turnpike.  She shot him twice with her personal weapon, then when that gun hammed she executed Trooper Foerster with his own service revolver.  She was found […]

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Missing Pennsylvania Woman Turns Herself In After 11 Years

Posted 5/02/2013 6:00 am by

In February 2002, Brenda Heist’s life was on the rocks.  She was in the process of getting divorced from her husband Lee Heist, applying for housing assistance, and struggling to make ends meet as a bookkeeper at a car dealership near her home in Lititz, Pennsylvania.  That’s when she decided to leave everything behind and […]

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Chris Kelly, Mac Daddy From Kriss Kross, Is Dead At 34

Posted 5/02/2013 5:30 am by

It’s always strange when someone from your childhood dies.  It’s even stranger when someone fairly close to your own age is the person who is dead.  I was never a big hip-hop fan, but I think anyone in their early 30’s remembers Kriss Kross fondly, if only for their amazing Sprite commercial and distinctive style […]

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Vladimir Putin Brings Back The USSR’s Hero Of Labor Medal

Posted 5/01/2013 8:49 pm by

Once upon a time, it was the highest honor that a citizen of the Soviet Union could receive.  It went to weapons designers, famous cosmonauts, and the best of the best that the people of Russia.  However, since the fall of the USSR, the medal has been out of commission.  Thankfully, or perhaps not thankfully, […]

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