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Woman’s Blood May Give Clue to Human Lifespan

A 115-year-old woman’s blood may provide insight to life expectancy, and how cell duplication works. Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper lived to be a 115-years-old. She held the honor of being the oldest woman in the world up until her death in

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Cable TV Will Eventually Become Obsolete

As more and more millennials  are transitioning into adulthood there seems to be a direct correlation with the decline in cable. This is astounding considering the fact that cable has been around for several decades. The future of Television-based entertainment …

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Four-Eyed Ancient Arachnids are Really Strange

A group of scientists have discovered ancient arachnids, harvestmen, that are weirder than they thought. The creatures, also known as daddy long legs, were found in Eastern France. The spiders that were found have two sets of eyes instead of …

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Google Trying to Trademark the Word “Glass”

Google Glass is really, desperately attempting trademark the word glass. Google has submitted to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. It failed to meet the criteria in order to be trademarked. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office stated that trademarking …

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A Teen’s Science Fair Project Could Be Very Economical for the Government

Fourteen-year-old Suvir Mirchandani, found a way to make use of his sixth grade science fair project when it came to the fonts and that the government handouts use. His project tested the amount of ink used with various fonts. It …

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A Woman Dies After Vaseline Injection for Breast Augmentation.

A woman from Argentina, Sonia Perez Llanzon, died from Injecting Vaseline into her breasts. The Vaseline injection was an attempt to augment her breasts. However, the effects of such chemicals ultimately lead to a pulmonary embolism.

Essentially, a pulmonary embolism …

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Buddhist Student Settles in Lawsuit with Louisiana School System

A Buddhist student attending Negreet High School in Sabine Parish, Louisiana alleged that a teacher referred to his religion as “stupid.” Also, there were reports that officials in the school would force Christian beliefs upon their students, and would incorporate …

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Malaysian Airlines Airplane Goes Missing During Flight

A Malaysian Airlines Airplane filled with passengers from fourteen different nationalities including four Americans has gone missing. Officials are not sure where the plane could have gone. It just disappeared and the airplane cannot be located via radar or GPS.…

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Parents Want Miley Cyrus to Cancel Her Tour

The title says it all.  Parents are enraged over Miley Cyrus’ Bangers tour. In fact, they are so angry that they want her to cancel her tour, or at least a refund. One parent even took their nine-year-old child to …

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The Lego Movie is Making Money at the Box Office

The weekend of Valentine’s day is coming to an end, so it wouldn’t be to presumptuous to assume that a romantic movie would garner the most amount of ticket sales. However, that is not the case. The Lego Movie, …

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