September 2011
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July 2009
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June 2009
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“Vi Veri Veniversum Vivus Vici”
good example of how to spend taxpayers' money →
“Talent borrows, genius steals.”
–
Oscar Wilde
What happened in Tunguska in 1908?
The mystery, which took place 100 years ago, on June 30, 1908, not far from the Tunguska River in Russia’s Siberia, still remains unraveled. Many compare the power of the Tunguska catastrophe with the nuclear explosion of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, although there were not so many casualties, since the meteorite or whatever it was fell down in the uninhabited area.
Science has not been able to...
Great 1908 Tunguska Explosion
MOSCOW (AFP) - A Russian scientist has reopened the controversy over a gigantic explosion in 1908 in Siberia with a claim that he has found debris from an extraterrestrial space vehicle, or UFO, which collided with a comet.
On June 30, 1908 a colossal flash lit up the sky over Siberia, followed by an explosion with the power of a thousand atom bombs. It obliterated the taiga (forest) for...
April 2009
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March 2009
7 posts
Lostmania: Dharma Wants You
Last night I came across these magazine ads of Dharma Initiative and all I can say is “Count me in!”. If Dharma were true, the ads would probably look like these. Click on images to see them larger.
Via Hot Meteor
“No one needs a smile as much as the person who fails to give one”
– unknown
Politics 101
Politics Explained
FEUDALISM: You have two cows. Your lord takes some of the milk.
PURE SOCIALISM: You have two cows. The government takes them and puts them in a barn with everyone else’s cows. You have to take care of all of the cows. The government gives you as much milk as you need.
BUREAUCRATIC SOCIALISM: You have two cows. The government takes them and put them in a barn with...
Sometimes all we need is.. →
The power of a single hug can be so surprising. For those times we feel down, a hug can change the whole state of our being. What a cool concept! Kudos to the founders..
Ever wondered what space sounds like? →
WatchJill Bolte Taylor got a research opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: She had a massive stroke, and watched as her brain functions — motion, speech, self-awareness — shut down one by one. An astonishing story.