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| Beads do the darndest things (VIDEO) Friday, Jun 28, 2013 02:59 PM PDT Looking for a catchy bar trick? The good folks from BBC's Earth Unplugged have you covered. The YouTube channel spoke with BBC Science presenter Steve Mould about the bizarre behavior of self-siphoning beads, also known as Newton's Beads. In the video, Mould demonstrates how connected metal beads (the kind banks use to keep you from [...] Full Story | Top |
| Man who became paralyzed after saving drowning girl dies at 43 Friday, Jun 28, 2013 02:08 PM PDT Michael Patterson, the 43-year-old Georgia man who dived into a creek to save a 4-year-old girl from drowning and became paralyzed from the chest down during the rescue, died after spending three weeks in a hospital, The Associated Press reports. Patterson's family shared the news on Facebook. Patterson's bravery left many, including the woman whose [...] Full Story | Top |
| Lives with GEDs buck stereotypes Friday, Jun 28, 2013 01:31 PM PDT Among the quirkier, but probably meaningless, details in the story of Edward Snowden—the former National Security Agency contractor who leaked U.S. government spy secrets, abandoned his girlfriend in Hawaii, bolted for Hong Kong and has since holed up in Moscow—is this figure: $120,000. One-hundred-and-twenty grand is what the 29-year-old high school dropout earned while working [...] Full Story | Top |
| New Yorker’s ‘Sesame Street’ cover draws mixed reactions Friday, Jun 28, 2013 12:08 PM PDT The Supreme Court's decision to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act has resulted in one of the New Yorker's more memorable covers. On it, Sesame Street residents Bert and Ernie cuddle on the couch while watching the announcement on television. Of course, the rumors of Bert and Ernie being more than roommates is nothing new [...] Full Story | Top |
| Disabled duck getting 3-D printed foot Friday, Jun 28, 2013 09:59 AM PDT  A disabled duck is getting a new foot to help it walk and swim again, and his fans on Facebook are cheering him on. The duck, Buttercup, was born with a backward foot. A veterinarian advised Mike Garey of Feathered Angels Waterfowl Sanctuary, Buttercup's home, that the duck should have his foot amputated. Buttercup has [...] Full Story | Top |
| Metal object crashes through Seattle home Friday, Jun 28, 2013 07:44 AM PDT A three-pound piece of metal crashed into a Seattle area home earlier this week, causing damage to the home's ceiling and roof and leaving many to wonder where on Earth (or, perhaps, outer space) it came from. Had a chunk of the Millennium Falcon fallen loose? Were the Transformers preparing an invasion of our peaceful [...] Full Story | Top |
| Reporter reflects on Obama’s emotional visit — and her own — to African slave site Friday, Jun 28, 2013 04:22 AM PDT Politics Confidential In a emotional visit to Senegal's Goree Island, President Obama stood at the threshold of the "Door of No Return," the place that's come to symbolize the journey of millions of African slaves, who were bound, shackled and sent to America and other foreign lands. American Urban Radio's April Ryan, herself a descendent [...] Full Story | Top |
| Chris Powell of ‘Extreme Weight Loss’ on the Diet and Exercise Mistakes Most People Make Friday, Jun 28, 2013 08:02 AM PDT If you're trying to get rid of some of that extra weight – whether it be 5 pounds or 50 – fitness expert Chris Powell says one factor trumps all else. "When it comes to weight loss, diet is at the foundation for everything," said Powell, the host of ABC's "Extreme Weight Loss." So while [...] Full Story | Top |
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