Kidnapped Boy Found in S.Korea, Returned to Queens
From Gothamist:
"A missing 7-year-old Queens boy arrived back in NYC this week after a successful enterprise that involved the NYPD, FBI, American Embassy, a charity to track kidnapped children, and a tip to his mother's MySpace account."
(via Gothamist)
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Attack of the iPhonies
From PC World:
"Since the beginning of the iBoom, overseas (and some domestic) manufacturers have been quick to cash in on Apple's design prowess. These 10 iPod and iPhone clones show that imitation can be the quickest way to gadget sales."
(via PCWorld.com)
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Spluch: Man Re-Grows Finger
Never ending fire
From English Russia:
"This place in Uzbekistan is called by locals “The Door to Hell”. It is situated near the small town of Darvaz. The story of this place lasts already for 35 years. Once the geologists were drilling for gas. Then suddenly during the drilling they have found an underground cavern, it was so big that all the drilling site with all the equipment and camps got deep deep under the ground. None dared to go down there because the cavern was filled with gas. So they ignited it so that no poisonous gas could come out of the hole, and since then, it’s burning, already for 35 years without any pause. Nobody knows how many tons of excellent gas has been burned for all those years but it just seems to be infinite there."
(Via English Russia)
Megaherbs Once Flourished in Antarctica
This is really interesting.
(via Discovery News : Discovery Channel)
Blind Sidewalks
The Japanese are definitely the most perfectionist people on earth.
(via The Cellar Image of the Day)
Sample the beer before you buy it
from Yahoo News:
"OLYMPIA, Wash. - Washington lawmakers have approved a pilot program that will allow beer and wine tasting in 30 grocery stores statewide in an effort to market local products."
I Think I'm gonna move (via Yahoo! News)
Did You Know These Jobs Exist?
This is just too funny to pass-up. Here a preview of the list:
1. Breath odor evaluator
What they do: Odor judges smell nasty morning breath or breath “insulted” with strong scents, like garlic or coffee. They rate the breath on a scale from one to nine, one being the worst. To test odor-reducing products like gum or mouthwash, they smell the breath again and assign it a new rating.
2. Diener
What they do: Prepare cadavers for the pathologist before autopsies are performed in hospitals.
(via MSN Careers)
Individual Maglev System
from thecontaminated.com:
"The American company UniModal Transport Solutions developed a concept for a very high-capacity and high-speed Personal Rapid Transport (PRT) network."
(via thecontaminated.com)
Virus Infection Battles Brain Cancer
We're all gonna become Zombies...(hint: I am Legend film)
(via Discovery Channel)
Sony reportedly in talks with Microsoft on Blu-ray for Xbox 360
I guess Sony won the battle...not the war.
(via BetaNews)
White Killer Whale Spotted in Alaska
I'm no expert on whales but this neat.
(via Discovery Channel )
Pentagon bans Google map-makers
from BBC News | America:
"The US defense department has banned the giant Internet search engine Google from filming inside and making detailed studies of US military bases."
(via BBC NEWS | Americas)
Cyber viruses in 3D
OK? Not that we need a picture of this but to me a Cyber Virus makes me think of this...anyway click on the link below.
BBC - Newsbeat - Technology - In pictures: Cyber viruses in 3D
Chicago’s Freight Subway Does the Work of 5000 Trucks
Did you know that Chicago, IL (USA...duh) has an underground freight rail network? Learn more about it.
(via Modern Mechanix)
Cemetery full, mayor tells locals not to die
Dying is bad enough but to be told when to die...now that's just flat out dumb.
(via Oddly Enough | Reuters)
Is the iPod responsible for national crime wave?
You'll probably say no...but they do make a point.
(via The Unofficial Apple Weblog)
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