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A Great White Shark's Tooth Looks Like A Peanut Compared To Megalodon's
Business Insider - 7 Aug 2013 19:38
Megalodon was a humongous prehistoric shark that was 10 times bigger than a Tyrannosaurus rex and ate whales. The marine beast first terrorized our oceans around 17 million years ago, according to a Discovery Channel "Sh...
Witnesses tackle man who runs from bank with cash
Boston - 7 Aug 2013 04:48
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) -- An Everett, Wash., police spokesman says people noticed when a man approached a Wells Fargo bank branch with a shirt covering the lower part of his face and paint on the upper part. And the passers...
Watch: Rise in 'Slider' Thieves Stealing Purses From Cars
ABC News - 7 Aug 2013 15:32
Thieves who prey on women at gas stations are being caught on camera across the country.
Japan government joining efforts to contain Fukushima toxic water
Reuters - 7 Aug 2013 05:34
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Escape Artist Drops Out Of A Plane At 14,000 Feet Locked Inside A Coffin, And Survives
Business Insider - 7 Aug 2013 01:33
SERENA, Ill. (AP) -- A Wisconsin daredevil freed himself from shackles and a locked casket while plummeting to the earth at 130 miles per hour on Tuesday, eventually parachuting gently into a northern Illinois field. Ant...
Arianna Huffington's 24-Year-Old Daughter Admits 'Cocaine Almost Killed Me'
Business Insider - 7 Aug 2013 18:58
Despite coming from a childhood filled with financial privilege and being "showered with attention and love," 24-year-old Christina Huffington -- the daughter of Congressman Michael Huffington and Huffington Post founder...
The Sun Is About To (Magnetically) Flip!
Discovery News - 7 Aug 2013 07:09
Every 11 years or so, the sun does something quite profound -- its magnetic field completely swaps polarity. That time has come.
WhatsApp Adds Voice Messaging
Mashable - 7 Aug 2013 21:50
Messaging app WhatsApp started rolling out voice messaging to its app on Wednesday. Similar to voice messaging using Facebook Messenger, the new feature allows you to record a short audio clip and send it to a friend. To...
The MTA Doesn't Care How A Shark Ended Up On A NYC Subway Train
Business Insider - 7 Aug 2013 18:45
New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority will not investigate the mysterious appearance of a dead shark on a Queens-bound N subway train, a spokesperson said today. Yes, folks this morning we removed a shark from...
Torture murderer jailed for life
BBC - 7 Aug 2013 18:00
A London man is jailed for life for the kidnap and torture murder of a man found dead in Northamptonshire.
Widely Publicized '3 To 1 Happiness Ratio' Turns Out To Be Completely Unfounded
Business Insider - 7 Aug 2013 16:36
A highly cited and discussed 2005 paper from Barbara Fredrickson and Marcial Losada suggested a mathematical ratio between positivity and happiness, arguing that human beings flourish when the ratio of positive to negati...
Plug-and-Play Residential Solar In Five Years? Fraunhofer USA and Partners Are Working To Make This A Reality
Forbes - 7 Aug 2013 14:57'Catfish': Kristen Truthful About Almost Everything With Online Boyfriend
The Huffington Post - 7 Aug 2013 07:45Facebook engineers explain News Feed ranking algorithms; more changes soon
ZDNet - 7 Aug 2013 02:47
Curious about how the Facebook News Feed really works? Facebook engineers shed light on some of the magic underneath the stream.
CHART OF THE DAY: The Correlation Between R&D Spending And Stock Prices
Business Insider - 7 Aug 2013 23:56
The decision to spend on research & development can be a tough one for corporate finance managers as they make budgeting decisions. However, you have to spend money to make money. And that's the conclusion of Goldman Sac...
Forrester: Survey data dispels 'myths' about software industry trends in 2013
PC World - 7 Aug 2013 20:55
ERP (enterprise-resource-planning) applications may run the core operations of companies around the world, but enterprises are placing a higher priority in 2013 on other types of software, in particular BI (business inte...
70% Of People Still Believe Megalodon Exists After Watching Discovery Channel's Fake Documentary
Business Insider - 7 Aug 2013 19:16
Does Megalodon still exist? 71% of people think so after watching Discovery Channel's fake documentary about the massive prehistoric shark. "YES! The evidence for Megalodon can't be ignored. This monster shark lives," th...
Android app malware rates jump 40 percent
ZDNet - 7 Aug 2013 19:00
A new report released by Trend Micro says that mobile malware rates are skyrocketing.
Weak earnings drag stocks lower on Wall Street
Miami Herald - 7 Aug 2013 18:09
Stocks are falling for a third day in a row on Wall Street after several companies reported weak earnings.
Putin Put-Off: Obama Cancels on Russian Leader Over Snowden
Time - 7 Aug 2013 18:05
Obama abandons his scheduled September meeting with Putin as the rift between the two countries grows
Honda to invest $215 mln in Ohio operations
Reuters - 7 Aug 2013 17:52
(Reuters) - Honda Motor Co said on Wednesday it will invest about $215 million in its Ohio manufacturing operations to add new powertrain technology and two training centers.
Kilonova Alert! Hubble Solves Gamma Ray Burst Mystery
Discovery News - 7 Aug 2013 17:51
The origin of the mysterious short-duration gamma-ray bursts have eluded astronomers for decades, but a recent observation of a "kilonova" by astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope has finally nailed down the culpr...