Politicians throw out a lot of anecdotes, especially if it is one told by a constituent or potential voter, so Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann throwing forth a story told to her that the HPV vaccine caused a child's retardation would be just that, a story. Even it if is a just-so story.Except she's a Republican. And so academics have offered $10,000 for the source of that story.read...
read moreA giant crococile versus a giant snake in a Colombian coal mine? It sounds even more awesome than "Mega Shark Versus Giant Octopus", except the real life version does not have Debbie Gibson.An ancient crocodile relative, a dyrosaurid now named Acherontisuchus guajiraensis, likely gave the world's largest snake a tussle or two. In Palaeontology, University of Florida researchers describe the new...
read moreA study in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs says what you already knew - if you get drunk and pass out, you are more likely to die in a fire you could easily have escaped, if you weren't hammered drunk and sleeping on the floor.Bonus: they manage to take shots at smokers too. The researchers' recommendation; have a designated house sitter. Yes, if you are going to pass out...
read moreThe highest paid player in baseball has the last name "Rodriguez" and 3 of the top 10 highest paid players in major league baseball are black - but major league umpires are racist, argues Johan Sulaeman, a financial economist at Southern Methodist University.They looked at 3.5 million pitches from 2004 to 2008 found that minority pitchers are so convinced white MLB umpires call strikes more...
read moreThe highest paid player in baseball has the last name "Rodriguez" and 3 of the top 10 highest paid players in major league baseball are black - but major league umpires are racist, argues Johan Sulaeman, a financial economist at Southern Methodist University.They looked at 3.5 million pitches from 2004 to 2008 found that minority pitchers are so convinced white MLB umpires call strikes more...
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