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Posts made in June, 2013

Don’t Drink The Ancient Mine Water

If you discovered water that could be millions or billions of years old, what would you do with it?Drink it, of course.A researcher who analyzed water found in a Canadian mine in Timmins, Ontario, did just that. The water is between 1.5 and 2.6 billion years old, meaning it has been totally isolated for that long.Dr. Barbara Sherwood Lollar, geologist at the University of Toronto, dipped the tip...

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The Junk Science Methods Of Wine Tasting

While there's no question there is biology in taste buds, actual wine testing has proven to be in the astrology and psychological assessment range of accuracy.Most people are not able to discern expensive wine from cheap and neither can wine sommeliers.  That's why various wine festivals rarely agree on wines - a gold medal at one can yield nothing at another.  It isn't just...

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Friends Of The Earth Hate Clean Energy – And So Does President Obama

Nuclear power is not an environmental issue.There is just no way to spin that it is.  What started off with activists being anti-nuclear weapon has morphed into irrational, anti-science stances against all energy - even reactors that simply cannot have a meltdown and use old nuclear waste for fuel.  Who could protest against such a thing?Well, when you have tens and hundreds of millions...

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Only 10 Percent Of British, German Women Can Get Sexually Harassed In Europe

European men, especially southern European men, love tourists, especially foreign tourists. They’re on vacation, they drink a lot, their dopamine levels are up and their inhibitions down. So if you want to get hit on, Europe is the place to holiday – unless you are German or British. Then, even horny Spanish men with their […]

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Super Moon – Your Semi-Annual Dose Of Apocalypse

A 'Super Moon' - a new or full moon at 90% of its closest perigee - hasn't happened since...well, last year. But it's still cause for concern, according to people who need things to be concerned about. read...

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