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8 Most Harrowing Tornado Encounters Ever Caught on Tape

“Unbelievable.”
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Wii version of Guitar Hero 3 has faulty Dolby Pro Logic II

“Users at the Guitar Hero forums are reporting issues with the surround sound in the Wii version of the game.”
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Cute Fluffy Lambs Sentenced to Death

“Turned into biofuel, awww! Oh no.”
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Massive Arctic Sea Ice Loss: 1979-2007 (Video)

“A new animation from NASA shows that Arctic sea ice loss over the past 28 years has been enormous… with potentially devastating consequences for the larger global environment.”
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40GB PS3s run cooler, quieter, use less energy

“A report from German site Computer Base reveals that consumers giving up backward compatibility on their 40GB PS3s are at least getting something in return. The new systems utilize the new 65nm version of the Cell processor, reducing the power usage from 200 watts to 135 and further limiting the heat and noise the system […]


Call of Duty 4 gets 10/10 from the Official Playstation Magazine

“The single-player campaign or the multiplayer options alone would make this essential. It’s a game where stunning set pieces are linked together by other ever more dazzling set pieces, while the depth and customization potential of the online component promise months of play. Too early for game of the year? Trust us, you’ll see….”
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Why Men and Women Argue Differently

“Women want to talk about it, but men are more likely to retreat into stoney silence.”
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Why French Women Don’t Get Fat

“Only 11 percent of the French population qualifies as obese, while we almost triple that percentage mark here in the land of plenty. Furthermore, the French eat three times as much saturated animal fat as Americans do and only a third as many die of heart attacks.”
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How Shyness Became a Mental Illness

“What’s wrong with being shy, and just when and how did bashfulness and other ordinary human behaviors in children and adults become psychiatric disorders treatable with powerful, potentially dangerous drugs, asks a Northwestern University scholar.”
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Indonesia: “Want Us to Save Our Forests? Pay Us.”

“The Indonesian government is recruiting other developing nations in an attempt to pressure richer governments to provide incentives for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Some see the government’s request for money as a type of environmental hostage taking, and many feel that Indonesia’s request smacks of hypocrisy in light of its own poor record.”
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