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Widow Killed By Husband's Coffin
Weird freak accident. Brazilian Marciana Silva Barcelos, 67, was on her way to the cemetery when the hearse she was travelling in was hit by another car. The coffin was thrown forward by the impact and slammed into her head, killing her instantly.
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Blown Call! 12 Worst Referee Mistakes of All Time
Referees have been in the news a lot recently -- and that's never a good thing. So to honor every sports fan's favorite target for mockery, this article presents the top referee blunders of all time
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Sure- Like The Guy in the $5K Pants Is Finalizing a Deal
"Arrested Development"The "Arrested Development" feature has moved closer to reality, with Mitch Hurwitz and Ron Howard reportedly closing deals for the long-gestating project from Imagine and Fox Searchlight. The possible migration of the critically acclaimed but short-lived Fox series to the big screen has been a hot topic among fans.
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Man fined for penis in pasta jar | The Courier-Mail
Police car chase, man wanking with jar of pasta sauce, stockings, porn and a jack russell terrier. What more could you ask?
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Will IE6 screw Microsoft?
There's an interesting thought: Lots of browser market share is still stuck in IE6, according to this article about 8%. Total IE6 share is 24%. What if Mozilla can pick that up over time and Microsoft can't? Is it just me or does this look like IE6 (well, and a bad IE8) could screw Microsoft???
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The Headiest, Chillest Video Game Programmer of All Time
Great, gonzo profile of indie developer Jason Rohrer's solitary and stubborn quest for a future in which pixels and code and computers will make you cry and feel and love. (With new game download!)
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Einstein's Formula Finally Proven
It's taken more than a century, but Einstein's celebrated formula e=mc2 has finally been corroborated, thanks to a heroic computational effort by French, German and Hungarian physicists.
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Judge Orders Release of 5 Gitmo Detainees
A federal judge in Washington Thursday ordered five Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, prisoners released, saying "7 years is enough" in captivity. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon, in the first ruling that carries out the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on detainee rights, said a single classified document the government used to hold the five wasn't convincing.
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10 Most Incredible Mazes and Labyrinths
Mazes and labyrinths are more part and parcel of our culture than people realise. Their roots can be traced back to Greek mythology and Paganism, where they were regarded as mystical. It wasn’t until a few hundred years ago that mazes were designed for fun (sadists), and often became a perfect meeting place for secret lovers and cunning planners.
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Jobless claims surge to a 16-year high
Initial unemployment filings rise to 542,000 and number of Americans continuing on benefits nears 26-year high.
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Scientists say Copernicus' remains found
WARSAW, Poland – Researchers believe they have identified the remains of Nicolaus Copernicus by comparing DNA from a skeleton they have found with that of hair retrieved from one of the 16th-century astronomer's books.
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Innovation is the Key to Success During the Econaclypse
Walter Mossberg, who has been reviewing technology since 1991 for the Wall Street Journal in his weekly "Personal Technology" column, is convinced the companies that succeed in this type of econaclypse, as AllThingsD has dubbed the economy, will be those that focus on innovation.
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This is Why You Don't Steal from Cracked
El Grafico, a Mexican Newspaper, stole a Cracked article. They were so lazy that they didn't even upload their own images, and just redirected to the images from the original article. The images on the Cracked.com server. All of the sudden El Grafico are Nazi enthusiasts.
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Why did the USSR build Buran - the Soviet 'space shuttle'?
Some 20 years ago, on 30 September 1988, many readers of the Pravda newspaper - the official mouthpiece of the Soviet communist party - could not believe their eyes. Published somewhat inconspicuously on the second page, there was a photo depicting the familiar shape of the US space shuttle, but with Soviet insignia on its wings. Why was it built?
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The 5 Essential iPhone Drinking Apps For Social Cyborgs
Combining their forces, and allowing these apps to do the work for me is probably the closest I will be to becoming a cyborg, at least until Steve Jobs announces that we can get an iPhone implanted in our heads for Christmas in 2013.
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