Archive for August, 2009

New Exoplanet Orbits Closely To Its Sun But Defies Death

Astronomers have discovered an exoplanet that still orbits closely around its sun when it should have been consumed a long time ago. The gas planet named WASP-18b, which is 10 times the mass of Jupiter and 330 light-years from Earth, is perplexing astronomers because of its ability to resist crashing into the star, WASP-18, it orbits in one Earth day.

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Legless Man Scratches Car In Walmart Handicapped Parking Space

A 71-year-old man with no legs took justice into his own hands, keying a car parked in a Walmart SuperCenter parking lot, because he thought the owner was abusing the parking privilege.

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Woman Arrested For Attacking Smoker With Air Freshener

A woman was arrested Aug. 21 for attacking another woman, a smoker, with a can of air freshener. Police were called to an apartment complex in Niceville, Fla

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Actress Natalie Portman Loves Listening To Really Obscene Hip-Hop Music

Natalie Portman loves listening to “really obscene hip-hop.” The actress enjoys nothing better than nodding along to bass-heavy tunes with explicit lyrics. Being quizzed by her “Brothers” co-star Jake Gyllenhaal for Interview magazine, she said: “In my current state? I’m trying to think of a song that feels like sleepwalking

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Great California Garage Sale Begins Friday, Cash Poor State Unloading Thousands Of Items

California is holding a garage sale of sorts.

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Ozzy Osbourne Cut Off Daughter Kelly’s Thongs In Front Of Her Friends Because He Didn’t Approve

Ozzy Osbourne cut off his daughter’s underwear while her friends watched. Kelly Osbourne was left mortified as a teenager when the Black Sabbath rocker objected to the skimpy thong her mother Sharon had bought her and insisted on forcibly removing the garment. Kelly said: “One time, mom bought me thongs instead of big knickers

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Actress Sandra Bullock Jokes She Keeps In Shape With "Tons Of Lipo"

Sandra Bullock keeps in shape with “tons of lipo.” The “All About Steve’ actress has joked she keeps her figure trim by having surgery to remove excess fat. Asked how she keeps her “banging body,” Sandra replied: “Lipo – lots of it – tons of liposuction!”

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Actor Alan Cummings Amazed That Queen Elizabeth Is "A Friend Of The Gays"

Alan Cummings is amazed Britain’s Queen Elizabeth is “a friend of the gays.” The 44-year-old actor was shocked to receive an Order of the British Empire (OBE) for his work as a gay rights activist, as well as for his services to the arts, but was thrilled with the accolade. He said: “I didn’t know the queen was such a friend of the gays.”

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"Robocalls" Will Get Official Hangup On Sept. 1

Automated sales messages that annoyed recipients sometimes call “robocalls” will be banned beginning Sept. 1

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Artificial Trees Mulled To Slow Down Global Warming

British geo-engineers are proposing the installation of thousands of artificial trees, devices that capture carbon dioxide, in the next 20 years to slow down global warming. The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IME) said Thursday the synthetic trees that resemble giant fly swats convert home, car and factory emissions into collectible form that could be stored underground. The device is based on a carbon capturing technology developed by Klaus Lackner of Columbia University in New York

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