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POPSThe Word Detective A dictionary site of sorts that traces the origins of unusual words and phrases that pop up every now and then.
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POPSWacky Warning Labels Once used rectally, the thermometer should not be used orally. The person who would need this label probably doesn't have enough sense to read it in the first place.
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POPSCat Chases Black Bear Up Tree I saw this on the morning news and thought it was hysterical. The photo here is cropped. The original, shown on TV, has Jack the cat sitting at the base of the tree standing guard. Proportionally, the cat was no bigger the bear's head. Jack is de-clawed, by the way.
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POPSFree Books Online Don't look for any current titles here. They're all public domain books. Thousands of them. All the classics that you read in high school and then some. And they're all free!
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POPSFast food trans fat level higher in US McDonald's & KFC are not allowed to use partially hydrogenated oils in Denmark resulting in much lower trans fat levels. There is no ban in the US, so they use as much as they want. The New England Journal of Med tested a typical McDonalds meal. It found 10.2 g of trans fat in the US while only 0.33 g in Denmark.
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POPSThe Vatican's Pagan Cemetery The Vatican likes to point out that some of the bones in the necropolis belonged to people who were "on the verge of conversion to Christianity."
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POPSIraq For Sale: The War Profiteers This film is quite an eye-opener - all about a handful of greedy corporations that are reaping exorbitant profits in Iraq at the expense of human lives and taxpayers' dollars and the political machinery that allows them to get away with it. You can buy the DVD at this site or rent it from Netflix.
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POPSSlobber Lager - beer for dogs I read a newspaper article this morning about Slobber Lager (it's beef flavored, by the way) and thought it might make an interesting clip. While searching Google for beer for dogs I found that the Slobber folk do not have a unique product. There's also Happy Tail Ale (mentioned above) by the Dog Star Brewing Co .
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POPSChina's pop to peak at 1.5 Billion in 20 yrs The new report, compiled by 300 Chines Scholars and approved by China's cabinet, said the nation's population would grow to 1.5 billion by the mid 2030s before starting to decline, according to the China newspaper. The new report said there would continue to be 119 boys born for every 100 girls over the next two decades in China, much higher than a global ratio of 103-107 boys for 100 girls.
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POPSGas Prices Find the price of gas in just about any neighborhood in the US
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POPSBush Authorizes Graphite Export to China graphite can also be used to produce the nozzle for a solid-rocket motor, which can be used on a long-range intercontinental ballistic missile or to add power to a space launch vehicle Doesn't sound like a very smart move to me
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POPSWine Sorbet This isn't just sorbet flavored with wine. The main ingredient is wine.
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POPSGreen roofs Here's a company that designs and installs vegetated or "Green" roofs. A Green Roof "is a plant-filled roof top garden that offers an attractive and energy-saving alternative to a conventional rooftop. A Green Roof can keep buildings cooler, save energy, and extend the useful life of the roof"
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