A SKIER who fell into a crevasse was saved from plummeting 700ft to his death by his mobile phone.
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Describing someone as “pea-brained” always seemed like a not-so-nice thing to do. And of course it’s inaccurate — the size of the human brain has actually tripled over the last 2 million years, growing much faster than those of other mammals. Original Article
A flesh-eating clock. This prototype time-piece from UK-based designers James Auger and Jimmy Loizeau traps insects on flypaper stretched across its roller system before depositing them into a vat of bacteria. The ensuing chemical reaction, or “digestion,” is transformed into power that keeps the rollers rollin’ and the LCD clock ablaze Original Article
A property developer told a US prostitute he had strangled a man in London because he was “in the way”. And she told the prosecutor who told the court. Original Article
Nearly 18 percent of the Italian population — 11 million people — trusts self-styled sorcerers and healers, a consumer watchdog said in a report Monday. Original Article
Just 250 great hamsters may remain.The French Government faces punishment for failing to look after its hamsters. Original Article
Jackson was much beyond a singer; he was the world’s most successful entertainer, one who is not always wise enough to realize the joke’s at his expense. Original Article
The document “National Security Strategy of the United States” along with the “National Security Strategy of the Russian Federation before 2020” was signed by the president of the country. This happened when George Bush Jr. was president in 2006. The American document is the strategy for fighting terrorism on American territory and beyond its borders. However, a lot of other aspects of modern calls and threats are also being considered. A significant part is dedicated to democratic development around the world, economic globalization, as well as nuclear containment and WMD non-proliferation
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Britain is most at risk to the spread of an influenza pandemic, closely followed by The Netherlands, Germany, Italy and South Korea, according to a ranking of 213 countries. Original Article
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Operators of an unauthorized New York airport van service that took five French tourists on a high speed chase in an attempt to evade police were charged Wednesday with unlawful imprisonment. Original Article
Cellulose-loving fungi can cut biofuel costs by enabling existing corn ethanol plants to process cheaper, woody feedstocks such as corn stover Original Article
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A CHEEKY artist has been given a £20,000 National Lottery grant – to look at girls’ bums. Sue Williams was given the cash to “explore cultural attitudes towards female buttocks”. She will create plaster cast moulds of women’s behinds to try to understand their place in contemporary culture. Original Article
WHEN it comes to the question of who’s hot or not, research has found that beauty is skin deep for men and in the eye of the beholder for women. Original Article
