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17 May 2009 02:42

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Tech: If you aren’t sleeping, you could die. Just a handy tip.

  • 24 hours amount of time it takes for the effects of sleep deprivation to hit
  • 32 days amount of time it took for sleep-deprived rats to die in a lab source

17 May 2009 02:35

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World: Sri Lanka’s claiming victory. The Tamil Tigers are suicide bombing.

  • Suicide explosions are taking place. Suicide cadres are coming in front of troops in the frontline and exploding themselves.
  • Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara • A military spokesman, on the current status of the longest war in modern Asian history, which Sri Lanka has finally claimed victory in. The LTTE, or the Tamil Tigers, has been conditioned to commit suicide before surrendering, which explains the suicide bombings. The Tamils likely knew this moment was coming, basically begging for a cease-fire a couple of weeks ago. • source