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27 Jan 2010 10:04

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Politics: NBA journeyman Paul Shirley: A heartless and cold human being

This former NBA player thinks we shouldn’t help Haiti because they’re victims of their own stupidity. “And could some of you maybe use a condom once in a while?” source
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12 Dec 2009 11:07

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Offbeat: A fresh-faced teen wants to walk to the South Pole. Nice knowin’ ya.

Katie Walter, 17, wants to do better than Ernest Shackleton on the way to the South Pole. She has no plans to become an icicle. source
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25 Nov 2009 22:21

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Politics: Sean Hannity’s cold on how hot our planet is this year

  • You can also look it up, this is one of the coldest years in history, this past year.
  • Sean Hannity • Completely getting his facts wrong on how warm it is this year. Media Matters (which is admittedly a liberal site, BTW) points out that Hannity has repeatedly said that this is one of the coldest years on record – facts not backed up at all by the NOAA, NASA and Britain’s Met Office. Data from all three says that it’s one of the warmest years on record. We wonder what crow tastes like. source
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15 Nov 2009 01:46

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U.S.: Based on record high temperatures, we’re getting hotter

  • 1.14:1 ratio of record high days to record low days in the U.S. during the 1980s; normal
  • 2.04:1 ratio of record high days to record low days in the U.S. during the 2000s; yikes source
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12 Oct 2009 10:18

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World: Why does Greenland have such a high suicide rate? Take a guess

  • It’s because they live in Greenland. Teens and young adults in Greenland commit suicides at staggering rates far higher than anywhere else in the world – twice as high as Japan, notorious for its high rates. Why? Two reasons: The cold seasons are very depressing, and they have easy access to guns and nooses due to a culture built on hunting. “Here the kids are successful because it’s always so violent,” said Bodil Karlshøj Poulsen, who directs Paarisa, Greenland’s public-health center. source
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06 Aug 2009 11:01

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Offbeat: Wanna sleep better? Better turn down the thermostat big time

  • 60°F-68°F for an optimal sleep source
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18 Apr 2009 15:07

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Offbeat: Nasal irrigation: Strange concept, good for your health

Pouring a teapot-like device into your nostrils sounds like a bizarre fetish, but really, it’s supposed to clear your sinuses. source
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02 Mar 2009 09:02

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U.S.: OK, South. Now it’s the East’s turn to get snowed in.

Meh. We so don’t want to go outside this morning. source
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