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26 May 2010 10:54

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U.S.: Grasshoppers are coming to kill us all, eat our crops

OK, truth is, only half of that headline is true. If you can figure out which half is true, you win … absolutely nothing. *chirp* source

27 Jun 2009 11:50

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World: Afghanistan’s cash crop, opium, won’t get destroyed anymore

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  • During the Bush administration, those fighting in Afghanistan fought the war on drugs head-on by destroying opium poppy plants – a huge cash crop in the country. The Obama administration is reversing this policy, letting these beautiful, drug-riddled plants live, but investing hundreds of millions in new crops that don’t get you high. But what’s the fun in that?source

02 Jun 2009 10:42

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Offbeat: Long-suffering farmers: Watch out for the giant 600-foot jellyfish

This 600-foot beast convinced us of what we already knew: crop circles are probably man-made by massive nerdlingers. source