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19 Dec 2010 20:48

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World: Super-eclipse: Earth’s axis, closest star, only moon align all at once

  • So, tomorrow night is a cool night. See, Tuesday is the Winter Solstice, and coinciding with said Winter Solstice is a lunar eclipse – a star-aligning event we think happens every million years or something. We can’t be bothered to look up the specific number, but we hear it’ll be awesome. Enjoy the moon completely covered in shadows, guys. Well, as long as you live on the Western Hemisphere. Sorry Japan. source
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04 Jul 2010 17:59

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Culture: “Twilight: Eclipse” lures fewer teenage girls than “New Moon”

  • $165M the amount “Twilight: New Moon” took in its first five days
  • $173M the amount studio heads expected “Twilight Eclipse” to get
  • $162M the amount the film earned at the box office instead (tiny violin) source
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01 Jul 2010 10:43

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Culture: “Eclipse” eclipsed the last “Twilight” movie’s midnight showings

  • $30 million in early box office for the latest vampire tale source
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22 Jul 2009 10:06

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World: Asia’s solar eclipse: It’s ringing in your eyes hours later

  • Unlike most eclipses, which are short and don’t take place near land, this one was minutes long and took place over an entire continent, leading to awesome videos like this one. Millions of people got to see it.source
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09 Apr 2009 21:07

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Sports: Senseless: L.A. Angels pitcher’s death abrupt and unexptected

  • Pitcher Nick Adenhart threw the best game of his still-budding career, throwing six scoreless innings in a 6-4 Angels loss. source
  • Adenhart was the passenger in a Mitsubishi Eclipse that was hit by a suspected drunk driver. He died last night. He was 22. source
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