Odd & Other
Scientists find plant gene that affects stress resistance
The study—published this month in the top-ranked plant journal The Plant Cell—could pave the way for development of agricultural and forestry crops that are more tolerant to environmental stresses such as ultra-violet light and other types of radiation.
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Popularity: 11% [?]
BMW Travels At High Speed Down a Private Airport Runway…
And “the car ran off the 85-foot-high embankment at the end of the runway”, “was airborne for 200 feet”, and when it smashed into “the large tree, the car split in half, scattering wreckage over an area of 200 square feet.” All five young men inside the BMW were killed.
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Craigslist Was Used In A Murder-For-Hire
Craigslist is probably one of the best channels for connecting people with others to accomplish various goals. However, one woman abused its power to find a murderer to kill her lovers wife.
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Popularity: 13% [?]
Driver Who Killed Teen Sues for Damaged Vehicle
A speeding motorist who killed a teenage cyclist is suing the boy’s parents over damage to his luxury car, the government says.
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Popularity: 11% [?]
High School Hockey Player Nearly Killed When Puck Hits Chest
Hit right on the heart, and collapsed on the Ice
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Popularity: 11% [?]
A List of Regional Pizza Styles
Slice goes through a loooong list of pizza styles. It’s interesting to see how the styles spread and change from region to region
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Popularity: 12% [?]
Walmart Is Still Selling Nazi T-Shirts 62 Weeks Later
Just when you thought all of the Walmart tshirts bearing the exact replica of an infamous Nazi symbol were recalled, or sold to a discount store and burned, a Walmart in Palmdale, California has them on sale for $3.00 a pop.
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Popularity: 10% [?]
Tourist Spaceship Has Been Unveiled
Within a few years a handful of rich tourists may be blasting into space in a craft that combines the aesthetics of the space shuttle and a corporate jet. About 200 prospective passengers from 30 countries have made reservations, shelling out $200,000 (U.S.) apiece
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Popularity: 11% [?]
