Odd & Other
An Underwater Lake at the Bottom of the Ocean
The sight of a lake at the bottom of the ocean is simply amazing. Brine pools are large areas of brine on the ocean basin. These pools are concentrations of water having an extremely high salinity as compared to the surrounding ocean, caused by the motion of large salt deposits through salt tectonics.
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The Most Important Lesson You’ll Ever Learn in School
When people are ordered to do something by someone they view in authority, most will obey even when doing so violates their consciences.
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Fired black worker claims white boss put noose on him
A black former hotel worker who claims his white supervisor put a noose around his neck at an event on one of the country’s oldest plantations said he was fired when he complained about it.
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Alberta Oil Sands Most Destructive Project on Earth: Report
Among other problems, oil sands mining is licensed to use twice the amount of fresh water that the entire city of Calgary uses in a year. At least 90% of that water ends up in tailing ponds so toxic that propane cannons are used to keep ducks from landing in them.
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—- A Reminder From Simple Drops —-
Don’t forget 3 things:
Look over at the Top Posts to your Right to see what hundreds of other people are clicking.
Click “read more” in the posts to get to the story you want–not the post title or “digg story”.
The categories are not updated regularly–that sucks…I know.
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Like ants, humans are easily led
When it comes to being misled, humans are no more sophisticated than ants or fish. Implications for evacuations and how to guide people safely in an emergency will arise from the discovery that most of us are happy to play follow-my-leader, even if we are trailing after someone who does not know where they are […]
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Why are thousands of bats dying in New York?
Bats in New York and Vermont are mysteriously dying off by the thousands, often with a white ring of fungus around their noses, and scientists in hazmat suits are crawling into dank caves to find out why.
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Health officials keeping eye on drug-resistant flu strain
Ten Chicago-area patients have tested positive for an unusual type of drug-resistant influenza, prompting concern and increased surveillance by local and federal health officials.
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