Day: November 17, 2016

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November 17, 2016| tempestuniverse| 0 Comment | 12:36 am

On this blurb … Article from Dec 20, 2014, US Soldier Claims He Has Spent 17 Years Battling ALIENS on MARS flipped to Flipboard Capt. Kaye

Pensioner fights off launderette robber with pair of jeans

An 84-year-old used a pair of jeans to help repel a masked man who twice tried to rob him in a launderette. [...]

Highly dangerous new species of spider found

A larger and more venomous species of one of the world's deadliest spiders has been confirmed by Australian scientists. [...]

Zoo issues update on zebra which died in rhino 'incident'

The zebra that died in a zoo in Essex after an "incident" with a rhinoceros was killed after the larger animal unintentionally punctured its stomach. [...]

Jenny Eclair says she 'can't compete' with 'terrible' AI Michael Parkinson podcast

The first episode of a podcast hosted by AI replicating Sir Michael Parkinson has been released - and comedian and podcaster Jenny Eclair has branded it a "terrible, terrible idea". [...]

World chess number one quits tournament after refusing to change jeans

World chess number one Magnus Carlsen has quit a major tournament after being told he couldn't wear jeans. [...]

Freak Christmas dinner injury forces world's best golfer to undergo surgery

The world’s best golfer has suffered a freak injury while cooking Christmas dinner, forcing him to undergo surgery. [...]

The best dogs of 2024

Dogs were the best of us in 2024. [...]

Stranded astronauts send Christmas message from space

Astronauts stranded on the International Space Station over Christmas have sent a festive message back to Earth. [...]

How a child's phone call to a top-secret US number started a Christmas tradition

In early December 1955, the phone rang at an air base in Colorado Springs. The officers on the watch floor of the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) - who were [...]

Mosh pit nappy, designed to avoid queues at gig loos, sells out

An adult incontinence nappy, designed for concertgoers to avoid long queues at toilets, has gone on sale. [...]

Schrödinger's Cat breakthrough could usher in the 'Holy Grail' of quantum computing, making them error-proof

Errors in quantum computers are an obstacle for their widespread use. But a team of scientists say that, by using an antimony atom and the Schrödinger's Cat thought experiment, they [...]

How Pluto captured its largest moon Charon with a 10-hour icy 'kiss'

Pluto may have got romantic to capture its largest moon, colliding and engaging in a passionate but icy 10 hour kiss with Charon billions of years ago. [...]

Secrets of Alexander the Great mosaic revealed after 1st-of-its-kind analysis

There are around 2 million pieces that make up the Alexander the Great mosaic, but where did they come from? [...]

Argyria: The rare disease that turns people blue

Argyria is caused by a buildup of silver in the body, which discolors the skin. [...]

Top-secret X-37B space plane has been in orbit for more than 1 year

In case you forgot it was still up there. [...]

Did people report seeing UFOs before the 20th century?

Are UFO sightings a 20th-century phenomena, or did people report seeing them earlier in history? [...]

Stone Age people made sun stone 'sacrifice' to banish 'darkened sun' after a volcanic eruption, archaeologists say

Hundreds of stone artifacts discovered on a Danish island may have been offered to the gods to ward off a climate crisis. [...]

FDA bans red dye No. 3 in food

The FDA will no longer allow red dye No. 3 in foods or ingested drugs, citing evidence that high doses of the dye can cause cancer in male rats. There [...]

One of Iceland's largest volcanoes sees swarm of 130 earthquakes — could it be about to blow?

The Bárðarbunga volcano system was responsible for Iceland's largest eruption for 300 years back in 2014. After a recent increase in seismic activity, could it be about to erupt again? [...]

'Warm water' from deep sea flowing towards one of Antarctica's largest ice shelves

Antarctica's Filchner-Ronne Ice Shelf may be under threat due to relatively warm water from the deep sea flowing towards the shelf. Is climate change to blame? [...]

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