Walking Backwards No more.
Walking Backwards No more.
It seems that the flu shot victim Desree Jennings has suddenly been cured of walking backwards. picked by suebe 17 hours ago
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 Large Hadron Collider halted by Bird with a Sandwich
Large Hadron Collider halted by Bird with a Sandwich
A bird dropping a piece of bread on a section of the LHC particle accelerator has shut down the whole operation. With freak accidents piling up at CERN, the idea of time traveling particles returning from the future to prevent their own discovery seems less like a sci-fi joke today. *Of course it could just be Zaphod Beeblebrox refueling the infinite improbability drive of the Heart of Gold. picked by equinox 1 day ago
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 Uh Oh. Cats Can Get Swine Flu
Uh Oh. Cats Can Get Swine Flu
Health officials in Iowa say a 13-year-old cat tested positive for swine flu - the first feline to come down with the virus.

Two of the three people who live with the cat had the flu before the cat got sick, officials say. picked by suebe 3 days ago
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 Now THIS is scary!
Now THIS is scary!
Watch an unthinking human sneeze without covering his mouth! Watch his virus invade your body and wreak havoc! Watch it take over your DNA and clone itself millions of times! Watch it launch itself into your blood stream! Hope your immune system beats its little viral ass! picked by meggysue 7 days ago
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 Giant penis-eating worm found in UK aquarium
Giant penis-eating worm found in UK aquarium
I don't like the sounds of this at all.... picked by mutil8or 1 week ago
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About Plime
Plime is an editable wiki community where users can add and edit weird and interesting links. Users earn karma when other users vote on their actions. The more karma you have, the more power you have at Plime.

 ever wondered just how small an atom really is?
ever wondered just how small an atom really is?
The University of Utah built an interactive sliding scale to illustrate the size of REALLY REALLY small things like cells, atoms, HIV, water molecule, etc. Click the link to see. Very cool. picked by jasontho 1 week ago
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 Ilya the Manatee Rescued from Horrible Place Called "New Jersey," Coming to Miami
Ilya the Manatee Rescued from Horrible Place Called "New Jersey," Coming to Miami
Ilya, the wandering manatee has been plucked from the cold NJ waters by the Coast Guard and has been flown home to Florida. picked by suebe 1 week ago
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 Stroke Switches Sexuality
Stroke Switches Sexuality
A case reported to the Journal of Neuropsychiatry tells the case of a 57-year old gay man who after his second stroke found himself sexually attracted to women instead of men. picked by 2manyusernames 2 weeks ago
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 Anthropologist Argues that Modern Humans Are Wimps
Anthropologist Argues that Modern Humans Are Wimps
Peter McAllister argues that human physical strength and endurance have deteriorated over time.

Many prehistoric Australian aboriginals could have outrun world 100 and 200 meters record holder Usain Bolt in modern conditions. picked by bingo 2 weeks ago
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 Timewarp: How your brain creates the fourth dimension
Timewarp: How your brain creates the fourth dimension
Time is an illusion: your brain stitches it together until it seems continuous. But what happens when it goes wrong.. picked by Bornbad 2 weeks ago
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 Just in time for Halloween!
Just in time for Halloween!
A bloodybelly jellyfish! Recently discovered by the Monterey Bay Aquarium.

Makes me think of The Tell Tale Heart! picked by maven 2 weeks ago
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 32 new extrasolar planets discovered
32 new extrasolar planets discovered
Yesterday the discovery of 32 new extrasolar planets was announced, bringing the total number we know of to over 400 and making 2009 the most successful year to date for planet hunting. picked by Mithridates 3 weeks ago
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 Vegetarian Spider Found
Vegetarian Spider Found
Scientists have discovered another vegetarian spider and have named it Bagheera kiplingi (named after the panther in Rudyard Kipling’s “The Jungle Book). I think Bagheera badbudi would be a better choice :D picked by suebe 3 weeks ago
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 Plants Perform Quantum Computation
Plants Perform Quantum Computation
Plants soak up an incredible amount of sunlight, absorbing 95% of its energy. Amazingly they do this with very little loss of sunlight as heat because they manage to convert the light into carbohydrates in one million billionths of a second. How plants manage this feat has been a mystery. A possible answer has now been found and it opens up new mysteries. picked by 2manyusernames 3 weeks ago
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 Jupiter's Moon Europa Has Enough Oxygen For Life
Jupiter's Moon Europa Has Enough Oxygen For Life
Jupiter's moon, Europa has ocean water twice as much as all of the Earth. New evidence indicates that not only is there enough oxygen to support microorganisms but perhaps even enough to support greater lifeforms. The time it will take to unlock this oxygen is a good sign for eventual life as it gives time for organisms to evolve protection against oxygen's harmful effects. picked by bernardblack 3 weeks ago
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 The Claim: Always Wash Your Hands With Hot Water, Not Cold
The Claim: Always Wash Your Hands With Hot Water, Not Cold
I wash my hands in scalding hot water, just so everyone knows that they're clean. Nothing says "this dude's hands are CLEAN" like Lobster-hands! picked by Bornbad 3 weeks ago
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 The Millennial Muddle
The Millennial Muddle
For as long as human hair has turned gray, elders have looked at their successors and frowned. "Children nowadays are tyrants," goes an old quotation widely attributed to Socrates. "They contradict their parents, chatter before company, gobble their food, and tyrannize their teachers." picked by Bornbad 3 weeks ago
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 Facial Profiling
Facial Profiling
Can you tell if a man is dangerous by the shape of his mug? picked by Bornbad 3 weeks ago
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 Vandenberg turns into a reef.
Vandenberg turns into a reef.
Not the base, the 527-foot former missile tracking ship. It was sunk off the Florida Keys to create a reef...And critters are moving in. picked by maven 3 weeks ago
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 The Arctic Circle Will Have Ice Free Summers in 10 Years
The Arctic Circle Will Have Ice Free Summers in 10 Years
The Catlin Arctic Survey was working with the World Wildlife Fund, and the WWF warns, "This could lead to flooding affecting one-quarter of the world's population, substantial increases in greenhouse gas emissions from massive carbon pools and extreme global weather changes." picked by suebe 3 weeks ago
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 The halo effect
The halo effect
If we see a person first in a good light, it is difficult subsequently to darken that light.


*does this halo make my butt look big?* picked by Bornbad 3 weeks ago
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 Animals feel the pain of religious slaughter
Animals feel the pain of religious slaughter
Brain signals have shown that calves do appear to feel pain when slaughtered according to Jewish and Muslim religious law, strengthening the case for adapting the practices to make them more humane. picked by Bornbad 3 weeks ago
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 Flying Reptile May Have Snatched Dinosaurs in Midair
Flying Reptile May Have Snatched Dinosaurs in Midair
A crow-sized reptile sporting a lengthy tail likely soared through the skies some 160 million years ago, snatching feathered dinosaurs and tiny flying mammals from the air, suggest fossils of a newly identified pterosaur. picked by Bornbad 4 weeks ago
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 Even the Maya are getting sick of the hype
Even the Maya are getting sick of the hype
The frenzy is building over mostly Western generated misinformation regarding the Mayan calendar.

The Maya have more important things to worry about, like rain. picked by jhordie 4 weeks ago
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 The story of the Gömböc
The story of the Gömböc
A Gömböc is a strange thing. It looks like an egg with sharp edges, and when you put it down it starts wriggling and rolling around with an apparent will of its own. picked by Bornbad 4 weeks ago
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