Pony Express Artifact


A letter that took two years to reach its destination evokes the hazards of the Pony Express In 1860, an ill-fated Pony Express rider, whose […]


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McDonald’s sales take hit from US joblessness


McDonald’s US sales decline deepens as joblessness, competition catch up to burger chain CHICAGO (AP) — The supersized recession that was a boon for business […]


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The Most Notorious Fake Twitter Accounts


Impostor Tweets Users are parodying or impersonating everything and everyone from BP to Angelina Jolie. Will it end? Should it?


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See a furious waterfall — without water


View from top of de-watered Niagara Falls A view from the top of the de-watered Niagara Falls in 1969 in New York. Unearthed after 41 […]


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Diff’rent Strokes Dana Plato


Dana Plato Dana Plato led quite an interesting life, full of dizzying heights and shattering lows. She came to fame as a child star but […]


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Unusual outcome for men switched at birth


Two years back, Dimas Aliprandi and Elton Plaster didn’t know of each other’s existence. Then they learned they had been accidentally switched at birth more […]


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Longest-Lasting Batteries


Store brands may save you money on household necessities, but generic batteries might not be your best bet, according to recent tests comparing name brand […]


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2011 Office Policy Change Notification


Dress Code: 1) You are advised to come to work dressed according to your salary. 2) If we see you wearing Prada shoes and carrying […]


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The secret code in U.S. Cyber Command’s logo


The newly formed U.S. Cyber Command is supposed to centralize and focus the military’s ability to wage war over the Internet, but so far it’s […]


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There is no NSA “backdoor”


Microsoft: There is no NSA “backdoor” in Windows 7 Microsoft assured users over the weekend that rumors of a secret “backdoor” in Windows 7 which […]


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