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MIT's 1972 prediction of the collapse of society is on track to happen by 2040
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/science...-society-track-happen-2040-study-reveals.html Well that's cheered me up no end lol- anotherwindowsuser
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VIDEO Protest song - the prototype
This is an old, ancient from 1960's, showing a simple protest by a simple man, against a world that is totally against him. Translation is freely mine. Yes well it's the way that there's a lot wrong and boring in this country You don't even need to ask your pals about it Just take a slight...- Pauli
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POLITICS Plain fool, complete nut, or crazy?
This thread is partly born from a new experience of mine, described lightly later, a fraud, now investigated by Police by four countries, plus Interpol. But it's mainly inspired by numerous inserts by mainly young people in various sites, who for some reason suspect their own sanity. The...- Pauli
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Technology in a Changing World
The technological revolution of the 1990s, which traces its origins to research and development that took place in the 1960s and earlier here in the United States has changed our world. But, the world, itself, is changing too. As a small business owner, I struggle with priorities to keep my...- Mike
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Ponder
PONDER •I used to eat a lot of natural foods until I learned that most people die of natural causes. •There are two kinds of pedestrians: the quick and the dead. •Life is sexually transmitted. •Healthy is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die. •The only difference between a...- Super Sarge
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'Video vigilante' turns lens on Okla. prostitution
OKLAHOMA CITY — For a man who surprises prostitutes and their customers with a video camera to announce, "You're busted, buddy," Brian Bates is remarkably unscathed. Read Full Story: Link Removed- reghakr
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Amish Men's Beards Cut Off; Police Suspect Amish-On-Amish Violence
Sheriff's deputies are closing in on suspects from a troublemaking Amish splinter group in Ohio who have broken into homes and cut off the beards and hair of other Amish men. Read Full Story: Amish Men's Beards Cut Off; Police Suspect Amish-On-Amish Violence- reghakr
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Half of Men Would Dump Their Girlfriends for Getting Fat (With photo of what she might look like)
According to Ask Men's annual Link Removed due to 404 Error/Link Removed due to 404 Error, half of all straight men say they would dump a girlfriend who got fat. 20 percent of straight women Link Removed due to 404 Error they'd dump a boyfriend who got fat. Read Full Story: Link Removed- reghakr
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Mexican authorities: Top cartel leader captured [VIDEO]
Mexico City (CNN) -- Mexican authorities captured the top leader of one of the country's most violent drug cartels Tuesday, officials said. There's been a lot of bloodshed over the various drug cartels. At least they've got one. Read Full Story: Mexican authorities: Top cartel leader...- reghakr
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VIDEO The Myth of the Ethical Hacker
"From the rise of retro fashion trends, art, music, and literature (as inspired by some great 21st century works of literature like "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" and the complete stereo remastered works of The Beatles), I explore the notion of a Hacking Renaissance taking place today and...- Mike
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Cannibal shot after 'dinner' pulls out
A Swiss man who had agreed to be killed and eaten by a Slovak cannibal reported the plan to the police and helped them catch his would-be murderer. According to Swiss and Slovak reports, the unidentified Swiss man agreed to the bizarre attempted murder after he met his Slovak would-be...- reghakr
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'Females are failed males,' says 16th century guide book on women
A guide written in 1505 has been found and it contains 'secrets' about females that take political incorrectness to extremes. Perhaps the worst of the advice is that ‘females are failed males’. The book, De Secretis Mulerium (On The Secrets Of Women), also suggests men wanting to check if a...- cybercore
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Zen in the Pen Shaky Legs ?
Is it a stretch for taxpayers to fund yoga classes for jail inmates? That's the question in New Mexico, where officials are considering budget cuts that might leave prisoners without a leg to balance on. Yoga, tae bo, tai chi and art therapy classes are on the chopping block at the...- cybercore
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Ohio Executes One-Time Neo-Nazi Who Killed 3
Ohio on Thursday executed a one-time neo-Nazi who shot to death two men and a teen more than a quarter-century ago on the campus of Cleveland State University in a shooting spree that targeted blacks. More Ohio Executes One-Time Neo-Nazi Who Killed 3- cybercore
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15 Unintentionally Hilarious Newspaper Headlines (Part2)
Link Removed Could you imagine the police responding to this particular call? “So you’re telling me that the bar fight was started by the sumo wrestler over there, involving a giant chocolate bar? Exactly how long did the fight last?” “It was about as long as the headline for this in...- reghakr
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Border smuggling game stirs controversy
TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) – A controversial iPod and iPad application that makes a game of the perils of sneaking across the U.S.-Mexico border has sparked controversy among activists for immigrant rights. In the game "Smuggle Truck," which is due for release next month, a truck bounces along...- cybercore
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University awards first Beatles degree
Link Removed due to 404 Error Link Removed due to 404 Error A Canadian woman has become the first person in the world to graduate with a Masters degree in Beatles studies. Former Miss Canada finalist, Mary-Lu Zahalan-Kennedy was one of the first 12 students to sign up for the...- cybercore
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So many Doomsdays, and yet we're still here
Doomsday: After Many Predictions, We're Still Here "Repent, repent, the end is near!" Or is it? How many times have we heard that in movies, on TV, throughout literature and in the Bible? Yet, as often as people have predicted a global apocalypse, we're still here, still intact. You've...- cybercore
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VIDEO The Hidden History of the Human Race (47 minutes)
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Aggressive Elmo irks Times Square
First Lady Laura Bush (C) and her daughters Jenna and Barbara (L to R) are greeted by Elmo at the 5th annual Sesame Street Workshop gala in New York on May 30, 2007. The event honored the First Lady for her work in promoting early literacy. (UPI File Photo/Ezio Petersen) | Enlarge NEW YORK...- reghakr
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