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The estimated day of the Apocalypse, Dec. 21, is approaching and experts on the Mayan calendar have been gathered in southern Mexico looking at the implications of the calender racing to convince people that the Mayas didn’t actually predict the apocalypse to happen this year. Some experts do have the opinion that the Mayas may indeed have made prophecies, […]
Tuesday October 02 2012, 5:20 AM EST | Posted in
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At less than six inches and just under 10 ounces, the Ruger .380 is considered by gun owners to be a great little pocket pistol. So small, in fact, that you can sometimes get one onto an airplane. The New York Daily News reports that a woman flew 938 miles from Orlando, Fla., to Newark, […]
Sunday September 30 2012, 8:36 AM EST | Posted in
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A 66-year-old retired corporate lawyer in Florida jumped on top of a 7-foot alligator all in an attempt to save his “best friend,” a small terrier dog named Bounce. “I just knew that my best friend was going to be dead,” Steve Gustafson told the Orlando Sentinel. “And I took off.” The grandfather was hanging out […]
Friday September 21 2012, 4:34 AM EST | Posted in
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A Harvard historian has identified a faded, fourth-century scrap of papyrus she calls “The Gospel of Jesus’s Wife.” One line of the torn fragment of text purportedly reads: “Jesus said to them, ‘My wife …'” The following line states, “she will be able to be my disciple.” The finding was announced to the public today […]
Thursday September 20 2012, 8:31 AM EST | Posted in
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Joan and Robert Vanderhorst were planning to fly home to California with their 16-year-old son on Sunday. But before they could board their American Airlines flight from Newark airport bound for Los Angeles, they were stopped at the gate. “We were not allowed on the plane because they saw my son and made a decision,” […]
Thursday September 06 2012, 2:32 AM EST | Posted in
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A massive shark washed up on a New England beach this weekend, prompting officials to close down two nearby beaches. The Great White Shark weighing about 1,600 pounds was discovered on the border of Rhode Island and Massachusetts. When fisherman Gary Severa first spotted the 13-foot predator Saturday morning, he thought it was driftwood but after […]
Tuesday September 04 2012, 1:51 AM EST | Posted in
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A message in a bottle has been pulled from the ocean which is said to be 98 years old, and officials say it is the world’s oldest of its kind. Scottish fisherman Andrew Leaper found the letter in his nets while sailing off of Scotland’s northern coast. And on Thursday, Guinness World Records confirmed that […]
Sunday September 02 2012, 6:01 AM EST | Posted in
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Whale-watching landings in Orange County, California, have logged blue whale sightings daily for more than a month, but one whale in particular has become a fan and crew favorite because it has been spotted so frequently, but mostly because of the apparent hardship the cetacean endured at some point during its mysterious life. “Banana,” “Hook,” […]
Thursday August 30 2012, 4:27 AM EST | Posted in
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China’s new rules to visa application might impact the growth of their tourism industry. Tourism experts say. The government of China has recently released an order regarding the application of visa stating that all visitors applying for a tourist visa should include a letter of invitation, proof of hotel reservation and photocopies of tourists’ round- […]
Thursday August 23 2012, 1:55 AM EST | Posted in
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Walt Disney’s Magic Kingdom was presently undergoing some major makeover that will surely attract lots of people. On the other hand, Fantasyland has started to add enhancements and have huge renovations. After the expansion of Walt Disney World, the size of Fantasy land will be doubled. That means that there will be more chances of […]
Thursday August 16 2012, 3:37 AM EST | Posted in
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