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    Saturday, February 11th, 2012
    4:20 pm
    Space Drives You Crazy (In the Eyeballs)
    CNN Blogs | Submitted by: SPACE CADET MOOK

    "In the past few years, about half of the astronauts aboard the international space station have developed an increasing pressure inside their heads, an intracranial pressure that reshapes their optic nerve, causing a significant shift in the eyesight of male astronauts. Doctors call it papilledema. Female space travelers have not been affected."

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    4:20 pm
    US Coinage.. ON MARS
    NASA | Submitted by: Veggie

    At least it isn't the rare 1909-S VDB: "Edgett bought the special penny that's aboard Curiosity with funds from his own pocket. It is a 1909 "VDB" cent, from the first year Lincoln pennies were minted, the centennial of Abraham Lincoln's birth, with the VDB initials of the coin's designer -- Victor David Brenner -- on the reverse."

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    4:20 pm
    Coming Soon: 30,000 Drones in American Skies
    Washington Times | Submitted by: Soylent

    "The FAA Reauthorization Act, which President Obama is expected to sign, also orders the Federal Aviation Administration to develop regulations for the testing and licensing of commercial drones by 2015... The [FAA] projects that 30,000 drones could be in the nation’s skies by 2020."

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    4:20 pm
    Body Discovered Four Years After Suicide
    Daily Mail | Submitted by: Morka from Orca

    "The employee of the Milwaukee County treasury office -- who entered his home in the West Allis neighborhood in order to start the repossession process- found Mr Carter's nearly skeletonized remains on his stairway, a gunshot in his head, and a handgun on his chest."

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    4:20 pm
    WWI Cadaver Jackpot
    London Telegraph | Submitted by: Bort

    "Twenty-one German soldiers entombed in a perfectly preserved World War One shelter have been discovered 94 years after they were killed... A number of the soldiers were discovered sitting upright on a bench, one was lying in his bed and another was in the foetal position having been thrown down a flight of stairs."

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    Friday, February 3rd, 2012
    4:20 pm
    Terrorism: Everyone Is a Suspect, Especially You
    Public Intelligence | Submitted by: Chuck

    "The document... lists the use of anonymizers, portals, or other means to shield IP address as a sign that a person could be engaged in or supporting terrorist activity. The use of encryption is also listed as a suspicious activity along with steganography... In fact, the flyer recommends that anyone overly concerned about privacy... should be considered suspicious and potentially engaged in terrorist activities."

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    4:20 pm
    If Thy Urinal Offends Thee
    Der Spiegel | Submitted by: Francis Cardinal George

    "Women in the northern German town of Lüchow have expressed their dissatisfaction with the design of two urinals in the men's toilet of a museum dedicated to the Rolling Stones. They are shaped like red lips, similar to the legendary logo of the band, but they look more feminine, and they lack tongues."

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    4:20 pm
    Sodomy With a Twist (of Lemon)
    The Local DE | Submitted by: Winston Tastesgood III

    "The dismembered, partially cooked corpse of a missing man has been found in a Berlin apartment, where prosecutors believe he was killed after a sex game spiralled out of control... Carsten Srock, was found with his limbs expertly carved off with either an axe or large knife. The body pieces were then wrapped fastidiously in plastic bags and cling-wrap, and left to sit in the two-room flat for around three weeks."

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    4:20 pm
    Soccer Riot! 70 Dead
    NPR | Submitted by: PETE58

    "The tragic riot following a soccer game Wednesday in Port Said, Egypt, which left more than 70 people dead and at least 1,000 wounded, highlights the problems with security in this country... Egypt has declared three days of mourning ... [and] angry members of parliament denounced the lack of security at the match and gathered for an emergency session."

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    4:20 pm
    Fifteen Years of Mystery Meat
    Daily Mail | Submitted by: The Medicated

    "A teenage girl who has eaten almost nothing else apart from chicken nuggets for 15 years has been warned by doctors that the junk food is killing her. Stacey Irvine, 17, has been hooked on the treats since her mother bought her some at a McDonald’s restaurant when she was two."

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    4:20 pm
    Hawaii: The Surveillance State
    c|Net | Submitted by: Soylent

    "[Hawaii]'s House of Representatives has scheduled a hearing this morning on a new bill requiring the creation of virtual dossiers on state residents. The measure, H.B. 2288, says "Internet destination history information" and "subscriber's information" such as name and address must be saved for two years."

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    4:20 pm
    Carding Gang Initiation Steep But Effective
    Athens Banner-Herald | Submitted by: mungo

    "Anyone who wanted to join Yadav's ring had to prove himself by having group sex with Yadav -- sometimes with other men, women or both -- all while Yadav videotaped the scene... Though the sex satisfied Yadav's own perversions, he used the unusual initiations to weed out people he thought might belong to law enforcement, according to Athens-Clarke police Detective Beverly Russell, who helped break the cloning ring."

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    4:20 pm
    Inmates Redecorate, Upsetting Porcine Establishment
    Wire Services | Submitted by: tetheredgoat(se)

    A hazard of using the incarcerated as slave labor: "Inmates working at a Vermont correctional unit's print shop managed to sneak a prank image of a pig into a state police crest that is emblazoned on police cars, and 30 cruisers sported the design for the last year, officials said on Thursday."

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