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Today in History

480 BC		Themistocles and his Greek fleet win one of history’s first decisive naval victories over Xerxes’ Persian force off Salamis.
1378		The election of Robert of Geneva as anti-pope by discontented cardinals creates a great schism in the Catholic church.
1519		Ferdinand Magellan embarks from Spain on a voyage to circumnavigate the world.
1561		Queen Elizabeth of England signs a treaty at Hamptan Court with French Huguenot leader Louis de Bourbon, the Prince of Conde. The English will occupy Le Harve in return for aiding Bourbon against the Catholics of France.
1565		Pedro Menendez of Spain wipes out the French at Fort Caroline, in Florida.
1604		After a two-year siege, the Spanish retake Ostend, the Netherlands, from the Dutch.
1784		Packet and Daily, the first daily publication in America, appears on the streets.
1806		Explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark pass the French village of La Charette, the first white settlement they have seen in more than two years.
1830		The National Negro Convention convenes in Philadelphia with the purpose of abolishing slavery.
1850		The slave trade is abolished in the District of Columbia.
1853		The Allies defeat the Russians at the battle of Alma on the Crimean Peninsula.
1863		Union troops under George Thomas prevent the Union defeat at Chickamauga from becoming a rout, earning him the nickname "the Rock of Chickamauga."
1934		Bruno Hauptmann arrested for the kidnapping and murder of the Lindbergh baby.
1952		Scientists confirm that DNA holds hereditary data.
1971		Hurricane Irene becomes the first hurricane known to cross from the Atlantic to Pacific, where it is renamed Hurricane Olivia.
1973		In a pro tennis bout dubbed "The Battle of the Sexes," Billie Jean King beats Bobby Riggs at the Houston Astrodome in Texas.
1977		Socialist Republic of Vietnam admitted to the United Nations.
1984		Suicide car bomber attacks US embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, killing 22.
1985		Australia introduces a capital gains tax.
1990		South Ossetia declares its independence from George in the former Soviet Union.
2000		British MI6 Secret intelligence Service building in London attacked by unidentified group using RPG-22 anti-tank missile.
2001		US Pres. George W. Bush, addressing a joint session of Congress, declares a "war on terror.".
2008		A truck loaded with explosives detonates by Marriott hotel in Islamabad, Pakistan, killing 45 and injuring 226.
2011		US military ends its "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" policy and allows gay men and women to serve openly.

Everything Is Better with Pumpkin Spice!

It's almost time for Starbucks's pumpkin spice lattes! We're all excited because everything is better with pumpkin spice, including M&Ms, Peeps, and hamburgers. Ray's Maplewood Auto Service in Maplewood, Minnesota is getting in on the action with its unique pumpkin spice-flavored motor oil. Your engine will never be the same after it's had its first oil change with it.

Learning Spoken Language

Learning spoken language: System learns to distinguish words’ phonetic components

Every language has its own collection of phonemes, or the basic phonetic units from which spoken words are composed. Depending on how you count, English has somewhere between 35 and […]

How the brain makes environmental decisions

Scientists see how the brain makes environmental decisions

Natural resources are under increasing threat from both human development and climate change, and environmental economists have struggled to understand how the public assigns value to remaining pristine wilderness areas. […]

Comcast Rolls Out Internet Usage Caps

And they wonder why everyone hates them.

It's not the crappy service, it's the greed!

Appeals Court To Universal Music Group: Let's (Not) Go Crazy

It's about time a court slapped down the abuse of fair use.

The Death Of Victoria Gray

How Texas Jails Are Failing Their Most Vulnerable Captives

Documents reveal a troubling pattern of negligence that allows many of the most vulnerable inmates to fall through the cracks.

Chief Judge Makes Groundbreaking Courtroom Stand Over The Failure To Prosecute Police Brutality

This courageous judge could put the families of Sandra Bland, Eric Garner, Tamir Rice and others killed by police brutality one step closer to justice.

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Here’s How Much It Costs To Have A Family Member In Prison

When someone is incarcerated, the financial toll ripples out to touch entire families.

Court forces non-religious mom to get therapy from a bible-thumping wack-job posing as a counselor or lose custody of sons

Court forces non-religious mom to get therapy from a bible-thumping wack-job posing as a counselor or lose custody of sons

“The meaning in my life is to know love and serve dog,” Pepper told Salzman in one of the recorded meetings.

Past Mistakes

Those who dwell on their past might be doomed to repeat their mistakes

How people remember past behavior affects their choices in the present, according to a new study that suggests the relationship between recall and self-control is more complicated than previously believed. […]

Hitler kept Nazi troops hopped up on meth pills during European invasion

Hitler kept Nazi troops hopped up on meth pills during European invasion

"The army realized there is a drug out there that might be of interest to soldiers because Pervitin keeps you awake for a long time," author Norman Ohler said. "For the first couple of days, you don't need to sleep." 

Tide’s New Commercial Hilariously Mocks Kim Davis And Anti-Gay Bigots Everywhere

Religio-wingnuts will never buy Tide again after seeing this commercial!

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Anti-Gay Nutjob Wants To Get Medieval On Gays And Subjugate Them By The Sword

Virulently anti-gay nutter Theodore Shoebat wants to stop those evil gays before they murder all the 'christians'. He has an eerily familiar solution for this.

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The Plague in Michigan and Los Angeles

Plague in Michigan, L.A.? Here's How That's Possible

How does a Medieval disease find its way into the modern era?

Chocolate Pill?

Chocolate: Should We Take It in a Pill?

The scientific case for the health benefits of cocoa is so strong that some experts are calling for the development of a supplement.

How Americans Spend Their Food Budgets

The USDA’s economic research group issued a breakdown of how Americans' food budgets would look if they were in accordance with their dietary guidelines. That chart is shown above at left. Naturally, though, Americans spent their food bucks in a different way.  Half of our budget was spent on meats or “other foods” (a category including junk food, sodas, candy and energy drinks). A mere 20% was spent on fruits and veggies.
What you might find surprising is the breakdown of food spending by income levels. See that information and more here.

Eat Your Oatmeal

Paleolithic Hunter-Gatherers Loved Oatmeal Too

Debris found on an ancient grindstone turns out to be oatmeal.
Another take on this here.

Oldest Written F-Bomb Discovered in Court Record

Oldest Written F-Bomb Discovered in Court Record 

Roger Fuckebythenavele's name appeared in public records three times, starting in 1310.