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Friday, August 17, 2012

Odds and Ends

Shipwreck to be freeze-dried, rebuilt
More than three centuries ago, a French explorer's ship sank in the Gulf of Mexico, taking with it France's hopes of colonizing a vast piece of the New World - modern-day Texas.
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Birth Control for South African Elephants
The contraceptive, given by dart, has been tested at 14 elephant reserves, proving 100 percent effectiveness with no negative side effects.
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These aren't your typical loos
These aren't your typical loos. One uses microwave energy to transform human waste into electricity.
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Man Accidentally Shoots Self in Theater
Police say a man accidentally shot himself in the buttocks at a Nevada movie theater during a showing of "The Bourne Legacy." Police in Sparks, Nev., say the 56-year-old man's injuries are not life-threatening and no others were hurt.
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