Choose a better frozen dinner than Marie Callender's 1,020-calorie creamy pot pie.
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Apricots have vitamin A, which helps produce hair-enhancing sebum.
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Friday, April 1, 2011
The most money paid for items
A pair of century-old Levi jeans like these sold for a cool $60,000 on eBay.
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A Russian mogul's splurge on a lavish Calif. home is one of the biggest sales in U.S. history.
Also: A Symbol of the American Entrepreneurial Spirit
The Mousetrap
“Build a better mousetrap, and the world will beat a path to your door.” Sure, it’s an old saw, but it’s also literally true.Between 1838, when the United States Patent Office opened its doors, and 1996, the year that Jack Hope wrote a story about the device for American Heritage magazine, more than 4,400 mousetrap patents were awarded in dozens of different subclasses, including “Electrocuting and Explosive,” “Swinging Striker,” “Choking or Squeezing,” and 36 others. That’s an average of more than two dozen patents every year for more than 150 years. What makes that number more spectacular is that 95 percent of those patents were given to amateur, or first-time inventors.Nicholas Jackson writes in The Atlantic about various mousetrap designs and how they represent the entrepreneurial spirit. Included is a gallery of some of the more interesting mousetrap patents recorded over the years.
That’s more patents than have been awarded for any other device, according to the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History (NMAH), which is currently celebrating the mousetrap by displaying several different designs on the first floor of the museum in one of several long glass cases that greet visitors, both new and returning, when they enter the building.
Fire station is a potential fire hazard
One Chillicothe firefighter has new job duties on each shift - walking around the firehouse to make sure the place isn't on fire.
Chillicothe Fire Station No.1, the only one staffed in the city following budget cuts, is officially considered a potential fire hazard.
The fire-detection and alarm system at the main station downtown on Water Street hasn't worked for at least a year, perhaps longer. And, the sprinkler system had not been inspected.
To avoid being ordered to vacate its only station, the department now must assign firefighters - who can perform no other duties - to a 24/7 "fire watch."
Chillicothe Fire Station No.1, the only one staffed in the city following budget cuts, is officially considered a potential fire hazard.
The fire-detection and alarm system at the main station downtown on Water Street hasn't worked for at least a year, perhaps longer. And, the sprinkler system had not been inspected.
To avoid being ordered to vacate its only station, the department now must assign firefighters - who can perform no other duties - to a 24/7 "fire watch."
How The Bicycle Empowered Women
Wheels Of Change
Fabled creatures whip up buzz
A grainy "sighting" caught on film and a researcher's bold claim ignite intrigue.
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How plants make their own sunscreen
Scientists identified the 'photoreceptor' in plants that recognizes the presence of UV-B wavelengths in sunlight
Scientists have discovered how plants know when to make their own sunscreen to protect themselves from harmful solar rays.Plastic made of feathers unveiled
Plastic made of feathers unveiled
The millions of tons of chicken feathers discarded each year could be used in plastics, researchers say in a report to the American Chemical Society meeting. Massive Home Aquarium Can Hold 4,800 Gallons
In the basement of Jack Heathcote five-bedroom home, you can find the largest aquarium in Britain. In measures approximately 13 by 13 by 7 feet and can hold 4,800 gallons when filled to capacity. Heathcote has to clean it by hand (pictured) by diving in with the exotic fish from all of the world that he’s collected:Three of the walls of the tank are the foundation walls of the house and a large section of floor was removed by the bay window to allow access. Downstairs a wall of glass has replaced the brick wall, and behind it are some of the largest fish kept in captivity.You can view several large pictures of the aquarium at the here.
And the collection in the tank – which includes some valuable species – consists of two chainsaw doradids, three 2ft long Pacus, some Pangasius, a Red tail hybrid catfish, two alligator gars, eight enormous stingrays and two Fly River turtles.
They will soon be joined by two silver arowanas, which are more commonly found in the Amazon River Basin.
Knut the polar bear drowned after brain swelled
Huge New Dinosaur Was Cousin of T. rex
Paleontologists find one of the largest-ever carnivorous dinosaurs who was also a cousin of Tyrannosaurus rex. Read more
Vulnerable Gorilla Owes Fate to Climate Change and Humans
A now critically endangered group of gorillas had split off into its own subspecies about 17,800 years ago, say researchers, who concluded that the evolution of the animal, the Cross River gorilla, was shaped by ancient climate change and, more recently, humans.
Mountain Lion Climbs Saguaro
In Arizona: Mountain Lion Photographed Atop Giant Cactus.
It was no doubt a painful climb for the mountain lion up a 30-foot saguaro full of prickly spines. Wildlife experts said the animal looks like an adult male, weighing between 75 and 100 pounds. They believe it was chased by hunting dogs.
"There was a houndsman out trailing mountain lions and treed that mountain lion -- caught up with it -- and that was the only place for it to go to get away from the hounds,” said Babb. “Mountain lions in that situation typically climb a tall tree, and in the absence of tall trees in the area, I guess the saguaro just had to do."
Babb said that while mountain lions are typically the top of the food chain in most of Arizona, it’s not unheard of for one to get chased up a tree by a pack of wolves or javelina, or even another lion.
It is legal in Arizona for hunters to buy a permit and kill one mountain lion a year.
Gorillas get iPads to aid alertness and keep them happier in zoos
Gorillas prods the new toy which scientists hope will transform the way primates are kept alert and happy in zoos - an iPad.
Animal behavior experts handed out the gadgets to five apes in an experiment. The super-smart gorillas quickly learned to turn the screens on and off and seem fascinated by the colors and pictures.
Amazingly not a single one of the five tablets which download apps has been broken since being given out at Port Lympne wild animal park three weeks ago.
Head keeper Phil Ridges said yesterday: "We thought they would bang them on rocks but they carry them round as if they were babies." Boffins at the University of Kent, Canterbury, are behind the trial, which is being monitored by Apple.
Animal behavior experts handed out the gadgets to five apes in an experiment. The super-smart gorillas quickly learned to turn the screens on and off and seem fascinated by the colors and pictures.
Amazingly not a single one of the five tablets which download apps has been broken since being given out at Port Lympne wild animal park three weeks ago.
Head keeper Phil Ridges said yesterday: "We thought they would bang them on rocks but they carry them round as if they were babies." Boffins at the University of Kent, Canterbury, are behind the trial, which is being monitored by Apple.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
The Daily Drift
The Daily Drift
Today's horoscope says:You will be exposed to some advance knowledge or insider information today -- use it wisely.
This information could have a profound effect on a project you're involved with, and might mean the difference between your being a superstar and your being a backup singer.
Are you ready for the spotlight?
Hold on to what you know for a few days, and resist the urge to get a jump on the competition.
After all, how do you know that they don't also have this information?
Some of our readers today have been in:
Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Paris, Ile-De-France, France
London, England, United Kingdom
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Doha, Ad Dawhah, Qatar
Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia
Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Surabaya, Jawa Timor, Indonesia
Pakanbaru, Riau, Indonesia
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Santander, Cantabria, Spain
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Penang, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Cork, Cork, Ireland
Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Sittard, Limburg, Netherlands
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Paris, Ile-De-France, France
London, England, United Kingdom
Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Doha, Ad Dawhah, Qatar
Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia
Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia
Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Surabaya, Jawa Timor, Indonesia
Pakanbaru, Riau, Indonesia
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Santander, Cantabria, Spain
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Penang, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia
Cork, Cork, Ireland
Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Sittard, Limburg, Netherlands
as well as Slovakia, Malta, Bulgaria, Israel, Finland, Austria, Norway, Georgia, Mexico, Peru, Kuwait, Serbia, Bangladesh, Latvia, Greece, Scotland, Hong Kong, Denmark, Wales, Iran, Singapore, Poland, Taiwan, Sweden, Afghanistan, Belgium, Tibet, Croatia, Pakistan, Romania, Paraguay, Sudan, Vietnam, Argentina, Cambodia, Egypt, France, Estonia, Puerto Rico, Maldives, Qatar, Brazil, New Zealand, United Arab Emirates, Slovenia, China, Iraq, Ecuador, Nigeria, Colombia, Chile, Honduras, Paupa New Guinea, Moldova, Venezuela, Germany, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Ireland, Czech Republic, Vietnam, Norway, Finland
and in cities across the United States such as La Pine, Waco, Memphis, Tucson and more.
and in cities across the United States such as La Pine, Waco, Memphis, Tucson and more.
Today is:
Today is Thursday, March 31, the 91st day of 2011.
There are 274 days left in the year.
Today's unusual holidays or celebrations are:
Bunsen Burner Day
Mule Day
and
National "She's Funny That Way" Day.
Mule Day
and
National "She's Funny That Way" Day.
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