Panda Sees Snow For The First Time

Giant panda Bai Yun and her two-year-old son, the local star Yun Zi, received a layer of snow courtesy of the San Diego Zoo. For Yun Zi, this was his first time seeing snow and as you can tell from the video, he was definitely intrigued. Read More ›

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Dean College Students Expelled After Fight Over Nike Shoes

Nine students at Dean College have been expelled after a student was beaten up in an attack that was recorded on this video. Apparently the attacker thought that the victim had his stolen limited edition Nike shoes on - the victim later produced his receipt, not that it would have justified this beat down. Read More ›

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Will Geoengineering Save Earth… Or Destroy It?

Brighten clouds with sea water? Spray aerosols high in the stratosphere? Paint roofs white and plant light-colored crops? How about positioning “sun shades” over the Earth? At a time of deep concern over global warming, a group of scientists, philosophers and legal scholars examined whether human intervention could artificially cool the Earth, and what would happen if it did. Read more at SanDiego.com Read More ›

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Filipinos Love Dr. Pepper

At least according to Filipino stand-up comedian Jo Koy. When asked why Filipinos love Dr. Pepper so much, he replied: “Dude! I’m going to take a picture of my fridge right now! There’s Dr. Pepper in there! I don’t know man! It’s so damn funny! My sister is a Dr. Pepper fanatic, like she will go crazy if she comes in the house and there’s no Dr. Pepper. She’ll get mad. She’ll even call me, ‘I’m an hour away, is there any Dr. Pepper or do I need to stop by Ralphs?’ It’s so pathetic.” Catch Koy regularly on The Tonight Show and as a panelist on E’s late night talk show, Chelsea Lately. Read More ›

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Video - Full Ginger White Interview On Herman Cain Affair

The full interview with the latest Herman Cain accuser, Ginger White. Is his bid for the GOP nomination finished?? Read More ›

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Top 5 Movies For Thanksgiving

There’s nothing better than an appetizer of cinema before Thanksgiving dinner’s main course. Do you agree with these choices? Read More ›

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See How Close Asteroid YU55 Will Come To Hitting Earth On Tuesday!

On Tuesday, November 8 2011, the asteroid 2005 YU55 will pass near Earth between our planet and the moon. This is the closest an asteroid of this size has passed by our planet in 35 years, and the next known approach by a similar-sized space rock will be in 2028. As seen in the animation below, the trajectory of asteroid 2005 YU55 will clearly miss Earth, coming within around 200k miles, or a 0.85 the distance from the moon to our planet. (hopefully!) Read More ›

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