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Michelangelo was no David

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:53:37 GMT

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clipper's remarks: and, it's said, he stank....

Michelangelo Buonarroti, one of the greatest figures of western civilization, was an ugly and rather unclean man, according to a series of rare, contemporary portraits and writings on show in Florence. Running at the Museum of the Casa Buonarroti until the end of the month, the exhibition, “The Face of Michelangelo,”

Tags: art, news, italy

Parachutist lands on band

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:17:53 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Just dropping in...

Clip Source: news.yahoo.com

Parachutist lands on band at Fort Riley ceremony

Several thousand people watched as the man under the red, white and blue parachute landed on the 30-member band, about 50 yards off target. A gasp went up from the crowd, followed by silence as at least a dozen people rushed over to help.

Tags: oddly enough

Sex with sheep

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:14:53 GMT

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clipper's remarks: How you're gonna keep em down on the farm!

Clip Source: news.yahoo.com

Briton arrested for sex attacks on sheep

"Two male joggers said they had observed a man molesting the sheep in a field at Botany Bay Lane, Chislehurst," police said in a statement.

Tags: england

NASA wants your urine

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:29:29 GMT

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clipper's remarks: That's one small sample for man.....

Clip Source: dsc.discovery.com

NASA Wants Your Urine

July 16, 2008 -- Have a business meeting in Houston next week? Be a good American and drop by for quick pee break at 2200 Space Park near the Johnson Space Center. Yes, you read that right: NASA needs your urine.

Tags: science

Summer party staples

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:31:49 GMT

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clipper's remarks: keep these on hand and party prep will be easier

Clip Source: food.ivillage.com

Refrigerator and Pantry Essentials

Everything you need to keep in your kitchen for a great summer party

Tags: food

Songs That Get Stuck in Your Head

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 04:30:22 GMT

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clipper's remarks: keeping me awake

Clip Source: yourehistory.wordpress.com

Songs That Get Stuck in Your Head

What golden oldies keep you awake at night?

And now, The Michelangelo Code

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:05:01 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Really?

Clip Source: www.theweirdpost.com

Michelangelo ‘hid secret code in Sistine Chapel’

Michelangelo hid a secret code in the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel made up of mystical Jewish symbols and insults aimed at the pope, according to a new book.

Kill that screen saver

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:25:07 GMT

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clipper's remarks: find out why

Clip Source: green.yahoo.com

You don't still use a screen saver, do you?

Well, flat-screen LCD monitors don't burn in, so if you still have flying toasters or an endlessly looping slide show of your adorable niece and nephew, you're behind the times. When you're not sitting in front of your monitor it should be off off off.

Tags: technology

Einstein or Monroe

Mon, 23 Jun 2008 02:30:10 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Check out this picture - crazy!

Clip Source: www.zamoraa.com

Einstein or Monroe?

When you look at this picture in a
closer look you see its Albert Einstein.
But if you stand 15 feet away,

Baggage fee exemptions

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:21:06 GMT

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clipper's remarks: there are a few...

Clip Source: www.smartertravel.com

Who's exempt from new airline baggage fees?

You're exempt from the new checked baggage fees if you fall into one or more of the following categories:

Tags: travel, airlines

Little Known Facts about Cocktails

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:39:19 GMT

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clipper's remarks: not just for breakfast any more

Clip Source: news.yahoo.com

Some little-known facts about cocktails

NEW ORLEANS - Although people tend to call anything in a V-shaped glass a cocktail, the drink traditionally is required to have spirits, sugar and bitters. Some other facts about the drink:

How you'd look as a different race/age

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:21:54 GMT

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clipper's remarks: could be fun - or not!

Clip Source: shine.yahoo.com

Wanna see what you look like as a different age or race?

Up for hours of fun? Yeah, I thought you might be. If so, go screw around on The St. Andrews Face Transformer for a spell. Part of a publicly funded project aimed at exploring "the latest advances in facial computer vision and graphics, and what they mean for society," and associated with the computer science program at the UK's University of St. Andrews, it makes facial reconstruction, well, accessible to the rest of us.

Tonite's Moon Illusion

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:06:33 GMT

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clipper's remarks: it's huge!

Clip Source: news.yahoo.com

See a Huge Moon Illusion Wednesday

As the full moon rises this Wednesday evening, June 18, many people will be tricked into thinking it's unusually large

The moon illusion, as it's known, is a trick in our minds that makes the moon seem bigger when it's near the horizon. The effect is most pronounced at full moon. Many people swear it's real, suggesting that perhaps Earth's atmosphere magnifies the moon.

World's Fattest Man

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:12:04 GMT

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clipper's remarks: another birthday - now that IS an accomplishment!

Clip Source: news.yahoo.com

Man once world's most obese fetes birthday on bed

MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - Mexico's Manuel Uribe, once the world's most obese man, celebrated his 43rd birthday on Wednesday with a very short trip outside his house.

80 is the new 50

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 15:58:31 GMT

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clipper's remarks: no more grumpy old men

Clip Source: www.slate.com

80 Is the New 50How did America's business leaders get so old?

Our culture relentlessly celebrates youth. But in the corporate world, 80 is the new 50. The exploits of these Sunshine Boys and advances in medicine make a retirement age of 65 seem like a relic.

Tags: ageing