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Story of the Day

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The book that should not have been
I would like to share something with you all that was recently brought to my attention. I don’t think teaching history is a bad thing but I am a bit on my heels with this one. I believe there is a reason that such history lessons are not taught to children of a certain age. [...]

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Cyberculture

March 15th 2011

7,500 shoppers unknowingly sold their souls
Newslite
Science

November 4th 2010

Love takes up where pain leaves off, brain study shows
Standford Medicine
Science

October 25th 2010

Why Night Owls Are More Intelligent than Morning Larks
Psychology Today
Philanthropy

October 25th 2010

Rich Germans demand higher taxes
BBC News
Environment

October 1st 2010

French towns swap rubbish trucks for horse-drawn carts
Guardian.co.uk
Environment

October 1st 2010

Coalition to allow first deepwater drilling in British waters since BP spill
Guardian.co.uk
Spirituality

September 30th 2010

Jehovah's Witnesses redefine irony
Science Blogs
Spirituality

September 28th 2010

Atheists, agnostics most knowledgeable about religion, survey says
Los Angeles Times
Backup: Atheists and agnostics 'more knowledgeable about religion than the religious'
Telegraph.co.uk



Photo of the Day

Provided by National Geographic

Chameleon, India

This Month in Photo of the Day: Animal Pictures

I shot this in Hyderabad, India. I was lucky the chameleon didn’t turn blue.

(This photo and caption were submitted to Your Shot.)

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