Links that make you go...
hmmm... April 2008
- Milky Way’s monster black hole awoke 300 years ago
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A black hole slumbering at the centre of our galaxy went into a “feeding frenzy” three centuries ago, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Tuesday. #
- Earth’s hum sounds more mysterious than ever
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Earth gives off a relentless hum of countless notes completely imperceptible to the human ear, like a giant, exceptionally quiet symphony, but the origin of this sound remains a mystery. #
- German schoolboy, 13, corrects NASA’s asteroid figures: paper
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A 13-year-old German schoolboy corrected NASA’s estimates on the chances of an asteroid colliding with Earth, a German newspaper reported Tuesday, after spotting the boffins had miscalculated. #
- Rowling suing fan over new Potter book
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Author J.K. Rowling will tell a judge this week that one of her biggest fans is in fantasyland if he believes a “Harry Potter” encyclopedia he plans to publish does not violate her copyrights. #
- How biology trumps image as cause of anorexia
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Scientists now believe genes account for up to 70 per cent of risk of developing the disease. #
- Rare images of caped Elvis revealed
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Never-before-seen photos have surfaced of Elvis Presley rocking Madison Square Garden in all his jumpsuited glory. #
- Dozens of children removed from polygamist ranch
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Authorities say they removed 52 children, ages 6 months to 17 years, from a West Texas ranch occupied by followers of imprisoned polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs. #
- Lovestruck guard helped inmates escape
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WICHITA, Kansas (AP) — A former prison guard romantically involved with one of the two inmates she helped escape pleaded guilty Friday to a federal firearms charge, telling relatives she now realizes she was used. #
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