Wednesday, December 30, 2009

stuff below the fold

Schmaltzendiesel?
A new use for chickenfat.


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Is Acupuncture as effective as Effexor to treat hot flashes?
I suspect placebo effect, since other studies show that placebo alone reduces hot flashes 50%.


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Susan Boyle has not received any money so far from her singing.

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Instapundit asks:

SO WHICH’LL IT BE — Alzheimer’s, or cancer

more HERE.

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From Discovery News: they found the tomb of General CaoCao:

Shuo Cao Cao, Cao Cao jiu dao, says a Chinese proverb. It means: "Speak of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao will be there."

It's the equivalent of the English phrase "speak of the devil."

More than 1,700 years after his death, Cao Cao, warlord and ruler of northern China during the Three Kingdoms period, has indeed appeared, according to China Daily.


more HERE
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Factoid of the day:

Taro Aso, the former PM of Japan, is a Catholic, likes manga, is related to the Royal family, and suffers from malapropisms and foot in mouth episodes, similar to GeorgeBush 43.


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and finally:

The Educational video of the day: A rap song about neurotransmission across the synaptic cleft.

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