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In case you’re not an automotive engineer, that translates to the strength of about 104 trained athletes at peak output, or 2.4 Hyundai Accents. Take that, Spock. I’m not inclined to put much stock in this one, and I can’t find any independent verification of this anywhere, but according to this video report from Egypt’s [...]

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CNN takes a rare look beyond the borders of the Homeland to chronicle Britain’s long, proud tradition of throwing disgusting things in politicians’ faces. It’s not exactly news, but it beats the hell out of this, so we’ll call it a step in the right direction: Here’s an excerpt: Friday’s custard attack by an environmental [...]

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To voice its displeasure about joint South Korean-U.S. military exercises, North Korea is threatening to shoot down civilian airplanes that venture near its airspace — even if they don’t actually enter it. Russia, China, South Korea and Japan may have something to say about that. From the BBC: In the latest of a series of [...]

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The very neat Guide to Sleeping in Airports provides detailed info on the varying levels of comfort, cleanliness and security guard grumpiness at airports around the world, as well as tips for hassle-free napping. The Guide also ranks the airports for hospitality, and there seems to be a distinct leaning in favour of Asian airports [...]

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