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Thousands of sheep died one night in 1968 in Skull Valley, Utah. Army officials, who were in charge of testing a nerve agent that caused death within ten minutes, got busy drafting a denial.
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Top 10 Badass Female Warriors. What? You’ve never heard of Fu Hao, Gudit, or Tri Tha Trinh? Now you have.
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Questionaut is a beautiful click game where you answer and collect elementary-level questions. It’s from the creators of Samorost.
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The biggest of the big cats is one that exists, but not in the natural world. The artificially-bred liger can grow up to 900 pounds, twice the size of a lion or tiger.
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The story of the fig tree, the fig wasp, and the parasite wasp illustrates the delicate balance of nature. It also shows how parasites can be beneficial in ways we could never guess.
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How to tip like a gentleman. Or a lady, since there’s no advice here that is gender-specific.
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The dog who needs no master. Why beg when you can reload your own computerized ball pitcher?
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How To Train A Cat. It’s not easy, but here are three cats who set a good example.
I couldnt get past the 5th level on Questionaut - how to you get the guy with the lasers to ask you the questions?
posted by Sarah on 3-18-2008 at 8:24 am
The liger is bred for its skills in magic.
posted by donner on 3-18-2008 at 9:19 am
Sarah- click on the little window things under his seat..they change color…i dunno if there’s a pattern per se, but once I created a variety of colors, he stopped and talked to me
posted by donner on 3-18-2008 at 9:46 am
The tipping article is crazy. I am a waitress and just so everyone is aware 20% is the norm. I work in a restaurant I hate not because I want to but because I have to pay for college and my bills and my rent somehow. My base pay is only $2.13/hour. Try making a living off that only being tipped 12-15% because it really doesn’t work.
posted by Jill on 3-18-2008 at 10:44 am
The color blocks you’re takling about need to match the number that corresponds to their color on the lil satellite dish… 4 of one color, 3 of the next, 2 of the next, 1 of the last.
posted by Kelly J on 3-18-2008 at 12:18 pm
I got the hat!
posted by Pointy-Hatted Geek on 3-18-2008 at 7:07 pm
I got the hat too! Oh, I’m good. And I learned something! I was never taught about “reflexive” angles. How odd.
posted by Aemi on 3-18-2008 at 8:30 pm