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Miss Cellania
March 19th, 2008
by Miss Cellania - March 19, 2008 - 2:49 AM

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The Top Ten Weirdest Rock and Roll Deaths. Or nine, really, since Cass Elliot’s entry was the rumor about her death.
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Salamanders can regrow limbs after they are torn off; why can’t humans do the same? The April issue of Scientific American looks at research that may one day lead to self-regeneration of human body parts.
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50% of College Students Think We See Like Superman. Increasingly obvious clues to the real process show that ingrained ideas are very hard to change.
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The 8 Least Impressive Guinness World Records. If you can’t win a footrace or climb a mountain, maybe you can let snails walk on your face.
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Geeks are making the world a better place by doing what they do best. Engineers Without Borders equips off-the-grid villages with wind-generated electricity.
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In the early 1800s, medical schools found corpses difficult to obtain, illegal to dissect, and hard to preserve. A student named Louis Auzoux developed and produced anatomical models made of papier-mache, some of which are still around today.
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Never trust a badger trying to sell you a car. I swear I used to work with this fellow.
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WebCrosswords. The easiest way to do a crossword puzzle, with a new one everyday.
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How marshmallow Peeps are used in modern art. They look good in an Easter basket, too!

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  1. My friend loves Peeps and she’ll stock up at every major Peep holiday. She’s said that Peeps are much better stale; I’m not a Peep lover, but I have to agree – stale Peeps are tastier.

    posted by Rae Rae on 3-19-2008 at 8:17 am

  2. I’m really excited I didn’t make it on The 8 Least Impressive Guinness Records. I made it into the 2007 edition for reading out loud in a team marathon event. It doesn’t sound that bad until you realize that you can’t leave the site, so I was stuck in a bookstore for 5 days sleeping in a tent when I wasn’t reading!

    posted by mle on 3-19-2008 at 9:54 am

  3. Although Gram Parsons death was a tragic loss of an extremely talented man, who launched the careers of the thousands of artists. The story of the theft of Gram Parsons body has got to be one the funniest rock and roll stories of all time. Thanks for the link and a new movie to add to my netflix queue.

    posted by Don on 3-19-2008 at 10:12 am

  4. I’ve known about Engineers Without Borders for a couple years now. My sister’s best friend had the opportunity to go with a group from Utah State University to Uganda where they installed solar panels and dug a well at an orphanage/school.

    Her experience was a little different in that they asked her to make a documentary about it. You can see clips of it at her website.

    http://www.ashleykarras.com/documentary.html

    posted by Janel on 3-19-2008 at 11:04 pm

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