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Piggy bank robber sent to the pokey: Wisconsin man convicted of stealing $20 of toddler's money--A man convicted of stealing $20 from a toddler's piggy bank has been...
[9/20/2008] Sheboygan, Wisconsin , USA
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TAGS: Piggy Bank Robber, Pokey, Wisconsin Man, Stealing, Toddlers Piggy Bank, Burglar Ryan Mueller, Repeat Offender, Sheboygan Wisconsin, Court Prosecutors, Probation, 2-Year-Old, Girls Piggy Bank
Man lives for ten months without cash: A man has spent the past ten months not using cash to see if it is possible to live in a cashless society. James Allan, 25, vowed not to handle...
[9/20/2008] London , UK
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TAGS: Man Lives without Cash, Ten Months, Cashless Society, James Allan, Drunken Bet, Cash-Free Life, Debit Cards, Card Payments, Cashless, East Ends Markets, Clubs, Leisure Activities, Oyster Card, Pub, Housemates, Donations, Oxford, Visa, Money
How do Sailboats Sail into the Wind?: Sailboats cannot sail directly into wind. They can, however, sail upwind by following a zigzag course so that wind pushes first from one side...
[9/19/2008]
CATEGORY: Tell Me Why
TAGS: Sailboats Sail into Wind, Sailboats, Sail Upwind, Zigzag Course, Wind Pushes, One Side of Sail, Tacking, Sailing Upwind, Sails Catch Wind, Center Board, Zigzag Maneuver
Why do Dogs Pant?: Dogs pant to cool off when they are feeling hot. When our body temperature gets too high, we sweat. But dogs are almost...
[9/19/2008]
CATEGORY: Tell Me Why
TAGS: Dogs Pant, Cool Off, Feeling Hot, Dogs Hair, Few Sweat Glands, Dog Pants, Sticks Out Tongue, Breathes Rapidly, Panting, Moisture Evaporates, Body Heat, Dog Feels Cooler
How Salty is the Ocean?: In general, the salinity (saltiness) of ocean is 3.5 percent by volume. A gallon of seawater contains about a quarter of a pound of salt...
[9/19/2008]
CATEGORY: Tell Me Why
TAGS: Salty Ocean, Salinity, Saltiness of Ocean, Percent by Volume, Gallon of Seawater, Quarter of Pound of Salt, Extra Salt
World's oldest man has 113th birthday in Japan: The world's oldest man celebrated his 113th birthday on Thursday in southern Japan, telling reporters he wants to live another five years...
[9/19/2008] Tokyo , Japan
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TAGS: Worlds Oldest Man, 113th Birthday, Southern Japan, Tomoji Tanabe, Birthday Gifts, Flowers and Cash, Island of Kyushu, Former City Land Surveyor, Good Health, Citys Oldest Resident, Worlds Longest Life Expectancies, Healthy Diet of Fish and Rice, Japans Centenarian Population
How did the Armadillo get its name?: The early Spanish explorers gave the armadillo its name when they first discovered these animals in Mexico in sixteenth century...
[9/19/2008]
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TAGS: Armadillo Get its Name, Early Spanish Explorers, Armadillo Name, Animals in Mexico, Armadillo, Spanish Word, Little Armored One, Suit of Hard Shells, Ring like Bands, Armadillos Name
What causes the Mists above Lakes and Ponds?: The mist that may be seen above ponds and lakes on cold winter mornings and clear summer nights is sometimes called steam fog...
[9/19/2008]
CATEGORY: Tell Me Why
TAGS: Causes of Mists Above Lakes and Ponds, Mist, Ponds and Lakes, Cold Winter Mornings, Clear Summer Nights, Steam Fog, Temperature of Water and Air, Sudden Cooling, Rising Water Vapor, Float Above Lake
Egyptian donkey jailed for theft: An Egyptian donkey has been jailed for stealing corn on the cob from a field belonging to an agricultural research institute in the Nile Delta...
[9/19/2008] Cairo , Egypt
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TAGS: Donkey Jailed for Theft, Egyptian Donkey, Corn on the Cob, Field, Agricultural Research Institute, Nile Delta, Ass and Owner, Unnamed Ungulate, Institutes Corn, 24 Hours In Prison
Hadron Collider transformer malfunctions, halts experiment: A 30-ton transformer that cools the world's largest particle collider malfunctioned, forcing physicists to stop using the atom smasher just...
[9/19/2008] Geneva , Switzerland
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TAGS: Hadron Collider Transformer, Malfunctions, Halts Experiment, 30-Ton Transformer, Worlds Largest Particle Collider, Atom Smasher, Faulty Transformer, Large Hadron Collider, Scientists, Experiments