June 2012
Coroner rules that a dingo killed an infant in...
breakingnews: Coroner Elizabeth Morris told a packed courtroom on Tuesday that a dingo was to blame for the attack at Uluru, which originally saw Azaria’s mother Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton jailed for murder and her husband Michael given a suspended sentence for being an accessory after the fact. Both were later exonerated after a royal commission in 1987. The case was the subject of the 1988...
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10 Mundane Traditions with Strange Origins
howstuffworks: As you get ready to go to all your friends’ weddings this summer, get the inside scoop on the reasoning behind seemingly mundane traditions. For example, did you know that the term “best man” actually comes from the groom’s “best swordsman”?  Let’s take a look at this and some other traditional practices that may have unexpected origins. You’ll never look at your favorite...
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'Sexual depravity' of penguins that Antarctic...
Landmark polar research about the Adelie penguin’s sex life by Captain Scott’s expedition, deemed too shocking for the public 100 years ago, is unearthed at the Natural History Museum From the Guardian: “The pamphlet, declined for publication with the official Scott expedition reports, commented on the frequency of sexual activity, auto-erotic behaviour, and seemingly...
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Vampire-Slaying Kit for Sale: DNews Nuggets →
Not such a crazy idea after this story last week.
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The Science of ‘Prometheus’ With close attention to detail, Ridley Scott makes sure his newest sci-fi film ‘Prometheus’ looks “technical and not magical.” Martin Berman talks to the director and cast about the science behind the film.
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DNews Nuggets Friday →
Today’s weird, fun, interesting little bits of news that the Discovery News Editors thought you should know about: Students Protest With ‘Slutty Wednesday’ Students at Manhattan’s prestigious and nerdy Stuyvesant High protested a dress code by going to class in clothing that the school intends to ban. Are We in Paris or San Francisco? Though movies would have us believe...
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