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Sunday, August 29, 2010

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Top 10 Wacky Inventions for the Home
10 Impossible-to-kill Plants
Ultimate Biker Challenge Videos
How long can you survive adrift in the ocean?
Why do small changes in the Earth's temperature have a big impact?

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A levitating lounger, a toilet seat that rises to greet you, a fold-out balcony. Some of these household gadgets are useful, and some are absolute fluff.

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10 Impossible-to-kill Plants

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Anyone who complains about having a brown thumb may simply be choosing the wrong plants to grow. Some plants are exceedingly sensitive and temperamental. But there are some plants that even the worst gardener would have a hard time getting rid of.

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Ultimate Biker Challenge Videos

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On Discovery Channel's "Ultimate Biker Challenge," host Warren Pole gets a look at a custom bike built for a sport called motoball, which is soccer on motorbikes.

How long can you survive adrift in the ocean?

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Ten Vietnamese fisherman were rescued Thursday after their fishing boat sank and forced them to float on rough seas in tiny basket boats for two days. What are some of the dangers of drifting in the ocean too long?

Why do small changes in the Earth's temperature have a big impact?

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Though not everyone agrees on why the Earth is getting warmer, temperatures are inching up worldwide. A couple of degrees doesn't seem like such a big deal. What difference can that subtle change make?

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Saturday, August 28, 2010

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10 Things No One Should Wear. Ever.
10 Acquired Tastes
Tarantulas and Their Venomous Relations Videos
What makes humans human?
How Home Staging Works

10 Things No One Should Wear. Ever.

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Do you have something embarrassing in your closet? A pair of pants your friends call your "mom jeans"? Some green Crocs you wear to the office? Whatever your wardrobe weakness, we know you'll enjoy this list of fashion failures.

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10 Acquired Tastes

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If your exuberance for raw oysters, black coffee and moldy cheese makes your friends gag, then you've acquired a taste they haven't yet learned to like. Which foods don't make the best first impression?

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Tarantulas and Their Venomous Relations Videos

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In this clip from "Tarantulas and their Venomous Relations" on Discovery Channel, watch as a male tarantula courts a female and gets her approval to mate. The female lays several hundred eggs and wraps them in a silk cocoon that she never leaves.

What makes humans human?

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Chimps share almost 99 percent of our genetic makeup. What makes up that tiny, 1 percent difference? What are the things that differentiate us from great apes?

How Home Staging Works

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The National Association of Realtors reported this week that U.S. sales of previously occupied homes fell 27 percent in July -- the largest drop in four decades. Could home staging help lived-in homes sell faster?