Eating all your vegetables was a lot better for you in the '50s.

http://motherjones.com/transition/inter.php?dest=http://motherjones.com/environment/2009/09/looks-great-less-nutritious

Store-bought veggies weren't as pretty back then, but according to USDA data, they were packed with a lot more nutrients than their modern counterparts. The likely reason for the nutritional drop is that hybrid crops are often bred for size and color, not nutrients. Below, the stats for a few crops that have gone to seed.

IR 655: 22 years later, US will not apologize

What the World Eats, Part I

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What the World Eats, Part I

I photo collection of the food families from many different countries eat in one week.

The Story of Bottled Water

The Story of Bottled Water

A Very Scary Light Show: Exploding H-Bombs In Space

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128170775&ft=1&f=1001

Back in 1962, the U.S. blew up a hydrogen bomb, creating what might be the greatest fireworks spectacular ever. People in Hawaii gathered on rooftops, sipping drinks, as they watched a radioactive rainbow display in the night sky.

AN OMAR BROADWAY FILM Trailer

Know Your Meme: Troll Bait

Max/MSP Invisible Violin

Penn. activist facing 8 years in prison after videotaping officers outside courthouse

http://carlosmiller.com/2010/05/17/pennsylvania-activist-facing-eight-years-in-prison-after-videotaping-guards-outside-courthouse/


George Donnelly, the Pennsylvania videographer who was arrested last week for videotaping federal officers in front of an Allentown courthouse, is facing eight years in prison for his deed.

Area Man Passionate Defender Of What He Imagines Constitution To Be

http://www.theonion.com/articles/area-man-passionate-defender-of-what-he-imagines-c,2849/

"Our very way of life is under siege," said Mortensen, whose understanding of the Constitution derives not from a close reading of the document but from talk-show pundits, books by television personalities, and the limitless expanse of his own colorful imagination. "It's time for true Americans to stand up and protect the values that make us who we are."