There's Just Something About That Wheat in Uganda

Ug99 Stem Rust is spreading fast. Scientists and Researchers need to continue to pool together to stave off this latest strain of wheat-killer, which could devastate world food supplies. In the meantime... GO WITH SPELT.

Ug99 may take several years to reach North America, but it is inevitable. (Image courtesy HULIQ.com)



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He Said He Would "Fly me to the moon"

Former astronaut Lisa Marie Nowak was well-trained for this mission - a cross-country expedition on which she chose to wear adult diapers in order to avoid having to make bathroom breaks. Whether she also consumed food on the trip from little packets I'm not sure. Nowak's (alleged) goal: to make the drive from Houston to the Orlando airport in time to accost romantic rival Colleen Shipman, an Air Force captain who was flying back to Orlando after seeing the third leg of this cosmic love triangle, Bill Oefelein.

Equipped with a knife, pellet pistol, can of pepper spray, steel mallet and 4 feet of rubber tubing, one can only speculate that Nowak had more in mind than just a discussion. And there was no International Space Station in need of repair anywhere near the airport.

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Man Recites 22,514 digits of Pi

Have trouble remembering names? Phone numbers/ Your credit card number? Check out this amazing story of a savant who has not retreated into autism, and recited Pi at Oxford to the amazement of scholars. "It took him over five hours and he did it without a single mistake." CBS

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Science Myths Debunked

True or false?

Water drains backwards in the Southern Hemisphere due to the Earth's rotation

A falling cat will always land on its feet

A penny dropped from the top of a tall building could kill a pedestrian

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