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Do bad things really come in threes?

That’s the spot where I usually pull my car in, but, my car isn’t there. Sigh.

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Do bad things really come in threes?

Why Did Lil Wayne Plead Guilty?

Prosecutor said it came down an issue of possession. By Gil Kaufman Lil Wayne arrives in court on October 21, 2009 in Manhattan Photo: Louis Lanzano/ AP Images For much of the past two years, Lil Wayne’s attorneys have argued that police could not prove that the weapon they found on the rapper’s bus in July 2007 belonged to him

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Found far away: 32 new planets

Astronomers have found 32 new planets outside our solar system, adding evidence to the theory that the universe has many places where life could develop. Scientists using telescopes by the European Southern Observatory telescopes didn’t find any planets quite the size of Earth or any that seemed habitable or even unusual. But their announcement increased the number of planets discovered outside the solar system to more than 400.

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Found far away: 32 new planets

Finding a second Earth could happen anytime now

NASA/Harvard Team: Finding a second Earth could Happen anytime now.

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Finding a second Earth could happen anytime now

U.S. Chamber of Commerce faces revolt over its opposition to global warming legislation

As California Sen. Barbara Boxer prepares to unveil the Senate's climate change legislation on Capitol Hill today, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce — a strong opponent of the global warming bill passed by the House and a likely foe of the Senate bill — faces a high-profile revolt by some of its members

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U.S. Chamber of Commerce faces revolt over its opposition to global warming legislation

Nanomaterials under study by the E.P.A.

The Environmental Protection Agencydetailed its plans on Tuesday for research into the possible health and environmental risks of nanomaterials, tiny substances that are finding growing use in products like sunscreens and industrial adhesives. The document, issued in draft form in June, calls for work to identify sources of nanomaterials, which can measure as little as perhaps one-10,000th the width of a human hair

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Heidi Montag Wants Children, Gigantic Breasts

Thank goodness for the return of The Hills to MTV tonight. It’s been at least a few days since we last saw Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt, as the duo raked in thousands last week for a staged photo shoot on the beach. In order to hype the new season of the least realistic show on TV, Heidi gave an interview to British magazine Closer and dished on fake breasts, her fake husband her photoshopped Playboy cover..

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Scientology’s OT VIII: THE CONFIDENTIAL STUDENT BRIEFING DOCUMENT

The authenticity of the “OT VIII: Confidential Student Briefing” document has been vehemently denied by Scientology. No wonder they would deny it — this makes the Xenu story of OT III seem merely “odd.” However, Scientology's denial of this document has a great deal in common with the cult's 30+ year denial of OT III. “OT-VIII”-level people who have left the cult in the past 20 years or so say they do not remember this text

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Kristin Cavallari on Audrina Patridge VMA No-Show: Don’t Look at Me

Kanye ruined everything for Taylor Swift.

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Kristin Cavallari on Audrina Patridge VMA No-Show: Don’t Look at Me

The Cutest Commercial Of All Time

Microsoft finally gets it with this heartbreakingly adorable commercial for Windows 7 that blows that Mac Guy out of the water.

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The Cutest Commercial Of All Time