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Neptune was discovered nearly one (Neptune) year ago

August 22nd, 2010
Neptune takes 164 Earth years to orbit around the Sun. As the first direct observation of the blue-green gas giant was made on Sept. 23, 1846, Neptune will arrive back in approximately the same spot as where it was first spotted on July 12, 2011. Via Neatorama.
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Mecca Time

August 12th, 2010
The world’s biggest clock is being built in Mecca. It’s still incomplete, but one of its faces has already started ticking. The clock tower will be the second tallest building in the world. More than six times larger in diameter than London’s famed Big Ben, the clock faces, with the Arabic words “In the Name [...]
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The Theory of Relativity, liberal conspiracy

August 9th, 2010
The theory of relativity is a mathematical system that allows no exceptions. It is heavily promoted by liberals who like its encouragement of relativism and its tendency to mislead people in how they view the world. Oh Conservapedia, you never disappoint. Via Balloon Juice
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Science will win

June 10th, 2010
When Sawyer asked if there was a way to reconcile religion and science, Hawking said, “There is a fundamental difference between religion, which is based on authority, [and] science, which is based on observation and reason. Science will win because it works.” From Buzzfeed
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Vaccines don’t cause autism

May 26th, 2010
Surprise, Andrew Wakefield, a doctor who pushed the (unproven and unsupported by many trials) hypothesis that the Measles/Mumps/Rubella vaccination was linked to autism has been discharged from the General Medical Council. They say he was “dishonest”, “misleading”, and “irresponsible” in his research. Via The Morning News
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Stephen Hawking: We were jerks, so why wouldn’t aliens be?

April 26th, 2010
Stephen Hawking thinks making contact with an alien race might be a bad deal for humans. His logic is impeccable: what if they’re like us? He concludes that trying to make contact with alien races is “a little too risky”. He said: “If aliens ever visit us, I think the outcome would be much as [...]
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Daylight Saving Time Wastes Energy

March 22nd, 2010
Some scientists did a study when Indiana adopted Daylight Saving Time statewide in 2006. They found that energy costs went up. Apparently, heating and cooling costs more than offset the savings in lighting costs.
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Make Way for the Largest Island in a Lake on an Island in a Lake on an Island

January 29th, 2010
Qualifiers are a lot of fun. Example: Greenland is the world's largest island. The world's largest lake is the Caspian Sea. But the world's largest island on a lake, on an island, on a lake, on an island? Then the title goes to Volcan Point in the ...
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Science Is Imagination

April 6th, 2009
To those who think “scientism” — the belief that science can potentially explain everything — indicates a lack of imagination: It took a vast leap of imagination for Max Planck to think of gas molecules in the Sun to behave like little springs, oscillating away, able to eject only specific colors of light. It took [...]
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