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  Fact #1172 - Uncategorized

  Fetched: March 11th, 2010, 3:45am EST

  The famous aphrodisiac 'Spanish Fly' is made from dried beetle remains!
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  Fact #2694 - Plants

  Fetched: March 11th, 2010, 3:45am EST

  Sterling silver is not pure silver. Because pure silver is too soft to be used in most tableware it is mixed with copper in the proportion of 92.5 percent silver to 7.5 percent copper.

LiveScience

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  'Doomsday' Seed Vault Stores 500,000 Crops

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 8:00pm EST

  A global seed vault dug out of an arctic mountainside has just reached its half-million mark of seed varieties.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Livesciencecom/~4/XS4vKUiPEO0" height="1" width="1"/
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  Lifelock Shows Identity Theft Services Not Foolproof

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:33pm EST

  Lifelock has agreed to a $12 million settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Livesciencecom/~4/RawmayvDGwo" height="1" width="1"/

Space

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  Smithsonian Rolls Out Red Carpet for Hubble 3D Premiere

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:10pm EST

  The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington, D.C. Tuesday for the world premiere of the Hubble 3D IMAX film.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/spaceheadlines/~4/Z6f5dj6UVhk" height="1" width="1"/
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  Air Force to Test New Hypersonic Aircraft

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:10pm EST

  The U.S. Air Force is gearing up for the first of four planned test flights of a hypersonic aircraft designed to operate for much longer durations and cover far greater distances than previous platforms of its type.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/spaceheadlines/~4/9qPmZwTcC-M" height="1" width="1"/
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  Warp Speed Will Kill You

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:10pm EST

  Harmless interstellar hydrogen becomes deadly ionized radiation that would fry the crew and electronics of starships traveling near light speed, according to a physicist.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/spaceheadlines/~4/Hc7BNmRhHkA" height="1" width="1"/
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  Just One Hitch in Choosing China's First Women Astronauts

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:10pm EST

  China has selected two female pilots as its first women astronauts, but they had to pass the marriage test first.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/spaceheadlines/~4/Z2VOlw8taS0" height="1" width="1"/
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  Lord of the Rings in Opposition

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:10pm EST

  Saturn will be in opposition on Monday March 22 and visible all night.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/spaceheadlines/~4/IfQbJmAbQTo" height="1" width="1"/
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  Einstein Was Right: General Relativity Confirmed

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:10pm EST

  Score one more for Einstein. A new study has confirmed his theory of general relativity works on extremely large scales.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/spaceheadlines/~4/I81CmseExaI" height="1" width="1"/
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  SpaceX Aborts Test Firing of New Rocket's Engines

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:10pm EST

  Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) aborted the Falcon 9 rocket's first static fire test March 9.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/spaceheadlines/~4/g2vMYiDi59o" height="1" width="1"/
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  Fastest Orbiting Stars Circle Each Other in Mere Minutes

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:10pm EST

  Astronomers have reported the fastest known orbiting pair of stars ever known, a finding that challenges binary star formation models and could help uncover elusive gravitational waves.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/spaceheadlines/~4/cEELF6c19zU" height="1" width="1"/
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  NASA: Space Shuttles Could Fly Longer With Extra Funds

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:10pm EST

  NASA could continue to fly space shuttles beyond their planned 2010 retirement if given more money, the shuttle program chief said.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/spaceheadlines/~4/f2rOAk-gtT8" height="1" width="1"/
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  Virgin Galactic Applauds Legal Protection Against Space Tourist Lawsuits

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:10pm EST

  Virgin Galactic President Will Whitehorn applauded New Mexico legislation reducing the risk of industry-crippling lawsuits against space tourism companies.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/spaceheadlines/~4/Wzn1PijJCXk" height="1" width="1"/
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  Buzz Aldrin Gears Up For 'Dancing with the Stars'

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:10pm EST

  Buzz Aldrin, 80-year-old veteran of the Apollo 11 moon landing, is gearing up to compete in the new season of TV's Dancing With the Stars.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/spaceheadlines/~4/cJFUNNfhAs0" height="1" width="1"/
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  China Targets More Space Program Firsts

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:10pm EST

  The leaders of China's human spaceflight endeavors say 2011 is shaping up to be the most ambitious year in the history of the country's space program.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/spaceheadlines/~4/o4VAby0YJS8" height="1" width="1"/
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  Obama To Discuss Space Plan in Florida

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:10pm EST

  U.S. President Barack Obama will visit Florida April 15 to discuss the impact of his administration's new vision for human spaceflight, the White House announced March 7.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/spaceheadlines/~4/-C8_f8aWQBk" height="1" width="1"/
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  Space Station Wins Prestigious Collier Trophy

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 6:10pm EST

  The International Space Station Program has won the prestigious 2009 Collier Trophy.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/spaceheadlines/~4/iI9ujXyII0A" height="1" width="1"/

LiveScience

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  Studying Snail Shells to Build Better Body Armor

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 5:40pm EST

  Shells of unusual snails could lead to development of new types of protective materials.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Livesciencecom/~4/eQFu-Ye_0e4" height="1" width="1"/
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  Cyberbullying Rampant for Lesbian and Gay Teens

  Posted: March 10th, 2010, 5:08pm EST

  Children and teens are being cyberbullied through the Internet in chat rooms, on social networking websites, via email and even through cell phones.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Livesciencecom/~4/u6tZaKRNyxM" height="1" width="1"/