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  Donating a Kidney Doesn't Shorten Donor's Life

  Posted: March 9th, 2010, 5:05pm EST

  Live kidney donors are likely to live just as long as non-donors over the long term, a new study says.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Livesciencecom/~4/bPVAcxnGh5I" height="1" width="1"/
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  What Do Kidneys Do?

  Posted: March 9th, 2010, 5:01pm EST

  The bean-shaped organs on either side of the spine act like nature's recycling centers.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Livesciencecom/~4/CCPblxBgY_o" height="1" width="1"/

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  Fact #2428 - Inventors

  Fetched: March 9th, 2010, 4:48pm EST

  The first commercial vacuum cleaner was so large it was mounted on a wagon. People threw parties in their homes so guests could watch the new device do its job.
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  Fact #2666 - Plants

  Fetched: March 9th, 2010, 4:48pm EST

  The squirting cucumber , when brushed by a passerby, ejects its seeds and a stream of poisonous juice that stings the skin.
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  Fact #1254 - Uncategorized

  Fetched: March 9th, 2010, 4:48pm EST

  The name Joshua is Hebrew for 'Jesus'.
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  Fact #3109 - Surveys

  Fetched: March 9th, 2010, 4:48pm EST

  58% of women paint their nails regularly.

Space

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  Air Force to Test New Hypersonic Aircraft

  Posted: March 9th, 2010, 3:09pm 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 9th, 2010, 3:09pm 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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  Early Earth's Magnetic Field Was a Weakling

  Posted: March 9th, 2010, 3:09pm EST

  Early Earth's magnetic field weaker than today, likely led to water loss from atmosphere, bigger auroras.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/spaceheadlines/~4/hZ9nZKBE99U" height="1" width="1"/
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  Astronomers Confirm Pair of White Dwarfs as the Fastest Orbiting Stars Known

  Posted: March 9th, 2010, 3:09pm 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 9th, 2010, 3:09pm 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 9th, 2010, 3:09pm 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 9th, 2010, 3:09pm 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 9th, 2010, 3:09pm 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 9th, 2010, 3:09pm 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 9th, 2010, 3:09pm 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"/
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  Discovery Shuttle Astronauts Practices for April Launch

  Posted: March 9th, 2010, 3:09pm EST

  Discovery shuttle astronauts staged a dress rehearsal for their planned April 5 launch on Friday.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/spaceheadlines/~4/mmdpKRI5JH8" height="1" width="1"/
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  Exotic Antimatter Created on Earth

  Posted: March 9th, 2010, 3:09pm EST

  Scientists have created a never-before seen type of exotic matter that is thought to have been present at the earliest stages of the universe, right after the Big Bang.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/spaceheadlines/~4/6XpWnEyxb-k" height="1" width="1"/
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  Rock Solid Link: Asteroid Doomed the Dinosaurs

  Posted: March 9th, 2010, 3:09pm EST

  Scientists have debated for two decades whether a giant space rock wiped out the dinosaurs or not. Now they have a rock solid link to an asteroid impact.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/spaceheadlines/~4/-TIo1WYfFdY" height="1" width="1"/
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  New Rocket Engine Could Reach Mars in 40 Days

  Posted: March 9th, 2010, 3:09pm EST

  A private company's VASMIR plasma rocket could fit NASA's bill for getting humans to Mars in a much shorter time.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/spaceheadlines/~4/-xNhxac2qKM" height="1" width="1"/