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Politics, News & Issues > War in Iraq Is Iran arming insurgents in Iraq?

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According to many sources, the evidence of Iran's meddling in the war in Iraq has been building for several years now. One of the most damning claims is that Iran is a major supplier of the most deadly type of IED, the explosively formed penetrator weapon (EFP), which has been wreaking havoc on American forces. The feeling is... More..

Other The world's funniest joke

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A traveling salesman was driving a country road when he pulled into a farm yard in search of a drink of water from the well there. As he stood talking to the farmer, he glanced into the pig pen nearby and noticed a large pig with a wooden leg. This piqued his curiosity and he asked the farmer what the story was on him."Well s... More..

Other Best quotes from the Great Leaders

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Quotes From Leaders In The Comedy World"More than any other time in history, mankind faces a crossroads. One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness. The other, to total extinction. Let us pray we have the wisdom to choose correctly." - Woody Allen<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:offic... More..

Other What is the origin of the name Cynthia?

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Nameography, or the study of names, is a field that can provide several moments of fun to the uninitiated. The yawns you'll stifle while pursuing this vacuous hobby will reinvigorate your sense of ennui, and can eventually lead to actual physical abnormalities in your neural paths. Despite this, there remain six of us who con... More..

Other Readers share jokes

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A burglar broke into the parsonage at the local church in the middle of the night. As he walked into a darkened room, penlight in hand, he was startled by a strange voice that said, "Jesus is watching you." Totally freaked out, he shined his flashlight into the corner and there in a bird cage was a parrot. The parrot again re... More..

Sciences > Astronomy Understanding meteor showers: The Pleiades, the Perseid and more

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A "falling star" is one of nature's true spectacles. For a few brief seconds these darting flares that burn across the night time sky will easily out-dazzle their heavenly competition. We may call them "stars" but they're not really. They're actually meteors and on almost any night, if you're diligent, you can spot a few of t... More..

Sciences > Astronomy The history of the V-2 rocket

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Its full name in German was the Vergeltungswaffe 2 (Reprisal Weapon 2) and it was the feared Nazi weapon better known as the V-2. Terrifying those within its range during the bloody days of World War II, it was the first long-range ballistic missile ever used in combat. The V-2 delivered a one ton warhead hundreds of miles do... More..

Entertainment > Music Education The self-taught pianist: What to do when you've outgrown your piano teacher

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Like many, I too have come to the point where I have, sadly, outgrown my piano teacher. I started lessons at the tender age of 8 years old; a slight and diminutive boy, eager to please. Mrs. Henscratch was a vicious taskmaster, driving me to near exhaustion as she prodded me through my practice sessions. I was a mere four fee... More..

Creative Writing > Satire Satire: Knowledge

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As the inscription at the base of the statue celebrating the founder of tiny Faber College proclaims, "Knowledge Is Good." It is toward that end I submit the useful snippets of information below. With the seemingly endless focus on the trivial that pervades our American society, I am hopeful the observations below may serve a... More..

Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Consequences

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How can he sleep in his white houseWhen mothers and fathers wide-eyed sit up straightWaiting on the phone in the hallWaiting on the car in the drivewayBring em on, he saidAnd they didNow the sandman's lost in the sandBlood hides in the Big LieThe consequences pile up. More..

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