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Interesting And Crazy Facts

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  Fact #428 - Uncategorized

  Fetched: February 8th, 2010, 5:45am EST

  Cleopatra wasn't Egyptian; she was Greek.
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  Fact #542 - Uncategorized

  Fetched: February 8th, 2010, 5:45am EST

  Food can only be tasted if it is mixed with saliva.

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  Shuttle Endeavour Soars in Predawn Launch

  Posted: February 8th, 2010, 4:08am EST

  The space shuttle Endeavour lit up the predawn sky above Florida when it launched Feb. 8 on its STS-130 mission.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/spaceheadlines/~4/0TTz5Uzypqc" height="1" width="1"/
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  Nimble Space Companies: Fixed-Price vs. Cost-Plus

  Posted: February 8th, 2010, 4:08am EST

  Are small private firms better suited to reducing the cost of space? Maybe, if we're willing to trade uncertainty for opportunity. Commercial Spaceflight Federation's Brett Alexander and Astronaut Leroy Chiao explore the issues.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/spaceheadlines/~4/8K_2bUbm6r8" height="1" width="1"/
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  Go Cosmic Sightseeing with Orion, the Hunter

  Posted: February 8th, 2010, 4:08am EST

  Orion is the richest constellation of the winter sky, a perfect place to begin exploring the night sky.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/spaceheadlines/~4/j_vTX4OpzfY" height="1" width="1"/
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  MISSION UPDATE: Endeavour Astronauts Discard Shuttle Fuel Tank

  Posted: February 8th, 2010, 4:08am EST

  img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/spaceheadlines/~4/VQ1ztmr2-GY" height="1" width="1"/
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  NASA Aims for Monday Space Shuttle Launch After Delay

  Posted: February 8th, 2010, 4:08am EST

  NASA will try again Monday to launch the space shuttle Endeavour after a one-day delay due to thick clouds.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/spaceheadlines/~4/VoaXEVy7poU" height="1" width="1"/
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  This Week in Space: NASA Launching in a New Direction

  Posted: February 8th, 2010, 4:08am EST

  NASA Deputy Director Lori Garver discusses President Obama's marching orders for a wholly changed space program based procurement of commercial launches. But Senator Bill Nelson isn't yet sold.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/spaceheadlines/~4/uPEmWFTPuz0" height="1" width="1"/
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  New Sunspots Could Produce Space Storms

  Posted: February 8th, 2010, 4:08am EST

  A new group of sunspots has produced moderate (M-class) solar flares, but forecasters say it could unleash a large (X-class) flare.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/spaceheadlines/~4/bQ0ogL1LjVM" height="1" width="1"/
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  On LiveScience: Snowpocalypse Seen from Space

  Posted: February 8th, 2010, 4:08am EST

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  Space Shuttle Launch Delayed by Thick Clouds

  Posted: February 8th, 2010, 4:08am EST

  Thick clouds thwarted the attempted predawn launch of NASA's space shuttle Endeavour on Sunday, forcing the orbiter's six-astronaut crew to wait at least one more day before rocketing into orbit.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/spaceheadlines/~4/c7SI1-XYmdM" height="1" width="1"/
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  NASA Chief Takes Blame for Budget Backlash

  Posted: February 8th, 2010, 4:08am EST

  NASA chief Charles Bolden said Saturday that he takes full responsibility for the shock and surprise from employees and lawmakers after hearing of the agency's new direction.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/spaceheadlines/~4/jgZetOYo8lw" height="1" width="1"/
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  World's Largest Space Window Headed to Orbit

  Posted: February 8th, 2010, 4:08am EST

  The largest space window ever will launch aboard NASA's shuttle Endeavour Sunday, part of a new seven-pane observation deck for the International Space Station.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/spaceheadlines/~4/Yiyno1KdrF4" height="1" width="1"/
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  Super Bowl's Start Hinges on Space Coin Flip

  Posted: February 8th, 2010, 4:08am EST

  The coin that will decide if the Indianapolis Colts or New Orleans Saints possess the ball at the start of Sunday's Super Bowl game has had one cosmic journey.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/spaceheadlines/~4/o2xrPKeXCFo" height="1" width="1"/
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  Last Ever Night Shuttle Launch Visible From Eastern United States

  Posted: February 8th, 2010, 4:08am EST

  When space shuttle Endeavour launches early on Sunday morning, Feb. 7, it will also likely be the last opportunity to see a space shuttle blast off at night.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/spaceheadlines/~4/VoHCuUYMU3c" height="1" width="1"/
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  As Shuttle Launch Looms, NASA Workers in 'Shock' Over Future

  Posted: February 8th, 2010, 4:08am EST

  With the launch of space shuttle Endeavour just two days away, NASA workers are staying focused despite being in shock from the cancellation of the agency's moon program earlier this week.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/spaceheadlines/~4/kFh4EwLda-Q" height="1" width="1"/
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  NASA Airs 'Reality Show' From Space

  Posted: February 8th, 2010, 4:08am EST

  NASA has begun streaming video online from cameras inside the International Space Station.img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/spaceheadlines/~4/2wiFD-_p9Wo" height="1" width="1"/

Interesting And Crazy Facts

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  Fact #2412 - Inventors

  Fetched: February 8th, 2010, 3:25am EST

  Carbonated beverages became popular in 1832 after John Mathews invented an apparatus for charging water with carbon dioxide gas.
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  Fact #3550 - Other

  Fetched: February 8th, 2010, 3:25am EST

  According to Scientific American magazine: if you live in the northern hemisphere, odds are that every time you fill your lungs with air at least one molecule of that air once passed thru Socrates lungs.
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  Fact #796 - Uncategorized

  Fetched: February 8th, 2010, 3:25am EST

  Ketchup was sold in the 1830's as medicine.