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Puffin Patrol Rescues Baby Birds
Posted by: Marion Lougheed
Saint John's :: Canada | updated 2012-04-13 08:50:13 -0700 | odd-news
The Newfoundland and Labrador Puffin Patrol consists of children and adults who rescue baby puffins. These birds only lay one egg a year, usually in the summer months. After just a few weeks, the adult puffins kick their young out...
Young Man Plays Piano With Feet
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Shanghai :: China | updated 2012-04-13 08:50:13 -0700 | odd-news
A 23-year-old man from China has learned to play piano with his feet. Liu Wei lost his arms at the age of ten after a game of hide-and-seek went wrong. He received an accidental electric shock and woke up in...
Tobacco Summons Insects to Eat Caterpillar Eggs
Posted by: Marion Lougheed
Amsterdam :: Netherlands | updated 2012-04-13 08:50:13 -0700 | technology-news
Scientists have discovered that leafy tobacco plants can send out a chemical signal to attract Geocoris insects. The chemical is activated by caterpillar saliva. Geocoris insects eat caterpillar eggs, thereby protecting the tobacco plant. Some are referring to the plant's...
G20 Pathologist Kicked off Case for Past Failures
Posted by: Marion Lougheed
London :: United Kingdom | updated 2012-11-02 09:49:29 -0700 | disasters-news
Dr. Freddy Patel, one of three pathologists investigating the death of a man at the G20 protests in London on 1 April 2009, has been deemed "unfit" to continue working on this case. Patel's findings on Ian Tomlinson's death differed...
Huge Majority of Newfoundlanders Support Seal Hunt
Posted by: Marion Lougheed
Saint John's :: Canada | updated 2012-04-13 08:50:13 -0700 | political-news
A recent poll has found that 85% of Newfoundlanders agree with the seal hunt, even those who have never taken part in it. This contrasts with 44% of Canadians in favour of the hunt. Alex Marland, a political science professor...
Researchers Create 3D Map of Titanic
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Saint John's :: Canada | updated 2012-04-13 08:50:13 -0700 | technology-news
A team of scientists based in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada is planning to map the wreckage site of the Titanic both in 2D and in 3D. The site, discovered in 1985, is 590 kilometres south of the island of Newfoundland,...
