| News or Not? |
[Apr. 5th, 2006|11:34 am]
Nicodemus
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Some real news stories, some fake news stories... Can you guess which is which? Click the links for the answers and details. It's another round of News or Not?
- A teacher loses part of his hand when his paperweight explodes. Guess you shouldn't keep live ammo on your desk, huh?
- Much like the church and Galileo, Alabama pardons Rosa Parks (posthumously) in a unanimous house vote.
- Forbes reports that the business trend of streamlining finances by cutting worker benefits may be ending due to the fact that workers have few benefits left to cut.
- Scientists funded by the European Space Agency (ESA) report that they've created artificial gravity for the first time in an observable laboratory setting.
- Speaking of space, astronomers report the discovery of a giant galactic cloud, estimated to be 463 billion miles wide, that consists of alcohol. God's liquor cabinet?
- McDonald's experiments with a new "upscale" branding at some downtown locations, including all-new decor and bathroom attendants. But will the food be any better? Or even edible?
- Speaking of food, there's a tragic cautionary tale about a young girl that choked to death while playing a fatal Chubby Bunny round with marshmallows.
- Also in the dangerous foods category, Alameda County (my home!) voted to ban marajuana-flavored candy. Having been near enough to smell weed before, why anyone would want that as a lollipop flavor?
- Finally, an optimistic look at futuristic sci-fi tech, as spray-on clothes are finally available. Fabric in a can!
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