But it’s more dangerous NOT to smell! – Our lives are filled with manufactured smells: a study of 6 top-selling laundry products and air fresheners shows that these products emitted dozens of different chemicals, and all of them gave off at least one chemical regulated as toxic or hazardous under federal laws, but NONE of those chemicals was listed on the product labels.

Researcher Anne Steinemann says, “I first got interested in this topic because people were telling me that the air fresheners in public restrooms and the scent from laundry products vented outdoors were making them sick, and I wanted to know, ‘What’s in these products that is causing these effects?'”
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We recently reported on the UFO wave in the UK, which is STILL GOING ON: So far this year 150 UFOs have been reported to police, military bases and the Ministry of Defense, compared to just 135 for 2007, and 97 in 2006. Now a similar wave is hitting Australia as well.

In the Telegraph newspaper, Laura Clout quotes UFO researcher Malcolm Robinson as saying, “Something really bizarre is happening in the skies over the UK. I’ve been dealing in sightings for 30 years and we currently have something very real which mankind cannot explain.”
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The recent altercation between Russia and Georgia reminds us that future wars will be fought over natural resources (this one was probably REALLY about oil). Various countries are claiming the moon too (which has its own valuable fuel?although only the US has planted a flag there!) Already, the Russians and the Danes have BOTH claimed the North Pole. Now researchers are mapping out future hotspots in the Arctic, with the idea of helping governments prevent future weather wars.
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A bizarre animal has been videotaped by a sheriff in Dewitt County, Texas, close to where the remains of the Elmendorf Beast were discovered. When this new animal turns its head, it is clear that it is no ordinary creature. The head is large and elongated, and reveals that the animal is either a natural mutation or the result of genetic manipulation.
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