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A UFO Stole My Cellphone!

August 9, 2002
The Diario La Arena newspaper of Argentina reports that aman was hospitalized in a state of shock after a UFO stolehis cellphone. Police officer Marcelo Alarcon says that RaulDorado, 64, was walking in one of his fields when "he heardloud... continued

Star Shower Sunday

August 9, 2002
Go outside on Sunday, August 11th just after 9 p.m. andyou'll see streaming meteors that will skim the atmospherehorizontally and leave colorful, long-lasting trails. Space contains lots of small asteroids and comet dust. Whenthey hit the Earth's atmosphere, they appear... continued

West Nile at Your Bird Feeder

August 9, 2002
New research shows that house sparrows may be an majorsource of the West Nile virus, and the virus can multiplyinside the birds without killing them. This means thedisease could be as close as your bird feeder, and you'dhave no way... continued

Was Einstein Wrong?

August 9, 2002
Australian scientists think the speed of light may not beconstant, which could bring down one of the most basic lawsof modern physics: Einstein's theory of relativity.It's possible that the speed of light has slowed down overbillions of years, and "That... continued

Global Warming Means More Monsoons

August 8, 2002
Asian monsoons have been intensifying over the last 400years, and they're only going to get worse. Stronger monsoonrains will cause severe flooding and erosion, affecting halfthe world's population. The South Asian monsoon carries rain to billions of peoplein India, China,... continued

Hungry Sharks are Coming Closer

August 8, 2002
Due to overfishing in the Atlantic Ocean of the food theylike to eat, hungry sharks are coming closer to shore andmay mistake swimmers for a meal. Menhaden fish, a commonshark prey, are at critically low levels, just in time forthe... continued

Salmonella More Dangerous Than Ever

August 8, 2002
A lethal strain of salmonella that's resistant to at leastnine antibiotics is spreading rapidly across the US. Representative Henry Waxman, D-CA, says multi-drug-resistant salmonella Newport is a "growing and serious threat," and has sent a warning letter to the Dept.... continued

Saudis are Dangerous Friends

August 8, 2002
The Rand Corporation think tank has told the DefenseDepartment that the U.S. should threaten Saudi Arabia withmilitary and financial measures unless it ends its supportfor Islamic terrorist groups. They warned that the Saudiroyal family supports al-Qaeda and spends billions of... continued

Our News is Ahead of the Pack

August 8, 2002
On August 8, newspapers, radio and TV reported a majorstory: studies done when flights were cancelledshortly after 911 show that contrails change the weather.We had a feeling we'd read that story somewhere before, sowe put "contrails" in the unknowncountry.com search... continued

Watch Those Fingernails

August 7, 2002
If your waitress has long fingernails, get up from the tableand run. Cooks and waitpeople with long nails are morelikely to pass on food bugs such as E.coli. Artificial nailsare an especially nasty breeding ground for harmful bacteria. Michael Doyle... continued