2019-03-01
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Pope’s Health Mysteriously Improved
May 6, 2003Until recently, 82-year-old Pope John Paul was so frail that some photographers declined to take pictures of him, out of kindness. His voice was so weak that he could hardly be heard or understood, and many in the Vatican thought... continued
Where Future Water Wars Will Be
May 6, 2003The Interior Department says Las Vegas, Carson City, Nev., Albuquerque, N.M., Denver, Houston and Salt Lake City will experience water shortages by 2025. They say, "In some areas of the West, existing water supplies are, or will be, inadequate to... continued
Cell Phones Really are a Hazard on Planes
May 6, 2003When cell phone use was banned on planes, many of us thought the airlines were just trying to make money by forcing us to use those expensive phones built into the seat in front of us. But a pilot website... continued
Cell Phone Lie Detector
May 4, 2003New cell phones can send messages and take photos. Now for $35, your cell phone can become a lie detector too. The Truster, Emotion Reader TNF-100A, from 911Tech Co. judges the voice intonations of the people you're speaking to in... continued
Terrorist Warning from Plants
May 4, 2003Imagine walking through your neighborhood and suddenly noticing that all the plants have turned brown. A sudden drought? No?a terrorist warning. Lakshmi Sandhana writes in the Christian Science Monitor that plants are being genetically engineered to turn fluorescent green or... continued
Syria Getting Rid of Saddam Family
May 4, 2003The latest guess about the dictator with 9 lives (Saddam Hussein) is that he was wounded in the first bombing raid of the Iraq war and killed in the Baghdad restaurant bombing on April 7 because "the command and control... continued
Japanese Group Running from Planet X
May 4, 2003In Japan, a group called Panawave has driven a caravan of cars up into the mountains to await what they believe will be the end of the world when planet X passes by the Earth on May 15. In his... continued
Where Do Dragon Legends Come From?
May 2, 2003In the Tuesday, April 29 New York Times, Donald G. McNeil asks why images of dragons have been so common all over the world and throughout history, when no dragon-like creature has every lived at the same time as humans.... continued
Ancient Pyramids Discovered in Italy
May 2, 2003On the Farshores website, Marco V. of Varese, Italy writes, "You may be interested in a discovery which has been recently made: three pyramids were discovered thanks to satellite and aerial imagery in northern Italy, in the town of Montevecchia?They... continued
Were Einstein and Newton Autistic?
May 2, 2003Autism expert Simon Baron-Cohen says they both showed signs of Asperger syndrome, a form of autism. While it's impossible to definitely diagnose a dead person, he says he wants to use the information to find out why some autistic people... continued