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The Stories Behind 11 Famous Cocktails
mentalfloss.com — When you belly up to the bar, how well do you know the cocktail you’re ordering? The ingredients of these famous tipples may be familiar to bar patrons the world over, but some of their origins are as debatable as those of the Flaming Moe. Here’s a quick rundown of where some of your favorite drinks entered a glass for the first time.More… (Food & Drink)
The Must-See IMAX Movies of 2009
premiere.com — I don't know which I am more excited to see, Dark Knight in IMAX, Watchmen, or Harry Potter. More… (Movies)
Like Wearing A Suit And Sunglasses?FBI Hiring 850 New People
cnn.com — Looking for a job? The FBI is hiring 850 new people, its largest ever hiring spree since 9/11. Maybe they'll catch all those shady mortgage crooksters before they Jenga the system! Oh wait, too late.More… (Political News)
SPIN: Awesome band remakes of their favorite film scenes! watch!
Flawed US Alcohol Distribution System & the Double Markup watch!
CNN's Sanjay Gupta to be named Surgeon General
voices.washingtonpost.com — President-elect Barack Obama has offered the job of surgeon general to Dr. Sanjay Gupta, the neurosurgeon and correspondent for CNN and CBS, according to two sources with knowledge of the situation.More… (Political News)
Lottery 'misprints' cost man $135,000
upi.com — A Toronto-area man who won $135,000 on four scratch-off lottery tickets has been told they were printing mistakes, and he won't be given the prizes. More… (Odd Stuff)
Macworld 2009: Macworld through the years
telegraph.co.uk — From iPhone to iMac, we look back over the innovations Apple has announced at previous Macworlds.More… (Apple)
Democrats' Factions Could Stall Grand Plans
online.wsj.com — Democrats are touting grand plans as the new Congress sweeps into town. But they face serious obstacles, starting with the party itself, which is hardly unified.More… (Political News)
Australia Destroying Life On Earth Says NASA
news.com.au — Australia's use of coal and carbon emissions policies are guaranteeing the “destruction of much of the life on the planet”, a leading NASA scientist has written in a letter to Barack Obama. In the letter he says: "Australia exports coal and sets atmospheric carbon dioxide goals so large as to guarantee destruction of much of the life on the planet"More… (World News)
Asian Designers Are Schooling American Architects
fastcompany.com — Renowned Asian designers now helm two of the U.S.'s traditionally Eurocentric architecture schools. Here's what they're teaching the new generation of American architects.More… (Design)
Survey Says U.S. Marine Corps Full of Drunk and Horny Teens
blogs.sfweekly.com — UCSF scientists tested and surveyed 2,157 female U.S. Marine recruits with an average age of 19. Researchers found that the young women were more than twice as likely as non-military young women to be infected with venereal diseases. And the recruits were prone to engage in behaviors likely to get them sick again...More… (World News)
Skier Hangs Upside Down..Naked...for 15 minutes (SFW)
thesmokinggun.com — JANUARY 6--In a bizarre incident that will surely lead to litigation (or an out-of-court settlement), a skier at Colorado's ritzy Vail resort was left dangling upside down and pantsless from a chairlift last Friday morning. The January 2 mishap apparently occurred after the male skier and a child boarded a high-speed lift in Vail's Blue Sky Basin. More… (Odd Stuff)
The Top 7... Biggest drunks in games
gamesradar.com — To celebrate the wonder of liquid refreshment of an alcoholic nature, here's a list of gaming’s biggest drunks and the perils and pitfalls each have faced thanks to their passion for hops, spirits and wines.More… (Gaming Industry News)
Tourist Slips From Paragliding Harness, Plunges 200ft
dailymail.co.uk — A British man plunged to his death in a paragliding accident in Argentina when he slipped loose from his harness.More… (Extreme)