Brits claim to have read books they haven't

According to a recent survey, two out of three Britons have lied about what books they have read, with George Orwell's '1984' topping the 'literary fib list'. Organizers of the World Book Day conducted this survey...

The Sun has hit a 50-year low

The sun is apparently taking a big old nap, that only happens once in a century. The particles are now blowing with less vigor than before and less heat.Data collected by the 18-year-old Ulysses spacecraft has...

NASA To Discuss Conditions On And Surrounding The Sun

"MEDIA ADVISORY : M08-176  NASA To Discuss Conditions On And Surrounding The Sun ...

Joint US-European solar mission ends

"Washington (ANTARA News) - After more than 17 years of studying the Sun, a joint effort by the US and European space agencies is set to end Tuesday. The Ulysses solar mission has far outlived its predicted life span, but declining power to propel the craft has prompted the...

Kirk Douglas, Harrison Ford feed homeless for Thanksgiving

"Hollywood action men Kirk Douglas and Harrison Ford donned aprons and grabbed serving spoons to help dish out Thanksgiving dinners to Los Angeles' homeless here Wednesday. Douglas, 90, was joined by "Indiana Jones" star Ford and a bevy of other celebrities who served up...

Ulysses Grant: Our Greatest President? (Nathan/NathanNewman.org)

"Ulysses Grant: Our Greatest President?  —  In 1854, abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison led a crowd celebrating Independence Day by burning the Constitution, denouncing it as "A Convenant With Death and an Agreement with Hell."  His worthy point was that...

A reappraisal of that guy in Grant's Tomb

"President Ulysses S. Grant: Civil Rights Hero. A reappraisal of a president considered ineffective and mired in scandal."

Ancient Sarcophagus Unearthed in Cyprus

A 2,500-year-old sarcophagus with illustrations from Homer's epics has been discovered in Cyprus.

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