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An astronomical event: the Geminid showers of December
For the last 150 year on a cold day in mid December, stargazers warm themselves with thoughts of excitement over the arrival of an amazing "annual cosmic" event. "Late tonight is the peak of the year's most...
created by Jessica Tucker | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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Shower Head Bacteria: Taking Showers Can Make You Sick
Showers are a potential source of infection, say scientists at the University of Colorado. This is due to bacteria accumulating in the shower head, then being shot out into the bathroom air. Researchers found that the levels of Mycobacterium avium were a hundred times...
created by Annina Bergman | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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3802 views | 4 recommendations | 4 comments
Perseid Meteor Shower 2009: Photos & Perseids Viewing Information
The annual Perseid meteor shower 2009 is back to light up our night sky. The Perseid meteor shower occurs when the earth passes through fragments left behind by the comet Swift-Tuttle. The small comet particles...
created by Annina Bergman | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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18598 views | 27 recommendations | 5 comments
Uruguay minister posts shower picture on Facebook
Uruguay's interior minister Daisy Tourne posted a picture of herself on her Facebook page, leading opposition leaders to brand her an exhibitionist. She posted it with the caption 'there's nothing more natural... British Showers Most Wasteful And Inconsiderate In Western Europe, Survey Sug...
Water-wasting and uncaring about gels, shampoos and soap going down the plughole: that's how the British emerge from a survey on showering habits of western Europeans. "Women in Britain are particularly guilty of wasting shower water and not caring about contaminants, says...Russians among world's cleanest
Have you ever smelled a Russian? Probably not, according to a piece in today's Pravda. More than a third of Russians take a daily shower or bath, putting them in third spot on a list of the world's cleanliest...Vinyl Shower Curtains Release Toxic Chemicals
Vinyl Shower Curtains join the list of products containing polyvinyl chloride (PVC) that are considered to be toxic. Retail stores like Target and Wal-Mart have recelntly cleaned the shelves of many...Teen Gives Birth in Shower, Walks to Hospital
Like something from a Stephen King tale a 17 year old California girl gave birth to an 8 pound 3 ounce little boy in the shower of her Long beach home this week. With her home phone disconnected and not wanting to... California teen gives birth in shower, walks to hospital
" LONG BEACH, Calif. - A 17-year-old girl gave birth secretly at home, then walked four blocks to a hospital with the baby still attached by its umbilical cord."I was just a little nervous" when the labor began, Xochitl Parrasaid Friday from St. Mary... Man in claim over flies in water
"A man who found a dead fly in his bottled water is claiming before Canada's high court that the incident ruined his sex life, hair salon business and even made it hard for him to shower. Waddah Mustapha of Windsor, Ontario said that he and his wife saw a dead...Things that make you feel super-special
" At the International Builders’ Show in Orlando, Fla., last week, more than 1,900 exhibitors showed new and innovative products. Here are some of the new products that attendees found interesting. TurboChef, a do-it-all single oven, cooks up to...Best meteor shower of 2007 peaks Dec. 13
I smell a glorious date opportunity here. "You want to come to my place and watch the stars go by?" "What could be the best meteor display of the year will reach its peak on the night of Dec.13-14. Here is...
created by Rob Peters | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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3872 views | 0 recommendations | 6 comments
2000-Year-Old Meteors to Rain Down on August 31, 2007
The meteors that are about to rain down in the early morning of September 1 date from around 4 A.D., the latest calculations show. It is not often that we can tell when a shooting star was first released from a...
created by Leattle Pablo | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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450 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
2000-Year-Old Meteors to Rain Down on Earth August 31
"The oldest such shower, but only one revolution old, is due in the early morning of September 1, 2007. Our calculations indicate Earth is about to cross the dust trail of comet Kiess, a comet that takes some 2000... Rare Meteor Shower on August 31
If you happen to be up this Friday, August 31st at 4 am you could see a meteor that is 2,000 years-old. The Aurigid meteor has a narrow tail and will approach the Earth from the direction of the Auriga...
created by Victoria Revay | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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3010 views | 2 recommendations | 0 comments
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