Category Archives: News/Current Events

The places of The Civil War

February 9, 2012 @ 12:24 am

Photo: AP Photo/Library of Congress The Atlantic has a feature post about the places where the Civil War was fought. The photos are a raw and graphic look at the war which took place over 150 years ago. The photographs … Continue reading →

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Manhole cover explodes after man throws firecracker down the hole

February 8, 2012 @ 11:24 pm

This man in China apparently threw a firecracker down a manhole and subsequently had his clothes blown off of him as the manhole exploded sending the cover flying into his face. It doesn’t look like he died, but I can … Continue reading →

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Photo of Barack Obama in awe of a marshmallow shooter

February 7, 2012 @ 5:54 pm

Photo: Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Shown here is President Obama in complete awe of 14-year-old Joey Hudy’s Extreme Marshmallow Cannon. In a move to encourage young ones to pursue science and engineering, the White House hosted a dinner where several … Continue reading →

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Photos of the doomed Concordia cruise ship

January 21, 2012 @ 10:10 am

Photo: Laura Lezza/Getty Images It’s not every day that you get to see a massive cruise liner lie on its side half-submerged in water. Ever since the Concordia disaster off the coast of Italy, photos of the doomed ship have … Continue reading →

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President Obama’s Lunar New Year Message

January 20, 2012 @ 10:44 pm

Well, that was nice.

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Video of Italian luxury cruise ship, Costa Concordia, sinking

January 14, 2012 @ 11:18 am

That’s a big ship.

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