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POPS33 Names of things you didn't think had names 29. SNORKEL BOX A mailbox with a protruding receiver to allow people to deposit mail without leaving their cars. 30. SPRAINTS Otter dung. 31. TANG The projecting prong on a tool or instrument. 32. WAMBLE Stomach rumbling. 33. ZARF A holder for a handleless coffee cup. And Deepti's Octothorpe's in the list too......now, everyone try saying hemidemisemiquaver 10 times fast! :D
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POPSEvolution of the Olympic Torch The 2008 Beijing Olympic torch can reportedly withstand winds of up to 40 miles an hour (65 kilometers an hour), partly due to the flat top of its Chinese-scroll-based design, according to engineer Richard Kelso.The exterior of the torch is made of aluminum-magnesium alloy and is decorated with 56 swirling clouds, one for each of China's ethnic groups.<<
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POPSHe will run, we will win Based on the team’s findings, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland, has ruled that Pistorius is eligible to participate in International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) sanctioned competitions. If he qualifies for the 2008 Beijing games, Pistorius would be the first disabled athlete ever to run against able-bodied athletes in an Olympic event.
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POPSWhat is the worst environmental disaster in history? Despite the relatively small amount of oil released, several factors contributed to the spill's severity: timing, location, abundance of wildlife and substandard cleanup efforts. In comparison, one of the largest oil spills in history, the rupture of an oil well in the Gulf of Mexico that released 140 million gallons (3.3 million barrels) of oil, caused relatively little damage because it happened in the open sea where currents and winds contained it until it disintegrated.
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POPSSYNTHETIC TIMES – Media Art China 2008 "Works in the exhibition explore the trajectory of unruly visions from the desire to transcend the corporal to the construction of synthetic worlds, from telematic dreaming to transgenic hybrids, challenging the very notion of what we know as reality and what is perceived as being human."
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POPSPandas - A Group Photo Zookeepers feed a group of eight giant pandas from the quake-ravaged Sichuan province at a new zoo exhibit built for the Olympic Games in Beijing
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POPSIs America Still No. 1? Interesting article. The last one ( Voting Of eligible citizens who vote) I don't believe is valid. In many countries is mandatory to vote. It's considered a right AND an obligation.
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