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Fruity New Conspiracy

Monday, October 22nd, 2007
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Codename Sheba

There’s something fishy going on, or should I say, something fruity? Fruit sold in grocery stores, like almost everything else in the Western diet, is becoming sweeter and sweeter. Think I’m crazy? When’s the last time you ate an apple? They’re practically as teeth-rotting as cotton candy now. Great news for you if your idea [...]

Follow-Up: Peruvian Meteorite

Friday, October 12th, 2007
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Codename Sheba

Or, much ado about something. Turns out that the ol’ Peruvian meteorite was in fact a meteorite (a chondrite, to be exact). Test results showed that the crater contained “telltale magnetic fragments” consistent with meteorite crashes. Also turns out that there were indeed an indeterminate number of people sickened by what likely may have been [...]

The Parallel Universe Hit & Run: Paranormal Report

Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007
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Agent Zero

Thomas from Chicago writes us with this mind-bender. Read at your own risk! “Dear Agent Zero – “I don’t know if this counts as “paranormal” per se, but I had a decidedly strange incident that I wanted to share with your readership. I am a university professor in the sciences and am not particularly prone [...]

UPDATE: Peruvian Meteorite, WTF?!

Thursday, September 27th, 2007
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Codename Sheba

Calling Don Simon! We have a conspiracy on our hands! You may recall our report about a meteorite crashing to Earth and sickening locals in Peru. The mystery crater was rumored to be radioactive, landing residents and investigators in the hospital. Well, well. New press release comes out today with PLAUSIBLE DENIABILITY written all over [...]

Tiny Galaxies Help Unravel Dark Matter Mystery

Thursday, September 20th, 2007
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Codename Sheba

Dwarf galaxies may be responsible for the dark matter at the fringes of our galaxy. New measurements are revealing that the small stars in the sparsely-populated mini-galaxies act as “dark matter factories” creating a thousand times more dark matter than normal matter. Oddly, all of these surveyed dwarf galaxies all have the same mass. Sounds [...]