Posted by Johnny Robish on May 31, 2012 - 8:57pm
Average Age of Vehicles on US Roads: New data show that the average age of the cars and trucks currently on US roads has hit a record 10.8 years. Coincidently, most LA drivers seem to act as if they’re about 10.8 years old.
Tomato Has More Genes Than Humans: Plant geneticists who sequenced the tomato's genome in hope of breeding better specimens found that it has 31,760 genes - about 7,000 more than a person. Researchers claim that despite having fewer genes, most humans are still able to outsmart the tomatoes.
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Defrocked Priest Now Working for the TSA: CBS Philadelphia is reporting that a Catholic priest who was defrocked in 2002 over sex abuse allegations has a new job...with the TSA. When questioned, he said he took the TSA job because it just felt right.
Amelia Earhart's Anti-Freckle Cream Jar Possibly Found: A small cosmetic jar believed to be Amelia Earhart’s anti-freckle cream jar offers more circumstantial evidence that the legendary aviator died on an uninhabited island in the southwestern Pacific republic of Kiribati. The investigation began pointing toward Earhart only after it was determined that Tom Hanks doesn’t use anti-freckle cream.
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Popular Foods Found to Contain Flame Retardants: In a new study of popular products purchased from grocery stores in Dallas, researchers found that nearly half of the sampled peanut butter and cold cuts, as well as turkey, fish, beef and other fatty foods, contained traces of a flame retardant commonly used in the foam insulation of building walls. The evidence appears to be so overwhelming that many Local Fire Departments recommend employees not bother cleaning off their uniforms should they spill their lunch on them.
Tomato Has More Genes Than Humans: Plant geneticists who sequenced the tomato's genome in hope of breeding better specimens found that it has 31,760 genes - about 7,000 more than a person. Researchers claim that despite having fewer genes, most humans are still able to outsmart the tomatoes.
http://www.johnnyrobish.com
Defrocked Priest Now Working for the TSA: CBS Philadelphia is reporting that a Catholic priest who was defrocked in 2002 over sex abuse allegations has a new job...with the TSA. When questioned, he said he took the TSA job because it just felt right.
Amelia Earhart's Anti-Freckle Cream Jar Possibly Found: A small cosmetic jar believed to be Amelia Earhart’s anti-freckle cream jar offers more circumstantial evidence that the legendary aviator died on an uninhabited island in the southwestern Pacific republic of Kiribati. The investigation began pointing toward Earhart only after it was determined that Tom Hanks doesn’t use anti-freckle cream.
http://www.johnnyrobish.com
Popular Foods Found to Contain Flame Retardants: In a new study of popular products purchased from grocery stores in Dallas, researchers found that nearly half of the sampled peanut butter and cold cuts, as well as turkey, fish, beef and other fatty foods, contained traces of a flame retardant commonly used in the foam insulation of building walls. The evidence appears to be so overwhelming that many Local Fire Departments recommend employees not bother cleaning off their uniforms should they spill their lunch on them.
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