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Super-Matriarch Passes Away

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

ABC’s Simon McGregor-Wood reports on a woman who passed away last week at the age of 99, leaving behind approximately 1,400 descendants! Rachel Krishevsky was 19 when she married her cousin Yitzik from within the ultra orthodox Haredi community in Jerusalem. The young couple then set about following the Jewish commandment to be “fruitful and... »

First Video Ad To Appear In Magazine

Wednesday, August 19, 2009
First Video Ad To Appear In Magazine

This is one of those things that you see in science fiction movies and think to yourself, “yeah, that’s not happening anytime soon.” Well, this time it’s different! CNET is reporting that the September 18 issue of Entertainment Weekly magazine is going to actually have a video advertisement on one of its pages! Granted, the actual... »

8-Year-Old Caught By Passenger Driving Train!

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

As if I don’t have enough things to worry about in today’s crazy world, I now apparently have to worry during my commute about who’s driving my train. NBC News reports that a train operator has apparently gotten caught on camera letting what seems to be her 8-year-old son drive the subway train! A 41-year old... »

Another Reason Why Smoking Is Bad For You

Thursday, July 16, 2009

FoxNews is reporting that several consumers recently noticed charges on their credit cards of about $23 quadrillion, some of them for buying a mere pack of cigarettes! Josh Muszynski, one of the consumers, swiped his card when buying a pack of cigarettes at a gas station and later in the day noticed a charge for... »

Incredible Israeli Innovations

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

UPI is reporting that Israel is developing freeze-dried blood powder, whereby soldiers can carry pouches of their own freeze-dried blood that can be used for emergency medical treatment by just adding water! This is among several other new lifesaving devices invented by Israelis also mentioned towards the end of the report. I hope that all... »

CNBC Breaking News: Obama Swats A Fly!

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

In a 30-second video clip that must be seen to be believed, Obama swats a fly, much to the adoration and praise of his CNBC hosts.  (There’s even the close-up shot of the dead fly on the ground after having been felled by the Might Great One, Obama.) (Hat tip to Mary Katharine Ham for... »

Who Knew He Could Speak Yiddish?

Thursday, June 11, 2009

I received the following story via another of those email forwards and found it interesting enough to share (Snopes.com vouches for the overall gist of the story, but adds that it employs a slight amount of embellishment for dramatic effect): Click the “continue reading” link to read the story. »

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