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Sen. Edward Kennedy Funeral Schedule

Senator Edward Kennedy will be buried Saturday at Arlington National Cemetery after a private funeral Mass scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. at Boston's Our Lady of Perpetual Help Basilica in Boston's Mission Hill section. After the Mass ends at about 12:30 p.m., Kennedy's coffin will be flown to...

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Kanye West Interupts Patrick Swayze Funeral

In an absolute parody The Spoof declared that Kanye West interupted Patrick Swayze's funeral with this remark:During a service being held to remember the life and career Patrick Swayze, West barged his way into the pastor's pulpit, comandered the mic and launched into a tyrade on the '80s star's...

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Who Is Walt Disney?

Born to Elias and Flora Disney on 5 December 1901 in Chicago, Illinois, Walter Elias Disney was a film director, engineer, animator and entrepreneur. His many films, animated character Mickey Mouse and innovative theme parks made him famous. As a child, his family lived in various cities. In...

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TV Personality Ed McMahon Dies at Age 86

Television personality Ed McMahon died early Tuesday morning at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Westwood at the age of 86. His publicist, Howard Bragman, didn't give a cause of death, saying only that McMahon had a "multitude of health problems the last few months." Several reports say the...

Beastie Boys Memoir in the Works

Beastie Boys Memoir in the Works

Beastie Boys fans rejoice! Remaining hip hop members Mike D (Michael Diamond) and Ad-Rock (Adam Horovitz) have signed a book deal and the uber-popular Boys from Brooklyn's story in memoir form is in the works! The book will be published by Spiegel and Grau (a division of Random House) and follow...

Zach Sobiech, Terminally Ill Guitarist and "Clouds" Singer Who Inspired Us All, Has Passed Away

Zach Sobiech, Terminally Ill Guitarist and "Clouds" Singer Who Inspired Us All, Has Passed Away

Zach Sobiech, the terminally ill guitarist and "Clouds" singer who inspired us all, passed away on May 20, 2013. The eighteen year old Stillwater, Minnesotan who bravely battled osteosarcoma, a rare form of cancer, blessed the world with an incredibly impressive and optimistic look into the journey...

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What Are Free Radicals?

Free radicals cause skin aging and tissue damage. These are unstable molecules in the body that bond with other molecules—causing otherwise healthy tissue to become weak or damaged. A few free radicals can thus lead to a domino effect. This is how it works. A stable molecule has an even number...

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What Is Molly?

Molly is an extremely dangerous, pure form of the street or club drug "3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine" (MDMA) usually sold in pill form. Alternative street names for Molly are: "ecstasy," "legal E," "legal X," or "A2." The name Molly derives from the abreviated form of the word 'molecular.'...

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What Are Skin Tags?

Skin tags are small harmless growths or tumors on the skin usually occuring among middle aged men and women. These grow to about the size of rice grain. Skin tags are smooth, with a fibro-vascular core sometimes with fat cells and are attached to the skin by fleshy stalks called peduncles. These...

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What Are Biophotons?

A photon is a particle of light. A biophoton is a very faint light emission that is generated by all cells of living things. A plant, an animal and a person can emit as much as 100 photons per second. The light emission is so faint that nobody can see it. However, the light can be picked up by...