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  Just flushed granny down the toilet

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  Two new methods have been developed to remove human bodies. One, developed in Ireland, is a body liquification tank, that utilizes high temperature alkaline water (basically ph11 acid) to fully dissolve the body into a sludge of organic waste that can easily now be flushed down a drain. Nazis would have been thrilled to have that machine

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  In US, gay students welcomed with open arms

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  The US Elmhurst College officially became the place where sexual minorities are very welcome. Starting from 2012 academic year, applicants will be asked if they belong to the LGBT community. The answer "yes" would guarantee multiple perks for future students, including the ability to receive a scholarship that will cover a third of the tuition fee

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  Franz Mesmer, the father of animal magnetism

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  Franz Anton Mesmer, a German physician, went down in history as a healer and the discoverer of the so-called animal magnetism. The physician, whose name is the root of the English verb 'mesmerize', used animal magnetism to cure mental disorders. Most researchers say that Mesmer was a charlatan

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  Russia wastes billions in space

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  As Pravda.Ru has reported before, Russia's Progress space freighter crashed in the Altai region of the country on August 24. Experts said that the crash occurred because of the crisis in the Russian space industry. It just so happens that 20 billion rubles assigned from the national budget for the development of the industry turn into space garbage

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  Most powerful women in the world

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  The first most powerful woman in the world is German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, and the second is Secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton. The president of Brazil, Rousseff, is the third most powerful woman in the world, according to the ranking of the magazine "Forbes"

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