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Picture of Kate Middleton's Bottom Ignites International Controversy

Picture of Kate Middleton’s Bottom Ignites International Controversy:  On a recent trip to Australia, Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton were ambling toward their helicopter when a gust of wind stirred Middleton’s dress — and an international controversy.  What’s the big deal?  After all, she was visiting Australia and she was simply giving us a much better look at the way things really look “down under.”  It isn’t like she was making an ass out of herself or something.

Study Finds Cat Lovers Smarter Than Dog Lovers:  A new study found that self-identified "dog lovers" to be energetic, outgoing people who tend to follow rules carefully, while “cat lovers” are introverted, open-minded, sensitive people who prefer to be expedient rather than follow rules who also score higher on intelligence tests than dog lovers.  I’m not so sure about cat owners being more intelligent. It’s pretty clear that my cat finds me to be basically untrainable.

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Study Finds Cynicism May Lead to Dementia:  Researchers have found an association between cynical distrust - which researchers described in the study as “the belief that others are mainly motivated by selfish concerns” - and an increased risk of developing dementia.  Oh crap!  Guess I’m in big trouble.  I’m even cynical about this study.

Scientists Using Lasers to Regrow Teeth:  Researchers have begun using a low-power laser to coax dental stem cells to form dentin, the hard tissue similar to bone that makes up most of a tooth, a process which could one-day even alleviate the need for root canals.  Some are calling this the best news crystal meth smokers have gotten in a long time.

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Steve Ballmer Bids $2 Billion for Clippers:  The Los Angeles Times reports that former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has signed an agreement to buy the Los Angeles Clippers for $2 billion, a team for which Donal Sterling paid only $12.5 million for in 1981.  Just to be sure, Ballmer does realize he’s not buying the Lakers, right?  First order of business - upgrade all the team’s computers to Windows 8!

Chemist Says the Perfect Cup of Joe is All About the Water:  A University of Bath computational chemist says he has discovered the secret to creating the perfect cup of coffee and its “all about the water.”  Pretty hard to argue with that because let’s face it folks, if there’s anyone who would know about the importance of water, it would be someone from Bath.

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