Oooh! Oooh! I knows it! I knows de answer!

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The "Lost Tribe Of Israel", found!

And, unlike the similar claim by the Mormons, this particular claim
A) wasn't made up out of whole cloth by a professional conman.
and
B) is *supported*, not absolutely contradicted, by basic scientific investigation!

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The most interesting article on scurvy you will read today.

via jwz - basically, on how scurvy was cured in the 18th century and then *still* killed a whole lot of people in the 19th and 20th because people never understood *why* the cure worked, and made bad assumptions about what *should* work rather than testing what *did*.

Another announcement from The Department Of Entirely Unsurprising Things:

Religiousness directly correlates to racism.

Guess the state!

Important driving safety tip: Do not SHAVE YOUR CROTCH while driving. It may distract you from the road.

For bonus points, the driver was involved in this accident (caused by SHAVING OF THE CROTCH WHILE DRIVING) the day after being convicted of a second DUI, having her license suspended, her car impounded, and ordered not to drive for 5 years.

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No, really.

Sarah Palin admits to having fraudulently obtained Canadian health care as a child because it was better (and cheaper) than American, also admits to love affair with moose.

(Hint: Only one of these statements is an exaggeration.)

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