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What certain technologies looked like when they were first introduced and what they look like today.

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Found were 716 stone ‘disks’ described as “obviously fashioned by the hand of an intelligent creature.” Etched in its face was a very fine groove spiraling out from the center; closer inspection revealed the ’spiral’ to be an almost microscopic, continuous line of what appeared to be writing. Placed on a turntable the disk emitted a strange ‘hum’.

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A possible Google acquisition of YouTube that may be in the final stages before closing. Rumored price is $1.6 billion. We know that YouTube has had informal talks with a number of companies about acquisition in the $1.5 - $2 billion range. And we suspect Google won’t be daunted by the prospect of dealing with a ton of pissed off copyright holders.

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A Japanese mental health counselor recited pi to
100,000 decimal places from memory on Wednesday, setting what he claims
to be a new world record.

Akira Haraguchi, 60, needed more than
16 hours to recite the number to 100,000 decimal places, breaking his
personal best of 83,431 digits set in 1995, his office said Wednesday.
He made the attempt at a public hall in Kisarazu, just east of Tokyo.

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Browse through all 100 weird websites listed by Yahoo UK.
worth a look

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At long last researchers have teleported the information stored in a beam of light into a cloud of atoms, which is about as close to getting beamed up by Scotty as we’re likely to come in the foreseeable future.

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The free relaxing music and nature sounds on this website have been carefully chosen for their ability to aid sleep, reduce stress, and provide a relaxing atmosphere for activities such as yoga, tai-chi, and meditation.

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