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Drinking four cans a day of Red Bull 'could have killed man'

A man who drank four cans of Red Bull every night died from a heart attack that could have been brought on by too much of the energy drink, an inquest has heard.

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:11:51 GMT 32 lawrenceehttp://digg.com/users/lawrencee/m.png Food & Drink 5

Knocked Da F**k Out In 18 Seconds

This is an example of someone knocking someone into next week.

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:10:01 GMT 106 DeathWish808http://digg.com/users/DeathWish808/m.png Other Sports 8

Increased piracy hurt Microsoft's quarter

For several quarters, Microsoft has been seeing a drop in piracy rates, which has been helping fuel improved business in its Windows unit. In the just-reported March quarter, however, Microsoft saw an increased rate

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:06:37 GMT 37 breederhttp://digg.com/users/breeder/m.png Tech Industry News 6

CNN now sued for $1.3 billion - $1 per person in China

A Chinese primary school teacher and a beautician have filed a suit against CNN in New York over remarks they say insulted the Chinese people and are seeking $1.3 billion in compensation -- $1 per person in China, a Hong Kong newspaper reported.

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:05:38 GMT 242 finfan12http://digg.com/users/finfan12/m.png Odd Stuff 112

Honest College Ad

If only your school had been so straightforward.

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:05:18 GMT 133 stephcvhttp://digg.com/users/stephcv/m.png Comedy 15

9/11 Truther Beats up Handicapped Girl

The next thing he knew, Talis was allegedly punching Maureen"I heard my daughter hysterical yelling, 'He's hitting me!' " said Wendy Lovetro."He punched her on the shoulder blades, but that wasn't enough," she said."My husband pushed the wheelchair away from him and he reached beyond my husband and began pounding my daughter in the thigh."

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:17:02 GMT 120 ViperDaimaohttp://digg.com/users/ViperDaimao/m.png World News 182

Yahoo to Radically Open Its Platforms

They want to make all Yahoo! sites integrated together as a huge social network! | Yahoo is swinging the doors of its Web platforms wide open to let outside developers create applications across its network of sites, as well as radically stitching together its online services under the social profile concept.

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:06:10 GMT 114 gamebittkhttp://digg.com/users/gamebittk/m.png Tech Industry News 26

Jack Thompson Reaches Out To Take-Two CEO's Mother

The email is provocative, to say the least. Not only does it say Mr. Zelnick is "like the Hitler Youth," it also attributes the deaths of three Alabama policemen and "a recent plethora of cop killings" to prior entries in the GTA series.

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:59:17 GMT 121 gmark13http://digg.com/users/gmark13/m.png Gaming Industry News 52

Huge iPod Turned into Porta-Party Kissing Booth

Whoa, this is so cool. You walk into this iPod "Porta-Party," plug in your iPod, play some tunes and get scandalous... hopefully with someone else.

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:56:25 GMT 104 tincanorangehttp://digg.com/img/udm.png Apple 14

Giant Undersea Volcano Found Off Iceland

A giant and unusual underwater volcano lies just offshore of Iceland on the Reykjanes Ridge, volcanologists have announced. At its base the volcano is approximately 30 miles (50 kilometers) across.

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:54:24 GMT 103 WordsnCollisionhttp://digg.com/users/WordsnCollision/m.png General Sciences 12

What the Family Would Let You See, the Pentagon Obstructs

Lt. Col. Billy Hall, one of the most senior officers to be killed in the Iraq war, was laid to rest yesterday at Arlington National Cemetery. It's hard to escape the conclusion that the Pentagon doesn't want you to know that.

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:39:42 GMT 147 BishkekBuddyhttp://digg.com/users/BishkekBuddy/m.png Political Opinion 18

Developers question openness of Microsoft's Mesh

"It's what they have always been trying to do which is own the pie"

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:31:12 GMT 106 liamvictorhttp://digg.com/users/liamvictor/m.png Microsoft 14

Borderline NSFW song about relativistic plasma jets

"Superluminal Lover," a charming little ditty about supermassive black holes and the relativistic plasma jets spouting from them.

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:29:49 GMT 97 dimmerswitchhttp://digg.com/users/dimmerswitch/m.png Space 9

When All Drugs Were Legal....There Wasn't a Drug Problem

Images from the preprohibition era when many psychotropic substances were legally available in America and Europe - Few people are aware that before World War I, a 9-year-old girl could walk into a drug store and buy heroin.

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 08:29:19 GMT 208 pizzlerhttp://digg.com/users/pizzler/m.png Health 78

Ultra-Long-Endurance Aircraft to Stay Aloft for Years

Boeing has unveiled concept art for an ultra-long-endurance aircraft that could stay aloft in the stratosphere for several years. Boeing has received a $3.8m (£2m) Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa) contract for Phase 1 of the Vulture programme.

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:25:03 GMT 226 gilghttp://digg.com/users/gilg/m.png Tech Industry News 48

Homemade 'Bum Bot' Has Water Cannon, Shoots Vagrants

The regulars hardly glance outside. They've seen bar owner Rufus Terrill's invention on patrol before — its bright red lights and even brighter spotlight blazing, infrared video camera filming and water cannon at the ready in the spinning turret on top.

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:22:30 GMT 179 Blakovitchhttp://digg.com/users/Blakovitch/m.png Gadgets 56

Wesley Snipes: 3 years in jail for not filing tax return

Actor Wesley Snipes faces up to three years in prison and a fine of $5 million when he is sentenced Thursday on federal tax evasion charges. Federal prosecutors last week urged U.S. District Judge William Hodges in Ocala, Florida, to sentence Snipes to the maximum penalty to scare everyone to pay...because there is NO LAW requiring citizens to file

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:18:38 GMT 353 demicritterhttp://digg.com/users/demicritter/m.png Political News 171

Does the Earth's magnetic field cause suicides?

Many animals can sense the Earth's magnetic field, so why not people? Surprisingly, it was found that the geomagnetism peaks matched up with peaks in the number of suicides in the northern Russian city of Kirovsk over the same period.

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:17:27 GMT 192 pizzlerhttp://digg.com/users/pizzler/m.png Environment 51

With First Car, a New Life in China

Western attention to China’s growing appetite for automobiles usually focuses on its link to mounting dependence on foreign oil. Chinese car buyers, including first-time buyers, have become more discriminating about the comfort, styling and reliability of the cars they buy. As a result, instead of planning to conquer overseas markets

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:15:16 GMT 120 petsheephttp://digg.com/users/petsheep/m.png Business & Finance 30

Opera Desktop Beta 2 (Kestrel) now available for download

Opera today unveiled the second beta preview of the forthcoming Opera 9.5 desktop browser, code-named Kestrel. The new beta improves on security, speed and performance, while refining some of Opera’s most popular features. For download, please visit http://www.opera.com/products/desktop/next/

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 06:53:16 GMT 373 espenaohttp://digg.com/users/espenao/m.png Software 125

Churchill sunset painting sells for $350,000

A painting by Winston Churchill of a Moroccan sunset — a view he loved so much that he invited U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt to see it — has sold for $350,000 (U.S.).

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 06:32:48 GMT 119 cybrspinhttp://digg.com/users/cybrspin/m.png Arts & Culture 28

North Koreans Taped at Syrian Nuclear Site

U.S. intelligence officials will meet with congressional lawmakers about North Korea's alleged nuclear cooperation with Syria Thursday on Capitol Hill.

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 06:11:17 GMT 240 mactep86http://digg.com/users/mactep86/m.png World News 110

The World's Largest Hybrid

It's wheels are bigger than your car...the driver has to climb a flight of stairs to get to his seat. And, if GE has their way, they might soon be painting it (at least metaphorically) green.

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 05:52:49 GMT 276 nowsourcinghttp://digg.com/users/nowsourcing/m.png Environment 39

Russian billionaire to set up magazine for snobs

Russia's super-rich love to flaunt their wealth. Soon they will have a magazine called Snob to help them.

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 05:34:26 GMT 186 miranda622http://digg.com/users/miranda622/m.png People 95

Teacher Accused of Burning Crosses onto Students' Arms

The Mount Vernon public-school science teacher who won't remove his personal Bible from the top of his desk also is accused of conducting a religious “healing session” during school and burning crosses onto students' arms.

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 05:13:04 GMT 433 toughluck1http://digg.com/users/toughluck1/m.png World News 200

Tips for improving gas mileage 30% or more

Area gas prices reached record highs again yesterday, and crude oil neared $120 a barrel. So, how would you like to improve your fuel economy by 30 percent or more without buying a new car?

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:50:01 GMT 585 SVOboyhttp://digg.com/users/SVOboy/m.png Environment 172

What your wallet says about you

Your wallet is stuffed with crumpled currency and raggedy receipts, and loose change clutters the floor of your car. That doesn't have anything to do with your ability to build a sound financial future though, right?

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:40:45 GMT 284 KoolBreezehttp://digg.com/users/KoolBreeze/m.png Business & Finance 116

Vicar applying for drinks licence to sell wine at church

"We have plans to serve lager and red and white wine - that is what the average punter wants."

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:02:22 GMT 177 GemStar38http://digg.com/users/GemStar38/m.png Odd Stuff 48

The Pirate Bay Smashes 12,000,000 BitTorrent Users

The notorious Pirate Bay BitTorrent tracker has reached yet another milestone as it serves more than 12 million peers. The site is also throwing down a challenge: They want every Pirate Bay peer to tell a friend - and get 20 million on the tracker soon.

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 03:40:01 GMT 932 spuncokehttp://digg.com/users/spuncoke/m.png Tech Industry News 124

Iron Exposed As High Temperature Superconductor

For more than 20 years, the only known superconductors that worked far above liquid-helium temperatures were a few dozen compounds—virtually all based on copper. Now scientists have discovered the first high-temperature superconductors based on iron. These novel materials could help unravel one of the biggest mysteries in science—Superconductors.

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 03:24:09 GMT 419 lucidguruhttp://digg.com/users/lucidguru/m.png General Sciences 87

8 Fictional Cities You Don't Want to Live in

Creators of fiction are always coming up with new and exciting places for their characters to dwell in, but not all of them can be utopias. In fact, some are cities and towns that would make you wish you were back in your boring old suburb again. Let's take a look, shall we?

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 03:10:01 GMT 792 msaleemhttp://digg.com/users/msaleem/m.png World News 168

NFL Beat Writers' Mock Draft

Since we couldn't convince the GMs of all 29 teams with first-round draft picks to carve out some time for us today, we opted for the next best thing.For five hours Thursday afternoon, SI.com conducted a mock draft with the people whose job it is to follow the NFL team in their city 365 days a year. The results are below.

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:56:01 GMT 185 TalSiachhttp://digg.com/users/TalSiach/m.png American & Canadian Football 26

Simple Manifesto: Break Free from the Tyranny of the Clock

An effective but simple guide to ditching your clock for good and getting back in touch with your body and its rhythms.

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:39:43 GMT 323 claycollinshttp://digg.com/users/claycollins/m.png Educational 65

Insane Halo 3 Triple Kill

My mother always told me not to litter...

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:20:01 GMT 1470 haxrhttp://digg.com/users/haxr/m.png Xbox 217

Banks lose overdraft charges case

The UK's biggest banks have lost a test case about overdraft charges.

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:13:34 GMT 365 stikkshttp://digg.com/img/udm.png Business & Finance 92

Florida considers Christian license plate

Florida drivers can order more than 100 specialty license plates celebrating everything from manatees to the Miami Heat, but one now under consideration would be the first in the nation to explicitly promote a specific religion.

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 01:56:03 GMT 470 oboyhttp://digg.com/users/oboy/m.png Autos 406

43 Superdelegates to End It.

KOS crunches the numbers so you don't have to. "At 43 more currently-named, unpledged superdelegates, Obama and his supporters can claim that Hillary Clinton cannot win." At that point, Hillary Clinton becomes irrelevant.

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 01:40:01 GMT 1403 allknighterhttp://digg.com/img/udm.png US Elections 2008 309

The 5 Best Mass Transit Systems in the World

As we all put our thinking caps on for this “save the environment” thing, and Americans begin to scream under the weight of rising fuel costs, one of the best ways around leaving a giant carbon footprint, or paying an arm and a leg, is to take the bus. Or the train. Or a subway.

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 01:28:04 GMT 723 MookiBlaylockhttp://digg.com/users/MookiBlaylock/m.png Travel & Places 230

Out-of-This-World Fishing (PICS)

Be careful what you hook up. Aside from picking some vicious industrial garbage, you can bring to the surface some strange and unmentionable things. Most fishermen will happily brag about an extraordinary big fish. But sometimes the catch is so bizarre, that they'd rather forget it over a drink or two.

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 01:10:01 GMT 1300 MrBabyManhttp://digg.com/users/MrBabyMan/m.png Other Sports 107

How-to: Make a PS3 Laptop of your very own (part 1)

You may not have the disposable income to take home our one of a kind PS3 Laptop (which is still up for charity auction!), but that doesn't mean you don't have the time or wherewithal to build one of your own.

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:55:37 GMT 580 arbiterofcoolhttp://digg.com/users/arbiterofcool/m.png Hardware 59

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