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		<title>20 Absolutely Awesome Last Words</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 04:36:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[No matter how you slice it, we'll all have our own last words at some point. So why not go out with something memorable like these 20 people did?]]></description>
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<p>No matter how you slice it, we&#8217;ll all have our own last words at some point. So why not go out with something memorable like these 20 people did?</p>
<h2>1.) &#8220;Go away, I&#8217;m all right.&#8221;</h2>
<p><em>H. G. Wells. He was unaware he was dying, 1946</em></p>
<h2>2.) &#8220;They couldn&#8217;t hit an elephant at this distance!&#8221;</h2>
<p><em>John Sedgwick, Union general before he was shot by a Confederate sniper, 1864</em></p>
<h2>3.) &#8220;Surprise me.&#8221;</h2>
<p><em>Bob Hope in response to his wife asking him where he would like to be buried, 2003</em></p>
<h2>4.) &#8220;Now, now, my good man, this is no time for making enemies.&#8221;</h2>
<p><em>Voltaire in response to a priest asking him to renounce Satan, 1778</em></p>
<h2>5.) &#8220;You got me.&#8221;</h2>
<p><em>John Dillinger (famous bank robber), 1934</em></p>
<h2>6.) &#8220;One last drink, please.&#8221;</h2>
<p><em>Jack Daniel, 1911</em></p>
<h2>7.) &#8220;I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.&#8221;</h2>
<p><em>Nathan Hale, American spy, 1776</em></p>
<h2>8.) &#8220;Amen.&#8221;</h2>
<p><em>Pope John Paul II, 2005</em></p>
<h2>9.) &#8220;Die, my dear? Why, that&#8217;s the last thing I&#8217;ll do!&#8221;</h2>
<p><em>Groucho Marx, 1977</em></p>
<h2>10.) &#8220;Tomorrow, I shall no longer be here.&#8221;</h2>
<p><em>Nostradamus, 1566</em></p>
<h2>11.) &#8220;Okay, I won&#8217;t.&#8221;</h2>
<p><em>Elvis Presley responding to his fiancee when she remarked not to fall asleep in the bathroom, 1977</em></p>
<h2>12.) &#8220;I have offended God and mankind because my work did not reach the quality it should have.&#8221;</h2>
<p><em>Leonardo da Vinci, 1519</em></p>
<h2>13.) &#8220;I am ready.&#8221;</h2>
<p><em>Woodrow Wilson, 1924</em></p>
<h2>14.) &#8220;Hey, fellas! How about this for a headline for tomorrow&#8217;s paper? &#8216;French Fries&#8217;!&#8221;</h2>
<p><em>James French, a convicted murderer, on the electric chair, 1966</em></p>
<h2>15.) &#8220;No.&#8221;</h2>
<p><em>Alexander Graham Bell signing to his deaf wife after she whispered, &#8220;Don&#8217;t leave me,&#8221; 1922</em></p>
<h2>16.) &#8220;Pardon me, sir. I did not do it on purpose.&#8221;</h2>
<p><em>Marie Antoinette as she was approaching the guillotine, accidentally stepping on the executioner&#8217;s foot, 1793</em></p>
<h2>17.) &#8220;This is a hell of a way to die.&#8221;</h2>
<p><em>George S. Patton after being admitted to the hospital after a car accident, 1945</em></p>
<h2>18.) &#8220;I should have drunk more champagne.&#8221;</h2>
<p><em>John Maynard Keynes, 1946</em></p>
<h2>19.) &#8220;Goodnight my kitten.&#8221;</h2>
<p><em>Ernest Hemingway to his wife, 1961</em></p>
<h2>20.) &#8220;More weight.&#8221;</h2>
<p><em>Giles Corey said to the court as large heavy stones were placed on top of him for refusing to answer whether he was a witch or not, 1692</em></p>
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		<title>20 Wrong Predictions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 23:59:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mr. Blogington</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[February 2 is Groundhog Day in the U.S. and Canada. In case you're unfamiliar with the holiday, when a groundhog emerges from his burrow and sees his shadow, there will be 6 more weeks of winter. If he doesn't, then spring is coming early. While his prediction may be right sometimes, here are some predictions that people have said that were really, really wrong. Nostradamus my ass.]]></description>
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<p>February 2 is Groundhog Day in the U.S. and Canada. In case you&#8217;re unfamiliar with the holiday, when a groundhog emerges from his burrow and sees his shadow, there will be 6 more weeks of winter. If he doesn&#8217;t, then spring is coming early. While his prediction may be right sometimes, here are some predictions that people have said that were really, really wrong. Nostradamus my ass.</p>
<h2>1.) &#8220;If excessive smoking actually plays a role in the production of lung cancer, it seems to be a minor one.&#8221;</h2>
<p><em>W.C. Heuper, National Cancer Institute, 1954</em></p>
<h2>2.) “A rocket will never be able to leave the Earth’s atmosphere.”</h2>
<p><em>New York Times, 1936</em></p>
<h2>3.) &#8220;Reagan doesn’t have that presidential look.&#8221;</h2>
<p><em>A United Artists Executive rejecting Ronald Reagan as the lead in the film The Best Man, 1964</em></p>
<h2>4.) &#8220;Taking the best left-handed pitcher in baseball and converting him into a right fielder is one of the dumbest things I ever heard.&#8221;</h2>
<p><em>Center fielder Tris Speaker on Babe Ruth, 1919</em></p>
<h2>5.) &#8220;You better get secretarial work or get married.&#8221;</h2>
<p><em>Director of Blue Book Modeling Agency Emmeline Snively advising Marilyn Monroe, 1944</em></p>
<h2>6.) &#8220;Man will not fly for 50 years.&#8221;</h2>
<p><em>Wilbur Wright, 1901</em></p>
<h2>7.) &#8220;The horse is here to stay but the automobile is only a novelty, a fad.&#8221;</h2>
<p><em>The president of the Michigan Savings Bank advising Henry Ford&#8217;s lawyer, Horace Rackham, not to invest in the Ford Motor Company, 1903</em></p>
<h2>8.) &#8220;It will be years, not in my time, before a woman will become Prime Minister.&#8221;</h2>
<p><em> Margaret Thatcher, 1970. She became Prime Minister in 1979</em></p>
<h2>9.) “640K ought to be enough for anybody.”</h2>
<p><em>Bill Gates, 1981 (Although he denies it)</em></p>
<h2>10.) “Stocks have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau.”</h2>
<p><em> Irving Fisher, Professor of Economics at Yale University, 1929</em></p>
<h2>11.) “The bomb will never go off. I speak as an expert in explosives.”</h2>
<p>Admiral William Leahy, U.S. Atomic Bomb Project, 1945</p>
<h2>12.) &#8220;The Americans have need of the telephone, but we do not. We have plenty of messenger boys.&#8221;</h2>
<p><em>Sir William Preece, Chief engineer of the British Post Office, 1876</em></p>
<h2>13.) &#8220;Next Christmas the iPod will be dead, finished, gone, kaput.&#8221;</h2>
<p><em>Sir Alan Sugar, 2005</em></p>
<h2>14.) &#8220;It doesn’t matter what he does, he will never amount to anything.”</h2>
<p><em>Albert Einstein’s teacher to his father, 1895</em></p>
<h2>15.) &#8220;Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?”</h2>
<p><em>H. M. Warner, Warner Brothers, 1927</em></p>
<h2>16.) “I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.”</h2>
<p><em>Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, 1943</em></p>
<h2>17.) “That virus is a pussycat.”</h2>
<p><em>Dr. Peter Duesberg speaking on HIV, 1988</em></p>
<h2>18.) &#8220;Read my lips: No new taxes.&#8221;</h2>
<p><em>George H.W. Bush, 1988</em></p>
<h2>19.) “There will never be a bigger plane built.”</h2>
<p><em>A Boeing engineer after the first flight of the 247, a twin engine plane that held ten people, 1933</em></p>
<h2>20.) &#8220;There&#8217;s just not that many videos I want to watch.&#8221;</h2>
<p><em>YouTube co-founder Steve Chen, 2005</em></p>
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		<title>8 Most Secure Places In the World</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 19:04:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There's no doubt that in times of crisis, we all want to find someone place to hide and be safe. You could try heading to one of these 8 places (in no particular order).]]></description>
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<p>There&#8217;s no doubt that in times of crisis, we all want to find someone place to hide and be safe. You could try heading to one of these 8 places (in no particular order).</p>
<h2>1.) United States Bullion Depository (Fort Knox)</h2>
<p><img src="http://blogington.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Fort-Knox.jpg" alt="" title="Fort Knox" width="350" height="200" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-4684" /><br />
Perhaps the most famous place in terms of security, the United States Bullion Depository, commonly called Fort Knox because of the nearby base, houses over 4,500 tons of gold and ranks second in the U.S. in that category. Constructed in 1936, the Depository has held some key documents throughout history. During WWII, the gold vault held the original U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence, the Magna Carta, and the Crown of St. Stephen.</p>
<p><strong>What makes it so secure?:</strong> The gold vault (which is under the fortress) is protected by a 22 ton blast-proof door. No single person knows the combination to the vault. In fact, in order for the vault to be opened, it requires 10 people who each have their own portion of the combination. The vault also has smaller vaults inside. The facility itself is closed off by fences and armed guards from the U.S. Mint Police. Alarms and cameras also help guard the area and if a break-in did manage to occur, the Army posted at the base at Fort Knox is authorized to help in the protection. 30,000 soldiers with Apache helicopter gunships, artillery, and tanks will be there within minutes.</p>
<h2>2.) ADX Florence Supermax Prison</h2>
<p><img src="http://blogington.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/ADX-Supermax.jpg" alt="" title="ADX Supermax" width="374" height="250" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-4690" /><br />
ADX Florence is a prison located in Colorado that houses some of the most ruthless criminals and terrorists of our time. The prisoners are kept in solitary confinement for 22-23 hours a day and their cells are made of concrete, even the bed. The 4&#8243; x 4&#8242; windows are made so that only the sky can be seen and prisoners cannot determine their location within the facility. Notable prisoners housed at ADX include Zacarias Moussaoui, a 9/11 conspirator; Theodore Kaczynski, the Unabomber; Richard Colvin Reid, the Shoe Bomber; Eric Robert Rudolph, the &#8217;96 Atlanta Olympic Bomber; and Terry Nichols, conspirator of the Oklahoma City Bombings. Timothy McVeigh was also housed here. It&#8217;s no wonder that ADX has been deemed &#8220;a cleaner version of Hell.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>What makes it so secure?:</strong> ADX is rigged with motion detectors, cameras, and lasers. The facility has 1,400 steel doors that are remote-controlled and pressure pads line the halls. ADX also has guard dogs ready to strike at any sign of an escape attempt. Lastly, the outside perimeter has 12 foot high barbed wire fences. Those large towers in the picture above are not just for aesthetics. They are actually gun towers ready to shoot any prisoner that manages to make it outside.</p>
<h2>3.) Svalbard Global Seed Vault</h2>
<p><img src="http://blogington.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Svalbard-Global-Seed-Vault.jpg" alt="" title="Svalbard Global Seed Vault" width="450" height="300" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-4697" /><br />
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault is on the Norwegian island of Spitsbergen. The purpose of the vault is to store the world&#8217;s seeds in the event of a cataclysmic disaster that wiped out the world&#8217;s crops. There are currently over 250 million individual seeds in the vault.</p>
<p><strong>What makes it so secure?:</strong> The vault itself is built 390 feet inside of a mountain that is covered in permafrost and the seeds are stored in special heat-sealed packets which are then stored in boxes. The location of the vault was chosen because of the lack of tectonic activity in the area. Its location above sea level (430 feet) will ensure its survival even if the icecaps melt from global warming. The vault is kept at a frosty 0°F and there are no roads leading to it directly. Perhaps the biggest reason it&#8217;s so secure is the location itself on the island. Good luck getting there.</p>
<h2>4.) Cheyenne Mountain</h2>
<p><img src="http://blogington.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Cheyenne-Mountain.jpg" alt="" title="Cheyenne Mountain" width="450" height="300" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-4704" /><br />
Cheyenne Mountain is home to elements of NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defense Command. The command center was built in the midst of the Cold War to monitor any potential missile or nuclear strike against the U.S. and Canada. In 2006, NORAD decided to move operations to the nearby Peterson Air Force Base, but Cheyenne Mountain will remain ready should any such attack occur.</p>
<p><strong>What makes it so secure?:</strong> The tunnel was bored through the solid granite of the mountain and any attack on the mountain was designed to have the shock wave come out the other end of the mountain. The shock wave would have to also pass through two 25 ton blast doors. It can survive a 30 megaton blast from a over a mile away. The underground Combat Operations Center can survive a blast within 1.7 miles. The North Portal pictured above extends in a 1/3 mile tunnel that leads to the two blast doors. Behind those doors is a 4.5 acre grid of tunnels completely surrounded by the granite. There are even some free-standing buildings. It gets better though.</p>
<p>The free-standing buildings have a skeleton of 3/8&#8243; steel plates which help absorb and weaken any electromagnetic pulse which could disable the computer systems. The complex can also withstand powerful earthquakes. The buildings are also built on top of steel springs that allow the complex to move one foot in any direction. Support facilities such as a pharmacy, a dentist, and a barber shop are there along with air and water filtration systems.</p>
<h2>5.) Area 51</h2>
<p><img src="http://blogington.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Area-51-Sign.jpg" alt="" title="Area 51 Sign" width="450" height="300" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-4713" /><br />
The &#8220;secret&#8221; military base in Nevada, known as Area 51, has been central in alien and UFO conspiracy theories. Whatever goes on in Area 51, not many people know about it since signs like this one surround the perimeter of the base. The airspace is also restricted and the area is known by pilots as &#8220;The Box.&#8221;</p>
<p><strong>What makes it so secure?:</strong> You can&#8217;t get in. Along with the signs, a security subcontractor in camouflage Humvees and F-140s constantly patrol the area, especially around the signs . These security guards are armed with M-16s and have authorization to use deadly force. These &#8220;cammo dudes&#8221; also have helicopters that act as deterrents. The area has motion sensors buried in the ground to detect anyone trying to sneak into the base.  Closed-circuit TV cameras also line the perimeter and some even have night vision. The base does not appear on any public government map and only through Google Earth can you actually see the base from above.</p>
<h2>6.) Federal Reserve Bank of New York</h2>
<p><img src="http://blogington.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Federal-Reserve-Bank-of-NY.jpg" alt="" title="Federal Reserve Bank of NY" width="300" height="225" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-4717" /><br />
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is the largest regional bank of the Federal Reserve System. The bank reportedly holds 25% of the entire world&#8217;s gold, even more than Fort Knox. About $270 billion worth of gold from 122 countries is in the underground vault.</p>
<p><strong>What makes it so secure?:</strong> The vault is 80 feet below street level and 50 feet below sea level. The Fed is constantly patrolled by guards that are trained in markmanship. The vault is at the bottom of a three-story bunker. Three separate teams monitor the vault and one person from each team must be present to open the vault. Just like at Fort Knox, not one single person knows the entire combination. Closed-circuit cameras and detectors sound off when the vault is opened. The vault is also airtight and watertight and some of the locks don&#8217;t open right away; they are on time-delay. The weight of an individual gold bar &#8211; 27 pounds &#8211; makes it difficult to steal much gold.</p>
<h2>7.) Bold Lane Car Park</h2>
<p><img src="http://blogington.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Bold-Lane.jpg" alt="" title="Bold Lane" width="300" height="175" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-4721" /><br />
It may be strange to put a parking garage in line with such places as Area 51 and Fort Knox, but over the years Bold Lane has earned a reputation as the safest and most secure garage in the world.</p>
<p><strong>What makes it so secure?:</strong> The 10 floor, 440 space parking garage is 24/7. When entering, the driver is issued a barcoded ticket. The barcode is scanned and it is linked to a specific parking spot once the driver types in the spot number. Once linked, motion sensor underneath the spot turn on. If the car moves when the driver is not there, an alarm sounds. The only way to turn off the motion sensor is to pay the barcoded parking ticket. 190 CCTV cameras patrol the building as well. Emergency buttons spread across the building can lock it down within seconds and a PA system allows for communication with pedestrians at any time. There are even foam dividers between spaces to prevent scratches. It has not had an incident in over a decade.</p>
<h2>8.) Air Force One</h2>
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In reality, any aircraft carrying the President of the United States is designated as Air Force One. However, the two Boeing 747s are the aircraft we&#8217;re talking about here. The aircraft is designed to have a complete mobile White House in the event of an national emergency.</p>
<p><strong>What makes it so secure?:</strong> Air Force One is capable of traveling almost 8,000 miles (about a third of the world) on one tank. It can also refuel in midair, allowing the plane to fly forever in theory. The President can even address that nation from the plane. All the electronic equipment is covered with electromagnetic pulse shielding. AF-1 can also jam enemy radar, deploy flares to avoid heat-seeking missiles, and deploy chaff for the radar-guiding missiles. This flying machine can also fly through a nuclear attack. There are compartments for small arms and ammunition. AF-1 is also usually escorted by fighter jets. Any other capabilities of AF-1 are strictly classified.</p>
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		<title>5 Things Invented By Accident</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2010 21:18:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We've all made mistakes in our lives. Sometimes we learn from those mistakes. Other times, we are just doomed to repeat them. There's one more thing that you can do about your mistakes - accidentally create a popular item that revolutionizes a certain industry or changes the world forever.]]></description>
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<p>We&#8217;ve all made mistakes in our lives. Sometimes we learn from those mistakes. Other times, we are just doomed to repeat them. There&#8217;s one more thing that you can do about your mistakes &#8211; accidentally create a popular item that revolutionizes a certain industry or changes the world forever. Here are 5 such things.</p>
<h2>1.) Post-it Notes</h2>
<p>In 1968, a Spencer Silver, a 3M scientist, accidentally invented an adhesive substance that could be reused. Unfortunately, no one at 3M or elsewhere thought much of this adhesive material and it remained without a use until 1974. In that year, Arthur Fry came up with the idea of using that adhesive material to make his bookmarks stick in his hymnbook. In 1977, 3M launched the Post-it, but it failed because no one knew what to do with it exactly. They started giving out free samples, and in 1980, the product was a success and was sold throughout the country.</p>
<h2>2.) Slinky</h2>
<p>Richard James, a naval engineer, was trying to develop a spring that would stabilize and support very sensitive equipment on ships and cruisers in 1943. When James accidentally knocked one of these springs off a shelf, he watched in amazement as it continued moving. He experimented with different types of steel wires and tensions until he found the one that worked best. His wife Betty called it the &#8220;Slinky,&#8221; which meant sleek and graceful. They sold their invention at $1 a piece.</p>
<h2>3.) Potato Chips</h2>
<p>George Crum was an annoyed chef in 1853. One of his customers kept sending back his fried potatoes, claiming they were too thick and soggy. Crum decided to slice the potatoes so thin, that the customer wouldn&#8217;t be able to use a fork. He also stir-fried the slices and put some extra salt on it. To his surprise, the customer loved these new &#8220;chips.&#8221; Crum dubbed them &#8220;Saratoga Chips.&#8221; They became popular in the Northeastern United States and soon spread like wildfire.</p>
<h2>4.) The Sandwich</h2>
<p>While the sandwich itself wasn&#8217;t invented by John Montagu, it was sure named after him. You see, Montagu was the 4th Earl of Sandwich. He ordered his valet and attendant to bring him meat between two pieces of bread. Since Montagu was an Earl, others in his area wanted the same as him and ordered &#8220;the same as Sandwich!&#8221; While this is still under debate, it is the most common story told regarding the sandwich.</p>
<h2>5.) Popsicles</h2>
<p>Frank Epperson was just 11 in 1905 when he accidentally created the popsicle. He left a mixture of of powered soda and water out on his porch, leaving his stirring stick in the mixture too. It just so happened that San Francisco&#8217;s weather reached a record low that night. The next morning, Epperson woke up to his mixture frozen on a stick. He called it the Epsicle. 18 years later, he revealed his creation to the public and renamed it the Popsicle, at his children&#8217;s request.</p>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 00:43:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There have been events that have changed the course of history. World War II, September 11, and the discovery of the Americas have all helped shape the world we live in today. But what about specific objects?]]></description>
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<p>There have been events that have changed the course of history. World War II, September 11, and the discovery of the Americas have all helped shape the world we live in today. But what about specific objects? Here are 4 objects that have been found that could dramatically alter the history of the world if they are proven to be authentic without a shadow of doubt.</p>
<h2>1.) Kensington Runestone</h2>
<p><img src="http://blogington.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Kensington-Runestone.jpg" alt="" title="Kensington Runestone" width="300" height="350" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3505" /><br />
The Kensington Runestone is a giant sandstone that was found near Kensington, Minnesota in 1898. The stone is covered in runes, which is a type of Germanic alphabet used by Scandinavians. The discovery of the stone suggests that Scandinavian explorers came to North America and explored the American Midwest almost a century before Columbus discovered the Americas. The authenticity of the Kensington Runestone has been debated since its discovery.</p>
<h2>2.) Shroud of Turin</h2>
<p><img src="http://blogington.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Shroud-of-Turin.jpg" alt="" title="Shroud of Turin" width="448" height="118" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3511" /><br />
The Shroud of Turin is a piece of cloth that bears an image of a man with injuries consistent in the manner of crucifixion. Photo negatives have shown a face remarkably similar to that of Jesus Christ. Those who believe in the authenticity of the Shroud have suggested that this cloth is the burial shroud of Jesus Christ himself. Opponents of the Shroud&#8217;s authenticity have pointed to a radiocarbon dating that occurred in 1988. The results of that test showed the fibers in the linen were from the Middle Ages. The Shroud continues to be one of the most debated objects in history.</p>
<h2>3.) Baghdad Battery</h2>
<p><img src="http://blogington.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Baghdad-Battery.jpg" alt="" title="Baghdad Battery" width="237" height="330" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3513" /><br />
The Baghdad Battery is actually comprised of three things: A terracotta jar, an iron rod, and a copper cylinder. It is thought that this artifact was used for electroplating gold onto silver. If the electroplating theory is correct, it would be the first device in history that could generate electricity. It would predate the the invention of the electrochemical cell by over 1,000 years.</p>
<h2>4.) Dendera Light</h2>
<p><img src="http://blogington.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Dendera-Light.jpg" alt="" title="Dendera Light" width="400" height="275" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3518" /><br />
The Dendera Light is a series of stone reliefs in the Hathor Temple in Egypt. The traditional view held by most historians is that the relief depicts a lotus flower and a pillar, with a serpent inside. However, proponents of the &#8220;Ancient Astronaut&#8221; theory suggest that the reliefs depict a light bulb, not a lotus flower and snake. The theory also implies that the light bulb was given to the early Egyptians by aliens. If the Dendera Light is indeed a light bulb or some early form of it, it would precede even the Baghdad Battery as the first manipulation of electricity.</p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:56:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mysteries. We love mysteries and can't get enough of them! If you have yet to read the original article, read it <a href="http://blogington.com/6-unsolved-mysteries/">here</a>. Now, here are 4 more mysteries that have been unsolved for years.]]></description>
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<p>Mysteries. We love mysteries and can&#8217;t get enough of them! If you have yet to read the original article, read it <a href="http://blogington.com/6-unsolved-mysteries/">here</a>. Now, here are 4 more mysteries that have been unsolved for years.</p>
<h2>1.) Jack the Ripper</h2>
<p><img src="http://blogington.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Jack-the-Ripper.jpg" alt="" title="Jack the Ripper" width="350" height="250" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3473" /><br />
Jack the Ripper was the name given to a mysterious serial killer who murdered at least five women prostitutes in the Whitechapel district of London in 1888. The murders became highly publicized because the bodies were mutilated and missing some internal organs. Police, investigators and scholars have attempted to figure out the identity of the Ripper for decades and have named dozens of suspects, including Alice in Wonderland author Lewis Carroll . Since the killer&#8217;s identity has never been solved, several theories came forward. One theory even blamed the murders as part of a Masonic plot. Even modern police techniques have been unable to figure out the killer&#8217;s identity and it remains one of the most well-known unsolved mysteries in history.</p>
<h2>2.) WOW! Signal</h2>
<p><img src="http://blogington.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/WOW-Signal-250x141.jpg" alt="" title="WOW! Signal" width="350" height="160" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-3479" /><br />
On August 15, 1977, Dr. Jerry Ehman was working on a Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI) project at Ohio State when he detected a signal at The Big Ear radio telescope. The signal has been thought to be of extraterrestrial origin and Big Ear detected the signal for exactly 72 seconds. All subsequent attempts to find the signal have been unsuccessful, even when using more powerful and more sensitive equipment. Further research suggests the the signal was very unlikely to come from anything related to the Earth.</p>
<h2>3.) Black Dahlia</h2>
<p><img src="http://blogington.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Black-Dahlia.jpg" alt="" title="Black Dahlia" width="199" height="288" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3485" /><br />
Black Dahlia was the nickname given to Elizabeth Short, a 22-year-old woman who was abducted and murdered in Los Angeles in 1947. After about a week, her body was found on January 15. The body was horribly mutilated and in pieces. Thousands of people were questioned by police and 60 people confessed to be the alleged murderer. However, nothing conclusive was ever found and one of the largest investigations in LA&#8217;s history remains unsolved and no killer has ever been found.</p>
<h2>4.) Oak Island Money Pit</h2>
<p><img src="http://blogington.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Oak-Island-Money-Pit.jpg" alt="" title="Oak Island Money Pit" width="350" height="250" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-3488" /><br />
Off the coast of Nova Scotia, there is an island. The island contains a pit discovered by three boys in 1795. They discovered that around every 10 feet, there was a layer of logs placed across the hole. Later, a company further discovered that the logs continued on their pattern up until 90 feet deep. Supposedly at 90 feet, they discovered a stone inscription that was written in symbols. It was decoded as saying &#8220;forty feet below, two million pounds lie buried.&#8221; Digging any deeper causes the shaft to flood. There have been many theories as to who built the pit and what is buried there. Some say that the Holy Grail was buried there by Templar Knights, others say that the treasure holds secret documents that could change history, and still others say that Marie Antoinette&#8217;s jewels are buried there.</p>
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		<title>7 Dates the World Was Supposed to End&#8230;But Didn&#8217;t (Or Won&#8217;t)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 04:59:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The idea of the world as we know it coming to an end has been around for thousands of years. The Bible, Nostradamus, past and present civilizations, and Hollywood directors have all had their own versions of how the world will end. Most versions have the world ending in horrific disasters like giant tsunamis, worldwide pandemic, and nuclear warfare. Did you already survive the world ending though?]]></description>
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<p>The idea of the world as we know it coming to an end has been around for thousands of years. The Bible, Nostradamus, past and present civilizations, and Hollywood directors have all had their own versions of how the world will end. Most versions have the world ending in horrific disasters like giant tsunamis, worldwide pandemic, and nuclear warfare. Did you already survive the world ending though? Well read on to find out 7 dates that the world was supposed to end on, but didn&#8217;t (including a few dates for the future).</p>
<h2>1.) January 1, 1000 A.D.</h2>
<p>The months leading up to the new millennium were tumultuous. Many pilgrims, knights, and others made a trip to Jerusalem, thinking that the Apocalypse and Armageddon was upon them. During their trip there, many died of disease and hunger. Some pilgrims even sold all their belongings in the hope that it would help them become one of the chosen few to ascend. Needless to say, the world was relatively safe when the calendar rolled over and many pilgrims were left homeless.</p>
<h2>2.) Many dates in 1843 and 1844</h2>
<p>There was this preacher named William Miller. He studied the Bible extensively and after doing some calculations, he became convinced that the world was going to end sometime in 1843. He double checked his answers for 4 years and then in 1822 went public in a document with his declaration. He said the world would end between March 21, 1843 and March 21, 1844. When nothing happened, he pushed the date back to April 18, 1844. Another man within this movement, now known as Millerism, predicted the final doomsday date of October 22, 1844. When nothing happened (again), it became known as &#8220;The Great Disappointment.&#8221; The Millerism movement weakened after that and the thousands of followers were left confused and in disbelief.</p>
<h2>3.) March 10, 1982</h2>
<p>What&#8217;s so special about March 10, 1982? Well on that day, the planets were all on the same side of the sun. While the planets were not exactly in a straight line, many people saw this event as a sign of the end times. The &#8220;Jupiter Effect&#8221; was supposed to wreak havoc over tidal forces, cause earthquakes and hurricanes, and almost every other natural disaster you can imagine. Well, we&#8217;re still here.</p>
<h2>4.) January 1, 2000</h2>
<p>The infamous Y2K situation. Futurists had visions of toasters attacking their owners with weaponized toast and lawn mowers chasing after gardeners. Governments around the world feared that computers and electronic systems would read the digits &#8220;00&#8243; as 1900, instead of 2000. There is no doubt that at least a few of the people who showed up in Times Square in New York that night were expecting to go out in a blaze of glory. Much to their dismay, the Y2K situation passed relatively harmlessly.</p>
<h2>5.) June 6, 2006</h2>
<p>If you write that date in short form, it comes out 6/6/06. As you may know, the number &#8217;666&#8242; is referred to as the sign of the devil. Religious sects were informing everyone they could that the Antichrist was returning to Earth and that people should prepare themselves. Either the Antichrist never came, or he got stuck in traffic because Earth still stands.</p>
<h2>6.) December 21/23, 2012</h2>
<p>This is quite possibly the most famous date for the end of the world. The date was &#8220;predicted&#8221; by the Mayans as the last date on their Long Count calendar. Other events are schedule to occur in 2012, causing more hype. One event includes the sun reaching a solar maximum (it might happen in early 2013). When it does that, the magnetic poles of the Earth supposedly might reverse, causing unimaginable damage. There is also a theory that a giant solar flare will incinerate the planet and if that wasn&#8217;t enough, supervolcanoes will erupt and completely block out the sun for whatever life is left on the Earth. </p>
<h2>7.) The year 3797</h2>
<p>Nostradamus is seen as a &#8220;prophet&#8221; by many. His books of quatrains that are supposedly about future events are well known and documented. However, Nostradamus&#8217;s prophecies stop abruptly at the year 3797. A sign of the end of the world? We will see. If it happens, please let me know so this article can be updated.</p>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:09:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The world loves mysteries. There are so many events and occurrences that happen on this planet that have no rational or logical explanation. Extraterrestrials, hoaxes, paranormal activities, and conspiracies lie at the root of most unsolved mysteries.]]></description>
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<p>The world loves mysteries. There are so many events and occurrences that happen on this planet that have no rational or logical explanation. Extraterrestrials, hoaxes, paranormal activities, and conspiracies lie at the root of most unsolved mysteries. Here are 6 mysteries that remain unsolved.</p>
<h2>1.) The Bloop</h2>
<p><div id="attachment_2804" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 326px;  border: 1px solid #dddddd; background-color: #f3f3f3; padding-top: 4px; margin: 10px; text-align:center;"><img src="http://blogington.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Bloop.jpg" alt="Isn&#039;t it amazing!?" title="The Bloop" width="316" height="203" class="size-full wp-image-2804" /><p style=' padding: 0 4px 5px; margin: 0;'  class="wp-caption-text">Isn't it amazing!?</p></div><br />
The Bloop was a strange low frequency underwater sound heard in the summer of 1997. The sound was traced to somewhere off the southwestern coast of South America and was detected by the NOAA using U.S. Navy equipment originally designed for detecting Soviet submarines. The Bloop could be heard on receptors from as far as 5,000 km away (about 3,100 miles). Many cryptozoologists believe the sound came from a living creature. However, in order for that to be true, the &#8220;creature&#8221; had to have been many times larger than the Blue Whale, which is the largest animal on Earth. Other &#8220;Bloops&#8221; have occurred throughout the years, making it an unexplained phenomenon.</p>
<h2>2.) D.B. Cooper</h2>
<p><img src="http://blogington.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/DBCooper.jpg" alt="DB Cooper" title="DB Cooper" width="244" height="289" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2807" /><br />
On the day before Thanksgiving in 1971, a man named Dan Cooper boarded a flight from Portland, Oregon to Seattle, Washington. Once the flight started, he handed the flight attendant a note saying the plane was being hijacked and he wanted $200,000. Once the plane landed, he received the money and the plane took off again toward Reno, Nevada. However, he never made it to Reno. Cooper jumped out of the plane into the dark, raining Washington wilderness, never to be seen again. While $5,800 of the $200k ransom was found in 1980 soggy and washed up on the Columbia River (by matching the serial numbers), the rest and Cooper himself has remained missing. It is the only unsolved hijacking in American history.</p>
<h2>3.) The Piri Reis Map</h2>
<p><img src="http://blogington.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Piri-Reis-Map.jpg" alt="Piri Reis Map" title="Piri Reis Map" width="250" height="350" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2811" /><br />
The Piri Reis Map is a map drawn by Ottoman-Turkish cartographer Piri Reis in 1513. Most of the map is pretty regular, showing the west coast of Northern Africa and Europe. The map also shows the east coast of Brazil and some islands like the Azores and Canary Islands. The most startling and controversial part of the map is the landmass on the southern portion of the map. Many claim that this landmass is proof that Antarctica was explored earlier than previously thought, supporting theories of global exploration before Columbus. Others claim that the map was based on knowledge that extraterrestrials based down to humans based on their exploration of Earth.</p>
<h2>4.) The Voynich Manuscript</h2>
<p><img src="http://blogington.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Voynich.jpg" alt="Voynich" title="Voynich" width="350" height="450" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2816" /><br />
The Voynich Manuscript is a document written in a strange language. The language is so strange that no one has ever deciphered even a single letter from it. No one. Not military codebreakers from WWII, linguists, or cryptographers. The Manuscript also depicts naked women bathing in a green liquid. The book contains sections about astronomy, biology, recipes, and plant life. The text remains unsolved today, even though it was written in somewhere between the 15th and 16th century.</p>
<h2>5.) The Giant Stone Balls of Costa Rica</h2>
<p><img src="http://blogington.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/CostaRicanBalls1.jpg" alt="Costa Rican Balls" title="Costa Rican Balls" width="300" height="300" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-2819" /><br />
In the 1930&#8242;s, men clearing a jungle for a banana plantation found balls. Giant stone balls. It turns out these stone balls are all over Costa Rica. The workmen moved some, while other balls were blown up. It has been speculated the balls were in alignment according to some astronomical object, while others speculate that there is a coffee bean in the center of the ball. According to a laser study, the balls are 96% perfect, which begs the question. Who made them? Why did they? What purpose do they serve?</p>
<h2>6.) The Mary Celeste</h2>
<p><img src="http://blogington.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Mary-Celeste-250x187.jpg" alt="Mary Celeste" title="Mary Celeste" width="250" height="200" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-2823" /><br />
The Mary Celeste had a crew of 8 men and 2 passengers (Captain Benjamin Briggs&#8217;s wife and 2 year old daughter). Captain Benjamin Briggs was a respected and experienced captain, and his crew was trustworthy and capable. His cargo was 1700 barrels of alcohol and the destination was Genoa, Italy. After having dinner with his friend and fellow captain the night before (who was going to be on the same route just a few days behind him), the <em>Mary Celeste</em> left New York headed for Italy in 1872. They were never seen again. The ship was found completely abandoned with no sign of struggle, the lifeboat missing, and all documents missing except the captain&#8217;s log. In 1873, two lifeboats were found. One of them had 5 bodies in it, and the other had one body with a U.S. flag. The bodies were not identified.</p>
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