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http://www.jitterbug.com/origins/ Tracing the plot elements of Star Wars, from Flash Gordon, science fiction, and even the Wizard of Oz

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crazy_Ivan The Crazy Ivan is a submarine technique that uses lots of short, sharp turns

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http://www.segatoys.co.jp/nearme/ Japan has created a robot cat

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http://www.muffinfilms.com/ A dozen short films on muffins

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http://pgacon.com/KitchenMyths.htm Can baking soda absorb odors in your fridge? Find out here

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http://www.realsimple.com/realsimple/content/print/0,22304,676079,00.html A Hershey bar has a shelf life of one year

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http://www.coolhunting.com/archives/2005/07/the_knitting_ma_2.php?6397538837 some very impressive pieces of modern art

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http://nielsenhayden.com/makinglight/archives/006433.html Some variants of chess

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http://www.origamiboulder.com/ Origami is the Japanese art of folding paper.

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http://waxy.org/random/video/Tom_Cruise_Kills_Oprah.mov Tom Cruise kills Oprah