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Got An Itch? Now You Can Know Why.

It's not like science doesn't have anything better to do with their time than to find out why we itch, but hey, I'm wasting time writing a blog that nobody reads, so who am I to point fingers? "Now scientists have watched spinal nerves transmit that relief signal to the brain in monkeys, a possible step toward finding new treatments for persistent itching in people."

Minor League Team Offers Major League Belly Ache.

The Detroit Tigers have a new hit in their farm system, but it's not a player...it's a cheese burger! The West Michigan Whitecaps have been getting tons of ink for their new 4,800 calorie mega burger. Look for it on a new edition of Man Vs. Food. The burger comes standard with five one-third pound hamburger patties, chili, nacho cheese, Fritos, salsa, lettuce, tomato and sour cream on an 8-inch sesame seed bun. "In addition to more than 4,800 calories, the Fifth Third Burger contains nearly 300 grams of fat, 744 milligrams of cholesterol and more than 10,000 milligrams of sodium."

WTF UCSB! Rejected Applicants Get Acceptance Email.

Just when you thought people in college were smart, someone pushes the wrong button. In this case an April Fool's Joke on 29,000 kids. I hope they still have their second choice lined up. "...on Tuesday, the school's communications office said an e-mail was sent Monday afternoon to all 46,377 students who applied for admission -- including the 29,000 rejects -- welcoming them to the campus."

G-String Compas? It'll Get You Where You Want To Go!

 Where you treking across a frozen tundra, sometimes your plan fails. For Pen Hadow, when her compas wouldn't work, she turned to a differnt source of inspiration. Arctic explorer Pen Hadow and his team are relying on a g-string to navigate their way to the North Pole after compasses failed. Science can be cool!

If 8 Isn't Enough, Maybe He'll Take Nine? WIllie Aames Holds Yard Sale.

Image  It seems like everyone's having some form of money problem or another. First it was Dustin "Screech" Diamond who owes the fine people of Ozaukee County around 14K, then Isaiah "Intolerant" Washington is getting evicted for owning almost 100k, and now former Charles In Charge, Eight is Enough and Bible Man Willie Ames is trying to raise cash yard sale style. "Dozens showed up Thursday at a garage sale at his Olathe home, where Aames made deals with bargain-hunters and signed autographs."

So This Bobcat Walks Into A Bar...

And attacks a bunch of people! No, really! Three people were attacked inside a bar in Arizona. "Officers called to the Chapparal Bar in Cottonwood arrived to find the bobcat in the parking lot, where they shot and killed it, KVRD-FM radio reported."

Girls & Robots

All Star Trek fans know that Next Generation android smarty pants Data went where no robot had gone before when he had (some manner of) coitus with a very lovey Lieutenant Tasha Yar, but that doesn't mean that robots haven't tried to get chicks before. Enjoy this collection of school girl on bot action!

Synthetic Blood Ain't Just For Vampires Anymore

As life continues to imitate art, British scientists have created a synthetic blood much like the blood used to liberate vampires in HBO's True Blood. "A major research project is to be announced this week that will culminate in three years with the first transfusions into human volunteers of "synthetic" blood made from the stem cells of spare IVF embryos. It could help to save the lives of anyone from victims of traffic accidents to soldiers on a battlefield by revolutionising the vital blood transfusion services, which have to rely on a network of human donors to provide a constant supply of fresh blood."

Plath's Son Commits Suicide.

Nicholas Hughes, the son of famed poet's Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes committed suicide by hanging on March 16th. Some things run in families. Plath, famed author of the Bell Jar (a story of madness and suicide) committed suicide when he was just a boy. His step-mother committed suicide as well only 6 years later, while his father Ted Hughes (The Iron Giant) died a few years back of cancer (some blame him for both Plath's and his second wife's suicide). "Hughes' older sister, poet Frieda Hughes, issued a statement through the Times of London, expressing her "profound sorrow" and saying that he "had been battling depression for some time."

Impressive. Most impressive. Darth Vader Dollar Bills!

Sure, nobody wants to see evil triumph, but check out these awesome galactic dollars from "The First Galactic Empire." Yes, I'm pro rebelion, but admit it, they're very cool. Created by DeviantArt, they're way nicer than the US dollar re-do - and definitely better than Spaceball's space bucks. Don't know how many of these it would take to buy Luke's Landspeeder, but I image Darth would only be on a higher denomination bill.