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"Please snap the most unflattering photograph of me possible. "
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"20. Fanfic: Because cartoonist Jim Davis will probably never tap the raw, unspoken sexual tension between Garfield and Odie, diehard fans are obliged to write their fan-fiction version of the steamy scene, post it on the Internet, and insecurely encourag
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"The team of researchers [...] used terahertz imaging to detect colored paints and a graphite drawing of a butterfly through 4 mm of plaster. They believe their technique is capable of seeing even deeper. "
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"They propose fitting mobile phones with small radiation detectors that are sensitive enough to pick up low levels of gamma rays emitted by radioactive devices. The exact levels could be signalled to a central computer, which would then use the position o
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a new open-access journal covering "condensed matter, atomic, molecular and optical physics and the interfaces between these areas."
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