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The D B Cooper Mystery

The FBI this month officially ceased the investigation into the infamous D. B. Cooper hijacking that occurred over 45 years ago. 

A quick recap: In 1971, a man who called himself Dan Cooper hijacked a passenger plane from Oregon to Seattle where he freed the 36 passengers in exchange for $200,000 in cash. As the nearly empty flight took off again, flying south, he parachuted out of the airplane with the ransom, and was never seen again.

More here: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._B._Cooper

Think eVoting is a Good Idea? Think Again.

It's time to call BULLSHIT on e-voting.  Look, we already have the most secure, fair and inclusive voting system in the world.  It's really no wonder that it's actually called the "Australian System".

So, no, it's not broken and no, it doesn't need to be fixed.

Read more here: The Guardian - Lets put e-voting where it belongs: on the trash heap of bad ideas

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Have You Ever Wondered Why Cats Love To Hide In cardboard boxs?

Have You Ever Wondered Why Cats Love To Hide In cardboard boxes?  No, me either.  So its a good thing that the folks over at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Utrecht, have done all the heavy lifting for us.  They studied stress in shelter cats and found that hiding boxes reduced stress, at least on the short term.

More here: http://phys.org/news/2015-02-cat-stress-access.html

from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Utrecht, studied stress in shelter cats and found that hiding boxes reduced stress, at least on the short term.

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2015-02-cat-stress-access.html#jCp

from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Utrecht, studied stress in shelter cats and found that hiding boxes reduced stress, at least on the short term.

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2015-02-cat-stress-access.html#jCp

from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Utrecht, studied stress in shelter cats and found that hiding boxes reduced stress, at least on the short term.

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2015-02-cat-stress-access.html#jCp

from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Utrecht, studied stress in shelter cats and found that hiding boxes reduced stress, at least on the short term.

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2015-02-cat-stress-access.html#jCp

from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Utrecht, studied stress in shelter cats and found that hiding boxes reduced stress, at least on the short term.

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2015-02-cat-stress-access.html#jCp

17 Underseen Sci-Fi Films From Recent Years You Need To Watch

There are a number of films from the past ten years that may have been given high marks by critics but have been sorely underseen by audiences. Really looking forward to: The World's End.

More here: http://www.ranthollywood.com/2015/08/22/17-underseen-sci-fi-films-from-recent-years-you-need-to-watch/

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David Bowie - Rare "Ziggy Stardust" Cassette Tape

Very rare and therefore very collectable cassette from Canada (yada, yada, yada). Hang on, that gives me an idea for my groovy new TV/Radio/Cassette combo...