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The much-awaited movie of the year has been released and fans of Keanu Reeves cannot wait to watch it. Our favorite Jonathan Wick is back with the ballet of blood. Though the John Wick series is not about story, it’s about how this man confronts the tragedies of life. Let’s see some interesting facts about
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In 1784 Benjamin Franklin suggested the idea of Daylight savings time. New Zealand entomologist George Hudson is also credited by many for Daylight Savings Time. In the northern hemisphere, DST begins between March and ends in November. In November clocks will have to move back again. The United States Energy Policy Act of 2005 says
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The spring of 2012 marks the 100th Anniversary of the National Cherry Blossom Festival. In 1912, the city of Tokyo, Japan gave Washington DC an incredible gift of 3,000 cherry blossom trees to be planted around the Tidal Basin in West Potomac Park, in East Potomac Park and on the grounds of the Washington Monument.
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On Monday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reports a strong 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck the Santa Cruz Islands, part of the Pacific’s Solomons group of Islands. According to officials there was no threat of a widespread tsunami. The quake hit at a depth of 38 km at about 3:00 pm some 350 km east of
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The winter solstice is celebrated around the world as the beginning of the return of the sun, and darkness turning into light. In 2011, the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere will occur on Dec. 22, 2011 at 12:30 a.m. EST. Officially the first day of winter, the winter solstice occurs when the North Pole
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Christopher Hitchens is a British born journalist who settled in United States died on Thursday at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston of pneumonia, a complication of his esophageal cancer. Christopher Hitchens, the author, essayist and polemicist who waged verbal and occasional physical battle on several causes. In his 2007 book “God Is Not Great:
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The War in Iraq has officially come to an end, according to the Department of Defense. Secretary of Defense Leona Panetta leads a ceremony in Baghdad marking the formal end of America’s war in Iraq. Almost nine years after the first U.S. tanks crossed the Iraqi border, and approximately eight years and seven months after
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Time magazine’s ‘Person of the Year’, is a masked demonstrator – THE PROTESTER. Shepard Fairey created the TIME Magazine Person of the Year Cover for ‘The Protester’, which seemed like a worthy candidate for a year worth of reporting. From the Arab Spring and Athens to Occupy Wall Street and the more recent rallies in
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According Federal health officials, listeria in cantaloupe may cause more deaths in coming few weeks. Listeria outbreak has caused at 16 deaths along with 72 illnesses in 18 states, making it the deadliest food outbreak in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed listeriosis linked to whole melons grown
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Boeing delivers the first 787 Dreamliner on Sunday. The first one goes to Japan’s All Nippon Airways, which has been printing the 787 logo and “We Fly 1st” on its business cards for years. The new jet, which was supposed to be flying passengers three years ago, has been delayed by production and design problems.