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Niteshift: January 18, 2011

Martin Luther King Day Special

Thunderstorms on Earth Hurl Antimatter Into Space

Scientists picked up on the never-before-seen phenomenon by peering at thunderstorms with NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. The antimatter particles were likely created by what scientists call a terrestrial gamma-ray flash (TGF), a brief burst of gamma rays produced inside thunderstorms and known to be associated with lightning, researchers said.

via LiveScience.

Wobbly Earth Means Your Horoscope Is Wrong

Thanks to Earth’s wobble, astrological signs are, well, bunk. (Or even more bunk than you might expect.) Astrological signs are determined by the position of the sun relative to certain constellations on a person’s day of birth. The problem is, the positions were determined more than 2,000 years ago.

via LiveScience.

Gov. Daniels Wants To Raise The Retirement Age Because Young People ‘Will Live To Be More Than 100′

They will live to be more than 100, because, again, barring accidents or something, or war, well over. They should. They’ll be replacing body parts like we do tires.

via Wonk Room.

Pope: God Was Behind the Big Bang

“The universe is not the result of chance, as some would want to make us believe,” Benedict said, in the Reuters article. He also urged Christians to reject the idea that the universe came about by accident.

via LiveScience Etc..

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