A Chinese customer at a noodle restaurant in central China beheaded the owner for allegedly overcharging him 3 Yuan (44 cents) for three bowls of noodles. Shanghaiist reports: The incident occurred on Saturday in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei province. After slurping down three bowls of noodles a 22-year-old migrant worker surnamed Hu claimed that the shop owner had overcharged him 1 yuan per bowl.
NASA announced the discovery of 7 new Earth-like planets on Wednesday, at a special press conference in Washington, DC. The newly-discovered exoplanets could be home to extraterrestrial life-forms, under the right atmospheric conditions, according to the agency. Rt.com reports: The exoplanets, meaning planets outside our solar system, circle the star TRAPPIST-1, which lies just 39 light-years from Earth. The discovery sets a new record for the greatest number of habitable-zone planets found around a single star outside our solar system. Illustration: sizes of #TRAPPIST1 planets vs.
Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan claims she has been the victim of racial profiling and discrimination since converting to Islam. Speaking to Piers Morgan, the actress claims she was targeted and harassed by customs officials at Heathrow Airport, after they mistook her for a Muslim woman because she was wearing a headscarf. “When I was flying to New York recently.
NASA announced that it is about to reveal a “major discovery about life outside of our solar system” this week. Some of the world’s leading voices on life beyond Earth will gather for a NASA press conference on Wednesday where a major announcement about life on exoplanets, planets that orbit stars other than our sun, will be made. Exoplanets are the major hope for life elsewhere in the universe, as many have been found that resemble our own planet and could have the building blocks of life. Exoplanets are widely believed to be the best hope of finding life elsewhere in the universe.
From the Slope of Hope: Since today is President's Day, I think I'll write about something Presidential. And this quote from our patron saint George Carlin is absolutely crucial to the piece:
"When you're born you get a ticket to the freak show. When you're born in America, you get a front row seat."