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Sandy Hook shooting: Authorities release names, ages of victims

Police have released the full list of the names of the victims of the Sandy Hook School shooting. The list includes 20 children, 12 girls and eight boys, all six or seven years of age. Six adults are also included in the list.

In the Media by JohnThomas Didymus

Can your first name hurt your chances in online dating?

If you're one of the millions of people who use dating sites to find a potential partner, beware, according to a new study by German researchers. Your name could be hindering your chances of finding "the one."

In the Media by Chanah Rubenstein - 2 comments

Op-Ed: The weirdest, funniest, and most bizarre town names in the U.S.

The following fifty town names can be found in almost all fifty states in the U.S. They are the weirdest, funniest, and most bizarre in the entire nation.

In the Media by Matt Harding - 9 comments

Trivia You Can't Live Without: How Hurricanes are Named

Today, June 1, 2009, marks the opening of this year’s hurricane season, which runs through the end of November. Of all the information that can be sought about hurricanes and preparedness, the most trivial question is near the top of the list.:

In the Media by Sandy Sand - 3 comments

Here, Kitty, Kitty, Kitty. PETA Renames Fish Sea Kittens

Fish. We think they are slimy and "ichy", but PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) thinks that if fish are renamed Sea Kittens, people will think they are cute and fluffy and not want to eat them.

In the Media by Sandy Sand - 15 comments

Child called Hitler taken away from parents

A boy named Adolf Hitler Campbell and his sister Aryan Nation have been taken from their parents by child welfare staff.

In the Media by Richard James - 14 comments

How To Pronounce Foreign Names Correctly

Do you have trouble with pronouncing foreign names? If yes, then a website helps you how to pronounce it correctly with an audio file.

In the Media by Chris V. Thangham - 2 comments

Traditional names 'dying out' in England and Wales

Names such as Edna, Gertrude, Walter and Percy have become a rarity in England and Wales, despite being popular more than 100 years ago. Some worry such names will never come back.

In the Media by Chris V. Thangham - 1 comment

Google: No You Can't Have GoogleSucks.com

Pingdom, a website monitoring tool, has found Google in possession of a number of domain names to protect its property from others.

In the Media by Chris V. Thangham - 2 comments

A Country By Any Other Name: How Some Places Got Theirs

How did some of our countries and other famous places get their names? Was there a method to the madness of someone in authority or was it just a fit of inspiration? Read on, you lector, you, or whatever else you call yourself these days

In the Media by M Dee Dubroff - 4 comments

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