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That Nazi 'iron man' space statue might not be what we thought

Matthew Jackson
Thursday, October 25, 2012 - 2:08pm
Last month, we told you a cool story about an ancient Tibetan statue carved from a meteorite and its eventual arrival in Nazi Germany after a mysterious German expedition. Well, it seems that story just got a bit less cool, because according to one expert, while it may be made from a meteorite, the statue's likely not as ancient as we thought.

UFO documentary crew detained after going 'too far' at Area 51

Matthew Jackson
Monday, October 15, 2012 - 4:16pm
We may never know what's really going on at the legendary U.S. military installation in Nevada known as "Area 51," but we do know the military's still pretty prickly about prying eyes. A British documentary crew recently decided to step past a few of those No Trespassing signs, and what happened next wasn't fun.

London theater hires ninjas to make you shut up at the movies

Matthew Jackson
Thursday, September 13, 2012 - 2:18pm
There's always that one person, right in the middle of the movie, right at the best part, who just has to take out a phone and read a text, or whisper way too loudly to a friend about what's going on. We've all seen them, and now one London theater is taking an awesome step to get rid of them. How? Two words: theater ninjas!

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