Interesting Today 5/17/11

timothy ray brown, berlin patient, says his hiv is cured

that is awesome!

fields of watermelon burst in china farm fiasco
exploding watermelons... hah! 

fun with charts: making the rich look poor
this is why you need to look beyond what people tell you 

the obama deception: why cornel west went ballistic
excellent article and one that resonates with a lot of people 

fake doctor used toothpicks for 'acupunture', niles police say
was this your first clue he was a charlatan? 

if fox news had been there throughout history
i'm thinking there would be a lot of truth to this 

"I'm not a meteorologist. All I know is 90 percent of the scientists say climate change is occurring. If 90 percent of the oncological community said something was causing cancer we'd listen to them." - Jon Hunstman, in an interview with Time, on whether he believes in climate change. 

 "I regard the brain as a computer which will stop working when its components fail. There is no heaven or afterlife for broken down computers; that is a fairy story for people afraid of the dark." Stephen Hawking

talcum powder cures magnetism 
ha, ha, ha!! 

alleged cannibal arrested while feasting on his friend
he looks like the other cannibal, jeffrey dahmer... separated at birth?

 a blood test that shows how long you'll live?
but only if you have $700! 

first habitable exoplanet
only takes 3000 lifetimes to get there 

 "I was born gay, just as I was born black." Don Lemon 
not an ideology issue, just simple logic

god hates us 
via lol god 

australia's largest brothel to open in sydney
ANOTHER reason to live there! 

john stewart and bill o'reilly debate common's white house appearance
stewart won the debate