“[A] diamond as big as the Ritz-Carlton Hotel” would be nothing compared to this:
Neutron stars form from the core of a collapsing star and, as the supernova dissipates, often rotate rapidly, creating a pulsar. In less than a million years, however, their strong magnetic fields act as a brake, slowing them [...]
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Source: CrazedGeek, One important Detail for AdBlock, Hacker News (July 31, 2011); see also Ashkan Soltani, Respawn Redux (Aug. 11, 2011).
[A] new study suggests that spoilers can actually increase our enjoyment of literature. Although we’ve long assumed that the suspense makes the story—we keep on reading because we don’t know what happens next—this new research suggests that the tension actually detracts from our enjoyment.
The experiment itself was simple: Nicholas Christenfeld [...]
Until they are reinstated by Congress, the following federal air transportation excise taxes do not apply to transportation beginning on or after July 23, 2011:
The 7.5 percent tax on the base ticket price;
The domestic segment tax of $3.70 per person per segment (a single takeoff and single landing);
The international travel facilities tax of [...]