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Tuesday May 29, 2007 at 7:35 pm

Cool!  “Astronomers have discovered 28 new planets outside of our solar system, increasing to 236 the number of known exoplanets, one of which is a hybrid Earth-Neptune object with a rocky core surrounded by a shell of ice.”

Isn’t the Salvation Army supposed to be Christian?  Then explain to me why, when hundreds of millions of dollars were bequeathed to various charities, that organization was the only one to sue everyone involved in order to get more than their allotted share of the bounty.

Birds in the News 85 (v3n12) Memorial Day Edition: Where you can find all your avian news from around the globe.

Don’t forget to visit Carnival of the Dogs.

Sharpen your claws and cough up a hairball at Carnival of the Cats #166.  There’s too much feline fun to be contained—even by a baseball team.

For even more kitty antics, head on over to Weekend Cat Blogging #103.



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