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    And the Ig Nobel Goes To . . .

    By Holly Otterbein Posted on 10.6.2008 4 Comments

    10.20.2008 at 06:48pm - Comment by Sean Fankey

    "Again, we can’ emphasize this enough: teenagers, don’t not try this in real life. " Don't not? Interesting...

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    What the Heck is Ricin?

    By Posted on 2.29.2008 4 Comments

    When a pile of castor beans and a couple of vials of white powder turned up on Thursday in a room at the Extended Stay America Hotel near the Las Vegas strip, authorities went into panic mode, calling in police, Homeland Security and FBI agents to investigate.

    3.1.2008 at 08:19pm - Comment by Sean Fankey

    After some quick research (Google) I found that "a solution of saline and glucose has been used to treat ricin overdose". This was not mentioned in the NY Times article or this one. So is this true or did I miss something?



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