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A leaked instant messenger (IM) transcript from 2003 in which Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg mocks users who joined his then fledging social networking site is adding to the sense of outrage over the social networking site's cavalier attitude towards privacy.

The transcript, published by the sober Business Insider website, dates from the days...

Jupiter loses one of its stripes and scientists are stumped as to why
By CLAIRE BATES
Last updated at 11:40 PM on 12th May 2010
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Jupiter has lost one of its iconic red stripes and scientists are baffled as...

The rise and fall of an Internet sensation
By Lauren Smiley Wednesday, May 12 2010
On Feb. 15, Thomas Bruso's already unpredictable life took an abrupt detour. It was the day he ceased being Thomas Bruso and became Epic Beard Man, Internet sensation.

The Epic Beard Man video racked up more than a million views in the first 24 hours.

That day,...

Apparently frustrated by the limited selection of fart-related products at Spencer's, a new company has created a blanket to absorb your spouse's gas and save your marriage.

Called the "Better Marriage Blanket," the special cloth is supposed to filter the odorous chemicals coming out of your butt, leaving the bed smelling fresh, and whoever is...

Post-Dispatch political scribe Tony Messenger has an interesting column today on state senator Matt Bartle (R - Kansas City) and his bill that would ban nudity and alcohol from Missouri's strip clubs.

Bartle has proposed similar legislation the past eight years without the bill ever getting passed into law. This year Bartle's bill passed the...