
Discovery Channel Answering President Obama's call to action to encourage science literacy, Discovery Communications today announced a new multimedia, multi-year, nationwide initiative called "Be The Future." Tune-in to the live press conference from The White House going on right now: http://apps.facebook.com/whitehouselive/

Discovery Channel The MythBusters are at The White House today to hear President Obama talk about the STEM initiative! Follow them on Twitter (http://twitter.com/mythbusters) for play-by-play updates on their journey. The event will be streaming live beginning at 11:30am est at the following URL: http://www.whitehouse.gov/live

Discovery Channel just launched on MySpace this week...how many of you guys have MySpace accounts? Check out our profile and become our friend! http://myspace.com/DiscoveryChannel

Discovery Channel Check out our favorite moment from last night's MythBusters in this exclusive, web-only clip of the snowplow destruction. What did you guys think of the episode?
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In their update of the snowplow split myth, Tory, Grant and Kari unleash 12 rockets and 75,000 pounds of thrust on an unsuspecting car. Will the rocket sled succeed in splitting the car in two THIS time?

Discovery Channel Tonight @ 9pm on an all-new MythBusters, the team takes YOUR five favorite myths to the next level. Revisits include the Rocket Sled and Water Heater myths...remember the insane explosion from the Rocket Sled episode? Well, it's happening again tonight. What other myths do you guys want to see revisted?
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The MythBusters take YOUR five favorite myths, including Rocket Sled and Water Heater, and take them to the next level.

Discovery Channel Tonight @ 9pm on an all-new Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe, Mike journeys to Wenatchee, Washington to help maintain a hydroelectricdam. Then he explores a fish bypass system where he catches and tagsfish...and winds up wading through a pool of fish poop. Yum.
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After helping maintain a hydroelectric dam, Mike Rowe explores a fish bypass system, where he wades through fish poop.

Discovery Channel Hot off the presses, we have a first look at LIFE - coming in March 2010. Become a fan of Discovery Channel's LIFE and let us know if you'll be watching...
Two years ago, we brought you the planet like never before. This March, the next chapter of LIFE on Earth begins. Get a first look at LIFE, a new series from the makers of Planet Earth. http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/life/
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Discovery Channel "Oasis of the Seas" is the biggest cruise ship on the planet, but where's Disney Pixar's Wall-E? Check out the picture and the staggering facts about this ship below. Would you ever consider living on a mega-ship like this if it was equipped with everything you'd ever need?
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Oasis of the Seas is the largest and most revolutionary cruise ship in the world. An architectural marvel at sea, she spans 16 decks, encompasses 225,282 gross registered tons, carries 5,400 guests at double occupancy, and features 2,700 staterooms.

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Henry Ford would have hated 2009, and not just because it's been a tough year to sell cars.
Ford, as the story goes, refused to do business on Friday the 13th,
and this week marks the third time this year that the 13th will fall on
a Friday - the most times it can happen in one year.
Has anything freaky ever happened to you on Friday the 13th?
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From Henry Ford to Franklin D. Roosevelt, many have altered their lives to avoid Friday the 13th doom.

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Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have found a way to see what happens to our trash after we throw it away by using computer-tracked tags. They are doing this to get a better sense of
people's disposal habits as well as the country's waste management system - which they hope will improve recycling
efforts. Could a system like this lead to us recycling almost all objects?
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Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have figured out how to track trash. They are doing this to get a better sense of people's disposal habits, which they hope will improve recycling efforts.

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TONIGHT on an all-new MythBusters, Adam and Jamie take on Hollywood yet again, testing whether a car that falls off a
cliff will explode upon impact. What do you guys think? Check out the previews below and tune-in at 10pm EP to find out their results...
Crash and Burn Wednesday, November 11th at 9 PM (ET/PT) Adam and Jamie take on Hollywood, testing whether a car falling off a cliff will explode upon impact, while Jessi, Tory and Grant take on the world's first rocketeer. Visit the MythBusters site...
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Discovery Channel We all know that John Wilkes Booth was the infamous assassin of former President Abraham Lincoln...but what happened with Booth, himself, passed away? Is his ghost still haunting locations around America? The Klinge brothers attempt to find out TONIGHT @ 10pm EP on an all-new Ghost Lab! The preview clips are below...
Season 1 Episode 6 - "John Wilkes Booth" Tuesday, November 10th at 10 PM (ET/PT) The Ghost Lab team investigates two locations rumored to be haunted by the ghost of John Wilkes Booth: a historic opera house in Texas and a furniture store in Oklahoma. Visit the Ghost Lab site...
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Discovery Channel Tonight on an all-new Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe, Mike tries his hand at dung beetle research and glass blowing. We've got the trailer and four previews from the episode available in the note below! Check them out and tune-in at 9pm EP to see the full episode. And for the record, yes - that man said "poo-gurt". Poo-gurt.
Season 5 Episode 6 - "Glass Maker" Tuesday, November 10th at 9 PM (ET/PT) Mike goes to Jonesboro, Arkansas to perform dung beetle research. Then he heads to Williamstown, West Virginia to try his hand at making glass art. Visit the Dirty Jobs site!...

Discovery Channel says "Discovery News just launched their brand spankin' new site! Go to http://www.discoverynews.com and click around to see their new look. Same cutting-edge science news coverage in a whole new experience! Stop by the fan page to let them know what you think..."

Discovery Channel Bones, jewelry and weapons found in Egyptian desert may be the remains of Cambyses' army that vanished 2,500 years ago. Discovery News brings us the full story...
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The remains of a mighty Persian army said to have drowned in the sands of the western Egyptian desert 2,500 years ago might have been finally located, solving one of archaeology's biggest outstanding mysteries, according to Italian archaeologists.


























