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Discovery News VIDEO: Black Friday is the biggest shopping day of the year.
Anxious shoppers get up early, spend hours in lines, and fight crowds all for
the best bargains. Kasey-Dee Gardner finds out the psychological motivation
of Black Friday.

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Black Friday is the biggest shopping day of the year. Anxious shoppers get up early, spend hours in lines, and fight crowds all for the best bargains.
Rian
Rian
Does Black Friday take place in Europe?
2 hours ago
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Discovery News BIG PIC: Shroud of Turin. The latest claim by Vatican researcher Barbara Frale that faint writing on the Shroud of Turin proves it was the burial cloth of Jesus has roots which date back 30 years. See for yourself...

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Take a close-up look at the latest claimed evidence that the Shroud of Turin was Jesus' burial cloth.
Paula Edwards
Paula Edwards
Interesting OMG! spell Check!!
Yesterday at 3:17pm
Srikar Dhanakoti
Srikar Dhanakoti
Very interesting.
11 hours ago
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Discovery News BREAKING NEWS: By just about any measure, global warming is matching or exceeding
experts' worst projections, and could bring drastic change to our
planet, including a 19-foot sea level rise and the extinction of many
species.

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As climate change exceeds the worst projections, scientists underscore the urgency of reducing emissions.
Jeff Darling
Jeff Darling
And yet my country(USA) still sees something to argue about...so wrong
Yesterday at 8:01am
Jesse 'Jesus' Magana
Jesse 'Jesus' Magana
"whats the worst that could happend" read it!
Yesterday at 10:19am
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Discovery News A Vatican researcher has rekindled the age-old debate over the Shroud
of Turin, saying that faint writing on the linen proves it was the
burial cloth of Jesus...

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Faint writing on the famous linen proves it can't be of medieval origin, claims a researcher.
Mike Halpin
Mike Halpin
Yeah the "expert" from the Vatican. The last time I checked the world's leading scientists are the ones who are more rational as opposed to superstitious and with a belief in the supernatural.
Of course people from the Vatican are going to insist it's real, because its in their interest. They use this kind of stuff as propaganda to deceive those ... See Morewith weak minds and no will of their own.
The tests have proven this to be from the reign of Charlemagne. Which is a time when forged/fake relics were passed off as real and money was made off of them. If it were simply an error with the radiocarbon 14 dating, it would have given some other date, not the exact time in which fake relics were being made and profited off of by the hundreds.
Mon at 11:20am
Myrna Alvarado
Myrna Alvarado
My problem with the whole thing is that Jesus would not have been called "Jesus" back in the day... his name would have been "Yeshoua", or some such. "Jesus" is a anglicazation of the word "Yeshoua". Lawdamercy.
Yesterday at 7:25am
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Discovery News Retailers, celebrities, politicians have long coveted the supposed "Oprah Touch;" it has been know to make or break a business or a person. So what will happen next? We talk to a media psychologist.

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After 25 years on the air, Winfrey announced yesterday that she would end her beloved talk show in September 2011. This announcement caused visceral reactions
Methlin Morgan
Methlin Morgan
OPRAH , OPRAH , OPRAH , you will be missed by millions , Thank you for sharing your time , knowledge & wealth ! You have made us laugh & cry , you have overwhelmed us with information for our health , home , relationship .
November 21 at 3:27am
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Discovery News Spray-on skin that heals burns in days, not weeks, is set to begin clinical trials as soon as next month.

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Spray-on skin might sound like science fiction, but the new tech could spare burn victims from painful skin grafts.
Carroll Jedd
Carroll Jedd
In the Late 60'S I was in Key West. Aloe was the key to healing everything.
November 20 at 3:51pm
Bridgette Dunn
Bridgette Dunn
Lol, I live in Key West, and was here in the 70's. Aloe is used for sunburns. And it definitely works. But I don't know about anything else.
November 21 at 9:21am
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Discovery News Vampires have been part of cultures for centuries. Find out how this paranormal being maintains its legacy. Watch the video!

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Vampires have been part of cultures for centuries. Find out how this paranormal being maintains its legacy.
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Discovery News Are self breast exams helpful? The Preventive Services Task Force of the Department of Health and Human Services says no.

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Moni
Moni
I have a friend that had a mammogram in August and it detected nothing, by November she discovered a lump and had a very aggressive form of breast cancer. Another friend the mammogram showed nothing but several months later her husband discovered the lump. I think as females we need to learn as much as we can about the health of our bodies.
November 19 at 5:02pm
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Indeed, this was a shocking - and upsetting - finding, but women should continue self breast exams. It's not doing any harm and can obviously be helpful.
November 20 at 7:11am
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Discovery News The Mars Rover Spirit has had the hardest time; she's lost the functionality of one wheel, she's suffering bouts of amnesia and she's currently stuck in a sand trap. See pictures of her trials and tribulations.

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NASA's Mars Expedition Rover Spirit has been stuck in a sand trap since April and the prognosis for the robot to drive again isn't good. However, NASA is
Susan
Susan
trials and tribulations
November 19 at 2:59pm
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Discovery News "Cigarette butts, one of the most ubiquitous forms of garbage in the
world, have been found to be toxic to saltwater and freshwater fish..."

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Need another reason to quit smoking?
Colleen
Colleen
You're right about the Cell Phone, comment. Here, in Canada, you are FINED if [Caught]Doing so...8 /
November 19 at 12:19pm
Srikar Dhanakoti
Srikar Dhanakoti
The findings in this article are just shocking...i think people need to be educated about the Toxicity of cigarette butts.
November 20 at 2:41am
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Discovery News Radioactive batteries could handle even the most extended iTunes playlist.

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With the ability to keep electronic devices powered for years, radioactive batteries could handle even the most extended iPod playlist.
Naino
Naino
Sounds good although i'm quite happy with battery life at the moment. I watch video, browse and play games. No bother to connect to pc for an hour or so per day.
November 18 at 3:57pm
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Discovery News "NASA is flying the critters as part of a science outreach project. The butterflies, which are currently caterpillars, will be transferred to the station to live out their lives in orbit..."

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Space shuttle Atlantis launched carrying a few unexpected passengers.
Jonathan Yau
Jonathan Yau
...so glide meaning controlled directional flight, not gliding as in falling through the air and generating aerodynamic fluid momentum reaction lift over the wings, etc...trying hard here...:)

Does this mean I am a nerd too...|8-)
November 18 at 9:11pm
Srikar Dhanakoti
Srikar Dhanakoti
Hmm...this is interesting.
November 19 at 2:39am
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Discovery News Exotic pet attacks can make headlines, but more common dog attacks likely occur more often than numbers show...

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Exotic pet attacks make headlines, but smaller, more common dog attacks occur more often than numbers show.
Bridgette Dunn
Bridgette Dunn
my dog is sweet, but don't piss my cat off. Claws leave some stinging scratches.....
November 18 at 12:01am
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I'm always interested in which pets people think are allowed to bite, and which aren't. Or which are allowed to kill other animals, and which not. Parrots are, dogs, not. Cats are ... dogs, not. What do you think?
November 18 at 1:12pm
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Discovery News What had bones like a crocodile and grew like a crocodile, but was a goat? The answer, according to a new study, was the now-extinct Myotragus, also known as "mouse goat."

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An extinct goat from the island of Majorca lived like a cold-blooded reptile.
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Discovery News Insects may have tiny brains, but they can perform some seriously impressive feats of mental gymnastics...

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Insects have scientists re-thinking an age-old question: Are bigger brains better?
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There have been other studies too that show how smart insects and arachnids can be. Makes it a little harder to squish 'em, in my opinion. (Larry O'Hanlon, Discovery News Earth producer)
November 17 at 7:18pm
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Yeah, like they train honeybees with little tiny backpacks! (Lori Cuthbert, Editor-in-Chief)
November 18 at 1:13pm