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11 Things We Didn't Know Last Week

By Steve Mencher, November 12, 2014 05:14 PM

News, discoveries and ... fun

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11 Things We Didn't Know Last Week

By Steve Mencher, July 16, 2014 05:10 PM

News, discoveries and ... fun

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This Week in Boomer History: Miranda Warning ... Live Aid ... NYC Blackout

By Steve Mencher, July 06, 2014 02:00 AM

Notable events from our shared experience

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This Week in Boomer History: John and Yoko ... AZT ... Who Shot J.R.?

By Steve Mencher, March 16, 2014 02:00 AM

Notable events from our shared experience

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Newest Retirement Destination: Mars!

By Patrick Kiger, December 30, 2013 11:12 AM

Looking for an exotic retirement destination? Here's a new possibility for you: Mars.

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Moment of Truth for Comet ISON

By Steve Mencher, November 27, 2013 11:20 AM

[ View the story "'Comet ISON Will Either Fry or Shatter' - AP" on Storify]

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Scott Carpenter: The Luckiest Astronaut

By Patrick Kiger, October 11, 2013 01:37 PM

In May 1962, Scott Carpenter became the second American astronaut, after John Glenn, to orbit the Earth - and the first to survive a series of mishaps that might have ended in catastrophe.

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11 Things We Didn't Know Last Week

By Steve Mencher, October 02, 2013 04:20 PM

News, discoveries and fun ...

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