The 6 Weirdest Cities People Actually Live In

Look, we're idiots: None of us knows what, exactly, goes into city planning, but we assume it's probably a lot of distinguished gentlemen emailing each other about math, statistics and blueprints. But somewhere along the line, somebody accidentally CC'ed the insane asylum, and we wound up with the following civilizations that simply should not be: #6. Via Skyscraper.talkwhat.com Back in 1945, the USSR discovered oil just off the coast of Azerbaijan. Via Skyscraper.talkwhat.com"If you find yourself plummeting into the sea, you've gone too far." Five thousand people live and work on Neft Dashlari, right there in the face of logic and Poseidon alike. Via Skyscraper.talkwhat.comThey went a little crazy on the swimming pool, though. But if there's one thing the Soviets weren't exactly known for, it was the reliability of their engineering; they always did prefer to glue things together with a combination of balls and aggressive optimism. Via Skyscraper.talkwhat.comOur guess? #5. #4. For money!

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Weekly World News | The World's Only Reliable News Crazy Weird News — Strange Stories Also in the News 11 April 2014Last updated at 20:03 GMT President Barack Obama's income fell in 2013 as sales of his books slowed but he paid a higher tax rate, documents released by the White House show. A chef from Melbourne wins the prize for the world's best Neapolitan pizza, at the World Pizza Championship. A man injured in Ukraine unrest claims on two different TV channels that he is both for and against Russia. A soldier makes it her mission to save the life of a bomb-hunting dog which located a haul of enemy weapons while they served in Afghanistan. Major newspapers in Myanmar (Burma) run black front covers in protest against the jailing of a journalist. A California city declares the factory that produces the popular Sriracha hot pepper sauce a public nuisance after residents complained of the odour. Members of the European Parliament hold a rap battle to engage youth voters in forthcoming elections. Somali fishermen receive official ID cards to help distinguish them from pirates.

KRUU-LP 100.1 FM Raffi Khatchadourian: Can an Audacious Plan to Create a New Energy Resource Help Save the Planet? Years from now—maybe in a decade, maybe sooner—if all goes according to plan, the most complex machine ever built will be switched on in an Alpine forest in the South of France. The machine, called the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, or ITER, will stand a hundred feet tall, and it will weigh twenty-three thousand tons—more than twice the weight of the Eiffel Tower. At its core, densely packed high-precision equipment will encase a cavernous vacuum chamber, in which a super-hot cloud of heavy hydrogen will rotate faster than the speed of sound, twisting like a strand of DNA as it circulates. The cloud will be scorched by electric current (a surge so forceful that it will make lightning seem like a tiny arc of static electricity), and bombarded by concentrated waves of radiation. Beams of uncharged particles—the energy in them so great it could vaporize a car in seconds—will pour into the chamber, adding tremendous heat. No natural phenomenon on Earth will be hotter.

What's the deal with citric acid: the one ingredient found in almost every food product you buy - NaturalNews.com Tuesday, June 03, 2014 by: Zach C. MillerTags: citric acid, food ingredients, GMOs (NaturalNews) Ever wondered why citric acid is listed in almost every food or drink ingredient label? This little product is found in everything from iced tea to hummus and organic salsa. Let's take a look at what citric acid is and what it's used for so universally in the food industries. When I first scanned an ingredient label and saw citric acid, I pictured lemon or lime juice extract or something benign and citrus. There are also other health implications that can arise from consuming citric acid separate from the GMO issue. And so far you will not find cautionary statements of any kind on any products warning you about citric acid. Sources for this article include: About the author:Zach C.