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A fearless American daredevil Eric Scott this week strapped himself to an 800 horsepower jet pack and hurtled out across a gaping chasm in the Colorado Rockies for the sake of setting a whole host of new world records.

We all know that Coke used to contain, well COKE but did you know that 7 Up used to contain this? Check out this fact plus 9 other fascinating food facts.

How not to do Social Media. (He spent $400+ on that release by the way)

7 Retarded Food Myths the Internet Thinks Are True. half the stuff in your refrigerator is a dangerous substance that was originally designed as a chemical weapon.

Today is Black Friday, a day dedicated to our basest and most pathetic inclinations. The day after giving thanks for all that we have, we turn around and jump through horrible hoops to accumulate more at the insistence of sleazy, desperate retailers.

A British surgeon amputated the arm of a wounded teenager in Congo, Africa, with help from instructions sent to him by text message.

A Miami activist who has been executing a bailout plan of his own around Miami's empty streets: He is helping homeless people illegally move into foreclosed homes.

Sensing she was the victim of a spoof by a South Florida radio station, she promptly disconnected the call. Trouble was, it was Obama.

Eri Yoshida, a knuckleball pitcher, will play for the Kobe 9 Cruise in a new independent league starting in April 2009. The team selected her last month along with 31 male players in the league draft.

Starpulse is reporting that Paris Hilton has finished recording her second album but is having difficulties finding a record label to release it. (Perhaps the lead story in the next edition of “Duh Magazine?”) Our suggestion is that she form a band: H