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A US man sold the domain name pizza.com for $2.6 million in an online auction.

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Eleven members of the Greek weightlifting team tested positive for banned substances, putting their participation in the Beijing Olympics in jeopardy.

Recent research suggests there's no clear benefit to drinking more water than you usually would, and scientists found no evidence to support the common recommendation of eight 8-ounce glasses of water daily. via kottke.org

A blog post on kottke.org shares a link to a bracket pairing the biggest banks against each other in a "bailout" competition.

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Engadget's homepage features tech news, reviews, buying guides and more, with a "Tomorrow" section covering science, space, AI and transportation. via The source of this content is Engadget.

Engadget's homepage features tech news, reviews, buying guides and more, with a "Tomorrow" section covering science, space, AI and transportation. via The source of this content is Engadget.

Jason Kottke shares a blog post about drink tipping practices at a Chromeo show, where attendees were hesitant to leave gratuity for bartenders. via kottke.org

A.J. Jacobs documented his experience living by the rules of the Bible for a year in his book "The Year of Living Biblically".

FeedJournal Reader can be integrated with Google Reader by tagging articles and subscribing to the public RSS feed of those tagged items. via Blog.globolistic.com

Kottke.org links to an article listing the top five reasons the adage "the customer is always right" is wrong. via kottke.org

Kottke.org has a post about solar furnaces that can reach 3,000 degrees Celsius, including instructions for building your own.

Jason Kottke shares a link to Anders Weberg's "true P2P art": videos shared on Bittorrent only until one other user downloads them.

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