The Largest island in a lake on an island in a lake

...and other such lake/island records, such as the largest island in a lake on an island. Maps and/or photos for each one.



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Teen: Toilet Water Cleaner Than Fountain

Middle School student Kyleray Katherman had a hunch something was amiss with the school's drinking fountain water. And right he was.



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$3 Gadget Produces Safe Drinking Water

A $3 gadget that promises to quench a user's thirst for a year without spare parts, electricity or maintenance...



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Mr. Wizard died today. May he R.I.P.

Mr. Wizard, the man who taught science to millions of geeks when we were kids, died today of cancer.



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The Army now admits that it dumped 64 million pounds chemicals into the sea

it secretly dumped 64 million pounds of nerve and mustard agents into the sea, along with 400,000 chemical-filled bombs, land mines and rockets and more than 500 tons of radioactive waste - either tossed overboard or packed into the holds of scuttled vessels.”



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Congressman Who Took Money From RIAA/MPAA: "Cut Funding to Colleges"

The RIAA's campaign contributions are hard at work this week as members of Congress threaten to cut off federal funding to educational institutions if they don't stop file sharing on their networks.



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The Weirdest Grave in the West

Here’s the story behind one of the most peculiar (and most popular) grave sites in the entire United States. More than 60 years after it was completed, it still attracts tens of thousands of visitors a year.



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Are you Racist? This test made by Harvard will tell you.

Take the test -- You may be surprised.



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Not Fair - Ten Years In Prison For Consensual Oral Sex

Ten years in prison for receiving oral sex. That is Genarlow Wilson’s sentence. When he was 17 years old and a high school senior, he received consensual oral sex from a 15-year-old, 10th-grade girl. Everyone agreed, including the prosecutor and the girl herself, that she initiated the act. And yet....



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Wheel chair gets stuck in 18 wheeler front grill guy goes for ride! 50mph

WTF! This has got to be the weirdest story ever. The wheel chair of a 21-year-old man became lodged in the grill of a semi truck as the vehicle pulled out of a gas station. The semi then began driving down Red Arrow Highway, with its new and unusual hood ornament still attached. Speeds of 50 mph were reached, picture included.



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