Spectre’s Sayings

The immense fossilised claw of a 2.5m-long (8ft) sea scorpion has been described by European researchers.

Taylor Marshall asks the question.

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Another bit of trivia is that the truly “First Thanksgiving” celebration occurred on American soil on April 30, 1598 in Texas when Don Juan de Oñate declared a day of Thanksgiving to be commemorated by the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass.

And let everyone remember that “Thanksgiving” in Greek is Eucharistia. Thus, the Body and Blood of Christ is the true “Thanksgiving Meal”.

The ethics debate over the use of embryonic stem cells is now obsolete. Great news!

Pat Dollard reports that Marine Battalion 3/7 returned home after 7 months and that it was the first unit in the war with zero casualties.

The U.S. Supreme Court said on Tuesday it would decide whether handguns can be banned in the nation’s capital, a case that could produce its first ruling in nearly 70 years on the right of Americans to bear arms.

The U.K. Register had an article which claimed that Americans had no idea how much of our national budget goes to fund the space agency. So, I decided to test this for myself. How much of our national budget do you think goes to fund NASA? Take the poll below.

I will post the correct answer next week.

Sarah Antonacci writes about the big-ticket ($460,000 each!) items here. From the article:

The new engines will be housed at fire stations on Stevenson Drive, at Ninth and Ash streets, at the Illinois State Fairgrounds and on Koke Mill Road.

I drove past the fire station at the fairgrounds yesterday, and noticed that the roof is in need of repairs.

Brian May, rock star and astrophysicist, has been named Chancellor of Liverpool John Moores University.

That’s kind of cool.