Stuff to Talk About on Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is a holiday where you often have to talk to people you usually avoid, including members of your family. In case you run out of topics, here are a few things you can discuss…

Taj Mahal No Longer Accepts US Dollars. Foreign tourists to many of India's most famous landmarks will no longer be able to pay the entrance fee in dollars, the government says.

Giant sea scorpion bigger than man
I'm thinking this has SciFi channel movie written all over it.

A new planet has been detected around a nearby sun-like star, orbiting at a distance where water would exist in liquid form

According to Congress' Joint Economic Committee, the Iraq War has cost $1.6 trillion dollars, or, (and this is supposed to be the clinching argument) $20,000 for every American family.

Astronomy Nerds Need to Get Out More. These guys say that we've hastened the universe's demise by looking at it. Seriously, do they think God is going to punish us for being the Peeping Toms of the universe?

Last Thanksgiving, I was very bullish on uranium. Obviously, I was a little ahead of the game, but I doubt I'm wrong. In fact, I'm getting very bullish again.

Have a wonderful and happy Thanksgiving.

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