Iran’s space agency is open to other animals of similar size, its deputy chief is quoted as saying
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Americans Who Don’t Use The Internet and Other Fascinating News on the Web
September 25, 2013
Most Frequently Banned Books and Other Fascinating News on the Web
September 24, 2013
Reading While Eating for June 21: Breaking Barriers
Today’s must-read links for your lunch break feature barriers being broken around the world — from laws of physics to Iranian repression.
Germany Wins a Popularity Poll
People were asked to rate countries on whether their influence in the world was “mainly positive” or “mainly negative”
Iranian Confectioner Unveils Five-Ton Tub of Ice Cream
Here’s hoping you can eat it before it melts.
Seven Things You May Have Missed at the Oscars
Paper airplanes flying, a broken toilet, and Hugh Jackman’s Ryan Gosling moment. Presenting the ceremony’s most bizarre moments.
WATCH: $40 Million Iranian Oil Rig Sinks into the Ocean in Seconds
At least shipwrecks generally have a chance to ride the waves before succumbing to the ocean deep.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Wants to be an Astronaut
Iranian president says he wants to be his country’s first man in space, according to media reports.
Ahmadinejad’s Cameraman Seeks U.S. Asylum During U.N. Visit
Hassan Gol Khanban, a cameraman traveling with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, apparently liked New York City so much he’s decided to stay.
Iran’s Top News Agency Reposts Article from The Onion as Fact
This certainly isn’t the first time somebody has mistaken an article from The Onion for fact, and we have a feeling it won’t be the last time either.
But still, this is pretty tough to believe — unlike the article in question …
Iran Announces the Salman Rushdie Fatwa Video Game
Salman Rushdie may have escaped the Ayatollah’s death sentence in real life — but what about virtually?