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REAL OR FAKE

Is This The Top Secret Helicopter Used In The Osama Bin Laden Raid?

This might be the stealth helicopter that flew Navy Seals into Pakistan during the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden. It could also be a Hollywood prop.

CHILD LABOR

Report: Child Workers Beaten, Abused In Samsung Factories

gizmodo.com

A new report by a Chinese labor watchdog makes Apple's Foxconn woes look like a game of spin the bottle, Laptop Mag reports.

CONSPIRACY THEORIES

The Opening Ceremony Was a Satanic Illuminati Occult Ritual

gawker.com

Well, duh.

SKYDIVING WAY COOLER ON MARS

First Video Of Curiosity's Descent

youtube.com - via @BuzzFeedAndrew

One of Curiosity's cameras managed to capture a portion of its descent.

Andrew Kaczynski @BuzzFeedAndrew

1d

Absolutely amazing, the last two minutes of the Mars rover's descendent as seen from the rover's point of view.

GREASY GREEN ENERGY

Save The Sewers, Save The World

green.blogs.nytimes.com

Wastewater treatment plants consume as much as 30-40% of a city's energy. What if they could power themselves with the grease they process?

BECAUSE WHAT COULD BE MORE ADDICTING THAN FACEBOOK?

Facebook Gets Into Gambling In The U.K.

latimes.com

The social media giant will allow British users of legal age to play a new bingo game with real money.

WILL ALSO REINVENT NETSCAPE

Iran Goes Offline In Effort To Dodge Cyber-Attacks

telegraph.co.uk

While Iranian officials have repeatedly spoken about creating their own alternative to the internet, the latest announcement follows the upheaval wreaked by Stuxnet and Flame, both of which are believed to have been developed jointly by the US and Israel.

BALLS

Behold! Every Ball Of The 2012 Summer Games

wired.com

Because everyone loves a good infographic.

VISA, AND ONLY VISA, IS EVERYWHERE YOU WANT TO BE

Going To The Olympics? Better Bring Your Visa Card

modern-products.tumblr.com

Those folks up there at Visa sponsored the Olympics under the limitation that no other credit card could be used to purchase stuff in the Olympics, from a cup of coffee to an official hoodie. Which practically means that once you’re inside, you can either use Visa or cash, that’s it.

SIZE IS RELATIVE

The Psychology Behind Bloomberg's Big Soda Ban

newyorker.com

The soda ban makes sixteen ounces or less the default option for soda drinkers; if they want more, they’ll have to make an extra effort.

Peter Kafka @pkafka

10h

In 1974, biggest drink McDonald’s offered was 21 oz. Today, that’s roughly the size of a “small” drink at Burger King.

PRIVACY

Twitter Refuses NYPD Request for Info On User Threatening To Shoot Up Midtown Theater

betabeat.com

The Twitter user threatened, "people are gonna die like aurora."

BONERGATE

Olympian Assures Internet He Isn't THAT Excited By Bronze Medal

reddit.com

U.S. rower Henrik Rummel took to Reddit to assure the Internet that he isn't aroused by shiny metal objects after he appeared to be a bit too happy on the podium.