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Earth’s near-miss with two asteroids
The Earth was almost hit by two asteroids around 6:00 am Eastern time Wednesday. No, the asteroids were not like the ones that may have killed the dinosaurs or the one in the movie Armageddon, but they did narrowly miss the Earth. This news may shock some people because it shows we Earthlings may be more susceptible [...]
Is Obama a Muslim?
President Obama has gotten some criticism for his response to the planned mosque near Ground Zero. However, this isn’t the only time that Obama has had problems with Islam. In the last presidential election, the former Illinois senator was assailed because of his middle name Hussein as seen in the snopes.com article from 2008. Recently, [...]
What is Ramadan?
August 11 is a big date for about a billion and a half people, but there’s just one problem: it doesn’t really show up on most calendars. It’s the beginning of Ramadan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. For those other five billion people who don’t practice Ramadan, this post will be a small [...]
Soccer (I Mean Football) Terms in Spanish
In honor of Spain’s win in the World Cup last month, this post will list some commonly used soccer vocabulary in Spanish. It will make for a nice reference point the next time you get involved in watching a soccer match. soccer – el fútbol the World Cup – la Copa Mundial the game – [...]
Obama vs. Snooki
Two big events just happened on television: Obama made his first appearance on daytime television on The View as an acting president, and the season two premier of Jersey Shore aired on MTV. Now, these two shows are very different, but they are more related than you think. Barack Obama has gotten some heat for [...]
The EU Stress Test: It’s Not an Exercise
The financial news channels have been filled with news about the European Bank Stress Test for the last few days. If you’re not a big fan of economic news, you probably haven’t even heard of it or the controversy about it that ensued. Over a year ago, Dinner Topics briefly explained the idea of bank [...]
Mel Gibson: dead, or just his career?
I’m not sure how many Dinner Topics readers like to follow the latest Hollywood gossip, but the publicity that Mel Gibson is getting right now is hard to miss. This Australian actor’s recent misfortune stems from a leaked recording of Mel Gibson ranting about his ex, Oksana Grigorieva. They had a daughter, Lucia, in October [...]
World’s Tallest Tent – Camping for Giants
Many people know Kazakhstan only from Soviet era news and the movie Borat. It’s just one of those “cold -stan” countries out in Central Asia, right? Well after reading this article, you will know Kazakhstan for something else from now on: it houses the world’s tallest tent. Technically, the tent, formally called the Khan Shatyry Entertainment Center, [...]
