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characterguy - February 28th, 2008

About February 28th, 2008

Mnemonic for 11 planets sure beats "Roy G. Biv," "Homes" 09:19 am
( Maryn Smith, a 10-year-old fourth-grader at Riverview Elementary School in Great Falls, Mont., knows that there are 11 planets in the solar system. In order of increasing distance from the sun, they are, of course, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Ceres, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto and Eris.... )

"My Very Exciting Magic Carpet Just Sailed Under Nine Palace Elephants."

How Good People Turn Evil, From Stanford to Abu Ghraib 02:03 pm
( Zimbardo conducted a now-famous experiment at Stanford University in 1971, involving students who posed as prisoners and guards. Five days into the experiment, Zimbardo halted the study when the student guards began abusing the prisoners, forcing them to strip naked and simulate sex acts.... )

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