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  • Tom Brokaw rants about some Americans not wanting ‘brown grand babies’

    01/27/2019 7:05:45 PM PST · by conservative98 · 76 replies
    NY Post ^ | January 27, 2019 | Chris Perez
    Tom Brokaw has come under fire for comments he made about Hispanics during a “Meet the Press” appearance on Sunday. The legendary NBC News anchor — who was accused of sexual harassment last year by three different women — had been on the panel discussing immigration and what could help bring Americans together on the subject. “A lot of this we don’t want to talk about but the fact is on the Republican side, a lot of people see the rise of an extraordinary important new constituency in American politics — Hispanics, who will come here and all be Democrats,”...
  • Marilu Henner Remembers Every Day of Her Life (Superior Autobiographical Memory)

    12/20/2010 5:24:01 PM PST · by Kid Shelleen · 56 replies · 3+ views
    CBS News ^ | 12/20/2010 | staff
    Can you imagine remembering every single day of your life? That's what actress Marilu Henner says she can do. On "The Early Show" Monday, Henner -- one of only six people recognized in the world as having a rare gift called superior autobiographical memory -- explained what life is like remembering every day of her life. Henner and others with the same ability were profiled Sunday on "60 Minutes."
  • Being Weird May Help You To Survive

    05/14/2009 7:43:10 AM PDT · by JoeProBono · 51 replies · 1,222+ views
    chattahbox ^ | May 13, 2009
    Tennessee (ChattahBox) – Have a weird genetic flaw? Perhaps an ear bigger then the other, or bulging eyes? Well, as it turns out, this may save your life one day. Tests performed on blue jays and salamanders has shown that predators are less likely to attack any form of their natural prey that is seen as somehow different. In an interview with LiveScience, Dr, Benjamin Fitzpatrick explained: “If one form has an advantage, such as being harder to spot, it should replace all others. Likewise, random drift [genetic change that occurs by chance] alone will eventually result in loss of...