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Scientist reveals India nuke test fizzled
A top scientist’s claim that India’s 1998 nuclear test was a failure poses a big threat to Obama’s nonproliferation plans. (globalpost)

Why are so many France Telecom workers dying?
In the past 19 months, 24 workers have committed suicide. Shocking? Not when compared to previous years’ totals. (independent)

Oscar winner gets jail time for fatal crash
Screenwriter, director and producer Roger Avary, 44, was sentenced Tuesday to a year in jail and five years’ probation for drunken driving and causing an Ojai accident that took the life of an Italian citizen who was visiting Avary and his wife. (venturacountystar)

What really happens when you die?
Project harnesses technology to probe ‘out-of-body experiences’ (msnbc)

Roman Polanski: backlash as Whoopi Goldberg says director didn’t commit ‘rape-rape’
More than 100 film industry figures have now signed a petition calling for the release of Polanski, the acclaimed director of Chinatown, Rosemary’s Baby and The Pianist. They include leading Hollywood figures Martin Scorcese, Woody Allen, David Lynch, Wim Wenders, Pedro Almodovar, Tilda Swinton and Monica Bellucci. (telegraph)

Test your carnal IQ
How much do you know about women and sex? (newsweek)

Starbucks instant coffee unveiled
The Seattle-based company will begin selling a “ready brew” coffee called Via at all of its U.S. locations in a move designed to tap a growing market for instant coffee. (cnnmoney)

Facebook Now Has Over 300 Million Users
In a blog post, Facebook Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg highlighted the social network’s constant growth and also announced that the company was self-sustaining and cash-flow positive, not a small feat by any means considering the relative trouble they’ve had monetizing. Being able to generate a profit opens the door to many possibilities, including an IPO. (mashable)

Who Are the Worst Celebrity Hotel Guests?
Bad Hotel Guests: Randy and Evi Quaid, Wino and Courtney Love. (abc)

Firefly 7 years later; where are they now?
When Fox premiered Firefly on Friday, Sept. 20, 2002, all things seemed possible. Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel were still on the air and Joss Whedon was a god to us. He could do anything, and a bright, shiny new television show about a motley crew of smugglers who traveled aboard a Firefly-class spaceship called Serenity in the year 2517 seemed like it had infinite possibilities. (scifiwire)

Mysterious, unregistered security firm policing Montana town
According to a local media report, APF representatives were recently seen in the tiny town of Hardin, Montana, driving black SUV’s with a peculiar logo and, inexplicably, “City of Hardin Police Department” stamped on the door. (rawstory)

The 10 Most Badass Fan-Made Lightsaber Fights
Back in 1977, Star Wars provided some of the most amazing visual effects anyone had ever seen in a movie. The effects still hold up rather well today, including the cool, glowing look of the lightsaber. The thing is, the visual effects have become pretty easy to reproduce, so much so that even amateurs can do it. (unreality)

Jamie Foxx is a genius
Jamie sings the theme from The Brady Bunch. (youtube)

Mickey Rourke at the UN
Not really. (imgur)