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Obama birth certificate released to put end to 'carnival barkers' http://gu.com/p/2zydg/tfless than a minute ago via twitterfeed Favorite Retweet ReplyGuardianUSA
GuardianUSA

The midway get a lesson in Chicago-style politics

Whoa! Did you know fire ants could do this? http://huff.to/grC1peless than a minute ago via web Favorite Retweet ReplyHuffington Post
HuffingtonPost

Probably not, unless it involves devouring something in under two minutes (it doesn't)

Pregnant Ladies need to stop popping folic-acid pills like candy. http://slate.me/gtvg5aless than a minute ago via HootSuite Favorite Retweet ReplySlate
Slate

There goes our Reese's Folic Acid Chips idea.

Books of The Times: Bogus Shakespeare in a Fake Memoir. Really. http://nyti.ms/iAkS2Iless than a minute ago via The New York Times Favorite Retweet Replynytimesbooks
nytimesbooks

Damn you, Francis Bacon!

Fryer grease rustling rises due to oil price hikes http://bit.ly/m2bzLHless than a minute ago via dlvr.it Favorite Retweet ReplyThe Vancouver Sun
VancouverSun

Sure, The Simpsons made the theft of fryer grease seem lighthearted and innocuous. The real thing is desperate and sad. One rendering plant manager says he lost $1 million last year to the "used fryer grease rustlers roaming restaurant alleys" across the country. We prefer the cartoon version.

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