Dr. Stanley Prusiner won the Nobel Prize...
Dr. Stanley Prusiner won the Nobel Prize in medicine for discovering material that causes the brain to wither away. “ESPN?” (Jenny Church)
* “Hasbro is introducing a female G.I. Joe,” says the Cutler Daily Scoop. “Harassment suit lawyer sold separately.”
“The IRS has given the town of Morris, Ala., a deadline to pay $60,000 in missed tax payments or shut down. Per the new IRS kinder and gentler policy, they’ll serve cookies and milk before foreclosing.” (Bill Williams)
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