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Yellowstone Supervolcano 2.5 times Larger Than Previous Estimates

Yellowstone Supervolcano 2.5 times Larger Than Previous Estimates:   A new study shows the supervolcano beneath Yellowstone National Park is about 2.5 times larger than previous estimates, suggesting that an eruption could very well doom all of mankind.  Scientists say that about the only thing that could survive such a massive blast would be lower life forms such as cockroaches or the Kardashians.

Megyn Kelly Tells Fox Viewers Santa and Jesus are White:  In response to a Slate article discussing a potential makeover for Santa to be more diversity-friendly, Fox News host Megyn Kelly reassured Fox viewers that both Santa and Jesus are in fact white.  To further reinforce her point, Kelly then played the old Christmas standard “I’m Dreaming Up a White Jesus.”

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MLB Votes to Ban Home Plate Collisions:  The Major League Baseball Rules Committee has voted to eliminate collisions at home plate by prohibiting catchers from blocking the plate and making runners slide into home plate.  Personally, I would have preferred that they got rid of the “infield fly rule” instead.  Who the hell wants flies in their infield? 

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China Lands Spacecraft on the Moon:  A spacecraft launched by China has landed on the moon, making it the first "soft landing" a man-made object has made on the moon since 1976.  In related news, David Bowie just released his new single “Ground Control to Major Wong.”

Mandela Signer Had Checkered Past:  New revelations indicate that the fake sign language interpreter at Nelson Mandela’s memorial service has a history of botched translations at previous events, but also has a reportedly sordid criminal history, including charges of murder, property damage, burglary and theft.  Some claim they tried to warn organizers about the guy, but it all fell on deaf ears.

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