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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Some Stuff: July 20, 2009

On this date in 1969, Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first man to walk on the moon.

On this date in 1973, Bruce Lee died at the age of 32

It looks like DC might finally be setting up their game to compete with the ever-growing Marvel Studios. Appearently Aquaman, Bizzaro Superman and The Flash are all in early development.

50 CENT has confirmed that he'll be playing the MONSTER in a new version of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde". FOREST WHITAKER is playing the doctor.

I’m hearing word that the rights to Voltron have been bought by Charles Roven the same guy that produced The Dark Knight.

Toshiba, the former leader of Blu-Ray's enemy HD-DVD camp, is admitting defeat in the most final way they can: By launching a Blu-Ray player. The New player called the BD-18 should be on store shelves in Japan for Christmas and arrive over here this time next year

A brewer in Japan has introduced a blue beer. Japan’s northernmost island of Hokkaido is the home of the Abashiri brewery -- known for unusual beers -- which has created something known as Drift ICE, which is also called Okhotsk Blue Draft. The beer is brewed using water that has melted from icebergs.

Here’s how to not celebrate the 40th anniversary of apolo 11

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station found long lines at the bathroom on yesterday. With a record 13 people aboard the station, the main toilet broke down, sending astronauts scrambling to the use backup commodes on the Russian side of the station and aboard the visiting U.S. shuttle Endeavour. The commode, which is connected to the station's wastewater-recycling system, had been the crew's main bathroom. NASA was limiting shuttle toilet use because it cannot dump the wastewater overboard, as is customary during flight.

Ohio University professor Gerardine Botte has developed a car that run on urine. She tells Wired.com her electrolyzer uses a nickel-based electrode to extract hydrogen from urea (NH2)2CO, the main component in urine. “An electrolyzer built into a car would eliminate the need for a hydrogen storage tank, and with the right partnership, I believe we could have pee-powered cars capable of 60 miles per gallon on the road within a year.”

Pirates of the Caribbean screenwriter Stuart Beattie has in the works is Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle, another live-action Tarzan movie for Stephen Sommers to eventually direct

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