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Geek News Thursday, February 19, 2009
1878: The phonograph was patented by Thomas Edison.

There was a rumour circulating out there by I don’t know who that "The Wachowski Brothers (creators of the Matrix Trilogy would be directing a new Superman trilogy, well…. No. They have definitely never had any talks with DC or Warner Bros to helm a Superman film.

Just a few days before Mickey Rourke's big day the Oscars, word has hit the streets that apparently he won't be in Iron Man 2 after all. Rourke himself told New York Magazine that, "right now, we're not doing Iron Man 2."

Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro and Owen Wilson are in negotiations to star in Little Fockers, which is expected to revolve around the children of Stiller and Teri Polo, who plays his wife in the two previous Meet the Parents movies

The comet Lulin is making a one-time trip from the outer reaches of the solar system to the sun and is set to do a 38 million-mile fly-by at 10:43 pm EST monday. Due to some atmospheric hocus pocus, the comet’s tail will be appear to be flying in front, and the object’s greenish hue can be attributed to the presence of carbon and cyanogen.

Fans of the classic taste of sodas -- before the invention of High Fructose Corn Syrup -- will be happy to hear that Pepsi will begin distributing Pepsi Throwback and Mountain Dew Throwback in April. The Throwback versions of the soft drinks will be made with real sugar instead of HFCS.