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Psychologists know how people think, but you have to wonder what psychologist Satoshi Kanazawa was thinking when he wrote an article on why African-American are unattractive.

Kanazawa has been fired from 'Psychology Today' after his controversial piece on the subject ran on its website last month. Kanazawa's work caused a lot of anger, with some 75,000 people complaining to the magazine.

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1692 – At the Salem Witch Trials, Bridget Bishop is hanged for "certaine Detestable Arts called Witchcraft & Sorceries" (More info)

1793 - Washington replaces Philadelphia as US capital (More info)

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Talk about customer loyalty, an Ohio woman has just taken it to a new level. June Greg has just turned 100-years-old and has had the same bank account for 98 years, since 1913 to be exact.

Gregg recently told a friend about the unusual fact, so the folks at her bank, Huntington National, did some research after they got wind of the stat. Take the jump to meet June Greg.

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How cool would that be? Imagine your own personal jet pack.They could be coming soon.

Martin Jetpack, a New Zealand company which has been working on the personal jet pack for the last 27 years, had a successful test run of its latest prototype at 5,000 feet over the weekend. Hit the jump and check out the video.

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Days after President Obama ordered the Navy Seals and troops at Fort Campbell to help track down Osama bin Laden, the president became the face of a new action figure doll. And it angered some military veterans.

The 'Rambama' action figure is a buff looking president holding a machine gun dressed like a Navy Seal Team Six member. Read more and check out the video after the jump.

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I don't know how far back you go with McDonald's, but they have made many changes over the years,both to the menu and the decor, some good and some not so good. In the beginning for McDonald's it was all about how cheap it was to feed your gang on a night out.

Its certainly gotten a little more complicated since then. Read more about the change and check out the video after the jump.

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Microsoft is set to shell out big bucks - a whopping $8.5 billion - to buy Skype Global, the NY Times is reporting.

According to the report, the deal will allow Microsoft to leverage Skype, which last year had 207 billion minutes of voice and video conversations, on platforms including Xbox 360, Kinect and Outlook.

"Skype is a phenomenal service that is loved by millions of people around the world. Together we will create the future of real-time communications so people can easily stay connected to family, friends, clients and colleagues anywhere in the world," Steven A. Ballmer, Microsoft's chief executive, said Tuesday in a statement.

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I'm not a fan of winter, but one of its most admirable qualities is that it covers up the mess of the smokers. Pictured below is the "smoking kettle" outside our building. During the winter it is mostly covered with snow and the cigarette butts are lost in the white splendor, but come spring this is what we have to look at and smell.

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It began almost immediately after President Obama delivered the news Sunday night.  Scammers, knowing that "Osama bin Laden dead" would be the most-frequently "Googled" words over the next several days, began creating malicious websites. 

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Jerry Seinfeld responded to Donald Trump's recent to do over President Obama's birth certificate, by pulling out of Trump's son's charity event. Jerry had signed on for a Sept 13th Eric Trump Foundation benefit aiding the St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital. Trump responds, read more and watch the video after the jump.

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Wow, you mean to tell me some people actually need instructions about how to us a towel, come on. The "True Clean Towel" is an instructional bath towel designed to guide you through the body-drying process. Use the part labeled "top" for your upper half and the part labeled "bottom" for your lower half to keep track of where your towel has been. Read more about the towel and watch the video after the jump.

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A beer called Royal Virility Performance contains Viagra, chocolate, Horny Goat Weed and a healthy dose of sarcasm. The beer is a 7.5% ABV India Pale Ale. Dozens of breweries have come up with beer to add to the hype of the marriage between William and Kate. Read more after the jump.

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