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Counter Intelligence: Car Horns, Hades & Cosmos

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Tuesday, Dec 2, 2008 | Updated 7:54 AM EST

Counter Intelligence: Car Horns, Hades & Cosmos

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The triangle formed by Jupiter, Venus and a crescent moon will be visible tonight.

Read this and you'll look smart. You don't have to be intelligent to impress people -- you just have to fake it. Here's a daily list of fascinating articles that will wow your friends, surprise your co-workers and make you seem sharp at a cocktail party or over the lunch counter....

Scientists now believe that Earth was not hellishly hot during its first 700 million years but instead was placid with land and young oceans.
The car horn hasn't been linked to a decrease in accident involvement. Still, there are bizarre horn-honking trends: People honk their car horn more when it's hot out, when they're in the city and if they're male. So, what gives?
On this day in 1942 the first-man made sustained nuclear chain reaction was created. On the same day 15 years later, the first full-scale nuclear power plant went online
Does the new genetic test that claims it can reveal a child's predispositions in athletics really work?
If you missed the astral event last night, fear not. You'll still be able to see a dimmer version of the triangle formed by Jupiter, Venus and a crescent moon tonight.
If product packaging appears a bit drab it could be an attempt at color reduction -- which could save the package-good industry billions.