The headline sounds like that of a cheesy creature feature out of old Hollywood.  However, the photo and story are both chillingly true.  The Giant Tiger Shrimp has very plainly invaded the waters of the Gulf of Mexico up the eastern seaboard.           Native to the Indian Ocean and parts of [...]

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This Friday, December 30, 2011, there will be no Friday, December 30, 2011.  At least, this date will not occur in one part of the globe.  The tiny nation of Samoa has chosen not to observe the standard seven days of a week tradition in order to accommodate a tidy, new, one-time only event of [...]

Tags: International Dateline, New Year's Eve, Samoa, time, time zone, video