Tobacco contains over 4000 chemicals... Amazing facts

Tobacco contains over 4000 chemicals, many of which can cause cancer.

The Welwitschia plant can live up to 1,000 years.

The Victoria Cross is Britain's highest military decoration.

Archeologists report that cannabis was most likely the first plant cultivated by humans. Cannabis was used for linen, paper, and garments.

The name of the first menthol cigarette in the United States was "Spud."

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Amid hints of Firefox Mobile alphas, 'Fennec' moves forward

So how close is a real, supported version of Firefox for mobile devices? Prototypes have been under way for months, but last weekend, Mozilla's CEO indicated a real Firefox-branded alpha could be made available "in a few weeks."

In an interview with San Jose Mercury News reporter Pete Carey published over the weekend, Mozilla CEO John Lilly made a statement that Carey didn't appear to follow up on: The first official test versions of Firefox Mobile should come this month.

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world's deepest gold mine is... Amazing facts

The width of a tornado can range from less than ten yards to more than a mile.

The speed of sound must be exceeded to produce a sonic boom.

The size of a red blood cell is 708 microns. This is equivalent to one millionth of a meter.

The USS Abraham Lincoln has five gymnasiums on the ship and a basketball league with 22 teams.

The world's deepest gold mine is seven kilometers below the surface of the Earth.

EBay to cut 1,000 jobs, spend $1.3B on acquisitions

Online auctioneer eBay today announced plans to cut 1,000 jobs, while at the same time spending about $1.3 billion on three acquisitions: electronic payments business Bill Me Later and Danish Web sites dba.dk and bilbasen.dk.

Today's job reductions, amounting to 10 percent of eBay's work force, follow an earlier round of cuts amounting to 125 jobs in North America and Europe, including 70 at its headquarters in San Jose, CA.

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