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FRIDAY 13th MARCH MADNESS CONTINUES.

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LAREDO, Texas (CNN) -- Rosalio Reta sits at a table inside a Laredo Police Department interrogation room. A detective, sitting across the table, asks him how it all started. Eyes wide shut? Gabriel Cardona, who shows his tattooed eyelids, worked as a hit man for a Mexican cartel. ...

Nasa is keeping the fairytale alive, WATER FOUND?

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(WTF IS ALL THAT SHIT THAT IS BLACKED OFF?) NASA just announced that the Phoenix Lander has successfully scooped up a Martian water ice sample and placed it in its oven for scientific analysis. "Mars Odyssey discovered this ice six years ago, but we've now touched it and tasted it, which is something that hasn't been done before," said a scientist at today's press conference. The sample has been dubbed the " Wicked Witch " and it will continue to be analyzed over the course of the coming weeks as data trickles in. Exciting, exciting stuff from this very successful mission. More details and new hi-res surface images to follow. The team has also decided to extend the mission to the end of the fiscal year to September 30, to a full 126 martian Sols (was scheduled for 90 sols initially) at the cost of another $2 million. A new full-color, 360° panorama should hit the web soon as well, and they've just started work on an even larger one that wi...