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3 Idiots becomes highest-grossing Indian film in North America

Fuelled by the kind of repeat business hardly seen for an Indian film, Rajkumar Hirani’s  3 Idiots became the highest grossing Indian language film in North America, beating Deepa Mehta’s Water by about 10 percent. Defying the usual 50-60 percent second weekend attrition for Indian films, the juggernaut of a movie came down by a [...]

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    Meteor Shower November 2009

    According to NASA, the best time to view the Leonid meteor shower is after 1:30 a.m. EST on 17th November however, you can also view the free show after the sunrise on the same date. Like every time a meteor shower is due or forecasted, viewers and astrophotographers all around the world will have their [...]

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      This Is It: Most successful film of the year?

      Will Michael Jackson’s ghost psyche out the box office champion Paranormal Activity in North America particularly in the Halloween weekend? Traditionally, Halloween week rolls out the red carpet for blood and gore and horror films. That is one of the main reasons Sony opened Jackson’s This Is It several days before Halloween on October 31. [...]

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        2-Pound Dinosaur Holds a North American Record

        Small dinosaurs are big these days. Last month, researchers announced the discovery of mini-rex, a tiny prototype of a Tyrannosaurus from China. And now paleontologists are reporting the smallest dinosaur ever found in North America. The animal, Fruitadens haagarorum, had a body length of about 30 inches and weighed an estimated 2 pounds. Fossils dating [...]

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