We couldn’t figure out how the Mind Reader works, so a more mathematically adept reader from Canada did it for us: A double-digit number minus the sum of its digits is ALWAYS a multiple of 9. So all the Mind Reader has to do is to assign a unique symbol to all multiples of 9 under 90, and change that symbol for a new one every time you click your mouse button.
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Tourists who take home pieces of rock from Uluru, Australia’s sacred Aboriginal rock, may be jinxed. Rangers at the Uluru National Park say they’ve received thousands of pieces of the rock which have been returned to them because they brought the senders bad luck. “It’s just a weird phenomenon,” says park manager Brooke Watson. “They come from all over and they just keep coming every day.”

Uluru is a huge red rock in the middle of the Australian desert which is also known as Ayer’s rock. It’s an important religious site for Aborigines, who don?t like tourists climbing it, and it’s against Australian law to remove pieces of it. It’s visited by around half a million tourists every year.
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Women who get breast implants are three times more likely to commit suicide, according to a Dutch study. They think the desire for bigger breasts may be a symptom of deep insecurity and lack of self-esteem. Dr. Veronica Koot says, “We think that some of the women who ask for cosmetic surgery?for instance breast implants?actually do have another problem, and if you operate, it won’t help them. These women should first seek help for their psychological problems before seeking cosmetic surgery. There should be some kind of training for [surgeons]?they are not experienced psychologists.”
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Are the French against the Iraq war because they want peace or because it’s bad for business? U.S. intelligence has discovered that a French company has been selling Iraq spare parts for its fighter jets and military helicopters through a trading company in the United Arab Emirates, which then ships them to Iraq. This has been going on for years, despite the fact that Iraq is not allowed to import military goods, according to a UN Security Council resolution passed after the 1991 Persian Gulf war. “No wonder the French are opposing us,” a U.S. official says.
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