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    0 starsshiwani | Shared With: Everyone - Jul 08 2008 | movies, science, news
    Will cockroaches really be the last survivors on Earth? - Slate Magazine

    Even though cockroaches can withstand 10 times more radiation than humans, they're still not the most resilient organisms (or even insects, for that matter). Mythbusters proved that the flour beetle is more likely to survive atomic war!

    Quoted: Pixar's Wall-E depicts a future Earth abandoned by humans, blanketed in garbage, and nearly devoid of life. At the outset, Wall-E, a robot, has but one companion: a friendly cockroach.

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    Quoted: Bathed in light so lusciously golden that you might be tempted to lick the screen, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona” is a rueful comedy about two young American women who, during a summertime European idyll, savor many of the Continental delicacies that travelers often take pleasure in: art, music, culture, but also strange bodies and unexpected dreams.

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