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Hungry Planet: What the World Eats by Peter Menzel and Faith D’Aluisio is a photo book showing families around the world in their homes surrounded by the food they consume in a week, the cost of their food expenditure for one week, and their favorite foods. You can see the slideshow at Time.com. It’s an astonishing comparison of our food habits, economies and cultural differences and similarities. (via Kottke)

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Scientists have discovered a “second earth” 20 light years away. According to The Guardian article, “The planet is the most Earth-like ever spotted and is thought to have perfect conditions for water, an essential ingredient for life. Researchers detected the planet orbiting one of Earth’s nearest stars, a cool red dwarf called Gliese 581, 20 light years away in the constellation of Libra.  Measurements of the planet’s celestial path suggest it is 1.5 times the size of our home planet, and orbits close to its sun, with a year of just 13 days.” (via Stammy on Twitter)

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