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'Big Bang' collider to be 'more perfect'

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Apr. 28, 2009
On a recent episode of South Park, Mr. Marsh steals a particle accelerator magnet so his son Stan can win the Pinewood Derby. The magnet's power results in an alien encounter, and chaos ensues.
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American Military Service members and Veterans hold a 100 foot wide U.S. Flag for Memorial Day ceremonies at the Intrepid Sea Air & Space Museum in New York City on May 28, 2012. UPI/John Angelillo