The new nation is looking for the best, brightest, and most creative 2% of Earth, and is even considering IQ tests as part of the vetting process in the near future.
The ISS Space Station was doing its regular live feed, when suddenly unidentified object came in to view of the camera. This PROBABLY could have been written off as "Space Trash" or some other mundane thing. But, JUST as the object approached Earth's atmosphere the live feed was cut (Cue X-Files theme)...
Zombies. Man-killing space aliens. Killer clowns. It's okay if these are the first things that run through your mind when you watch this insane footage of a meteor landing in Russia. The meteor crashed into a building, and destroyed it. As of now, at least 1,000 people have been reported injured, and up to 3,000 buildings have suffered damage from the resulting shock waves caused by the meteor...
Thanks to a group of Harvard students, a fast food burger has boldly gone where no burger has gone before -- into the edge of space. Hey, it's better than eating it. Those things'll kill ya.