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Researchers excavating a coal mine in South America have found the fossilized remains of the mother of all snakes, a nightmarish tropical behemoth as long as a school bus and as heavy as a Volkswagen Beetle.

At 2,500 pounds, Titanoboa could eat crocodiles. It lived after dinosaurs died out.

Modern boas and anacondas, which average less than 20 feet in length and reach a maximum of 30 feet, have been known to swallow Chihuahuas, cats and other small pets, but this prehistoric monster ate giant turtles and primitive crocodiles. Read the rest of this entry »

Sharp and Japanese network KDDI have a come up with the world’s first solar-powered waterproof cell phone.

The phone, scheduled for a June release in Japan, can nab one minute of talk time or two hours of standby power from ten minutes of sun.

The phone can derive 80% of its charge in total from solar power.

Details on Sharp’s phone are scant, with pricing yet to be released.

The company hasn’t given a timeline on when the phone will be unveiled in the U.S., but Sharp’s cell phone will beat both Samsung and LG’s solar-powered models to market.