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Russell Crowe Remembers the Two Years He Was Trailed by the F.B.I.

Crowe claimed that the threat came in 2001, several months before he earned an Academy Award for his work in Gladiator.

And now, a decade after that revelation, Crowe looks back on the surreal incident and how it indirectly harmed his reputation.

“I still really don’t know to this day what the fuck that was all about.

In 2001, the F.B.I. confirmed that it was indeed investigating a plot to kidnap Crowe.

These days, Crowe says that he provides his own security, at least when it comes to social networking services.

Asked by The Guardian about how he protects himself from rude fans, the actor revealed, “Well, you just block people.

In fact, he enjoys bouncing Twitter users so much that he wishes the service would make the experience a little more gratifying. »

Archaeologists discover 81 ancient settlements in the Amazon

Authored by washingtonpost.com

Or maybe it linked the village to others, forming a chain of communities that crisscrossed the whole southern Amazon basin.

There was a time when no archaeologist expected to discover such an elaborate settlement in this relatively resource-poor part of the rain forest.

[ Archaeologists discover 81 ancient settlements in the Amazon ]. »

Gravity Falls: The Complete Series [Collector's Edition] - DVD

Authored by shoutfactory.com

Twin brother and sister Dipper and Mabel Pines are sent to the small town of Gravity Falls, Oregon to spend their summer vacation with their great uncle ("Grunkle") Stan.

But there may be more to Gravity Falls than meets the eye as Dipper and Mabel encounter strange occurrences and weird creatures.

Meanwhile, Grunkle Stan guards a secret of his own — one that just might hold the key to unlocking the deeper mystery that is Gravity Falls. »

Facebook Container Extension: Take control of how you’re being tracked

Authored by blog.mozilla.org

To help Firefox users have more control of their data on Facebook, we’ve created the Facebook Container Extension.

This extension helps you control more of your web activity from Facebook by isolating your identity into a separate container.

That includes us: Mozilla does not collect data from your use of the Facebook Container extension. »

Wandering star shook up the prehistoric solar system

Authored by astronomy.com

This is thought to have caused a massive struggle for humanity, ultimately leading to a population bottleneck that whittled down our numbers to as few as 1,000 reproductive adults.

This spot in the sky also happens to be exactly where astronomers would expect objects to come from if they were nudged by Scholz’s star during its close pass 70,000 years ago.

“The pronounced over-density appears projected in the direction of the constellation of Gemini, which fits the close encounter with Scholz’s star. »