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• The Creatures That Ate Hollywood

  : When a giant sperm whale rammed a whaling vessel in 1820, the deadly encounter inspired Herman Melville's classic novel, Moby Dick . Melville's story, inspired by real-life man-versus-beast mayhem from the 1800s, made it to movie screens in the 1950s. Director John Huston's Moby Dick was evidence of Hollywood's growing fascination with giant, thrashing creatures. Here are some of the best beasties ever captured on celluloid. Left: Captain Ahab (played by Gregory Peck) battles the great white whale
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  • 11-20-2008 07:54 AM
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• Nov. 20, 1820: One Whale Exacts His Revenge

  1820: The whaling ship Essex is rammed and sunk by a sperm whale 2,000 miles off the west coast of South America. The ordeal of the crew inspires Herman Melville's classic, Moby Dick . The Essex was an aging vessel from Nantucket, which at the time possessed the largest whaling fleet in the world. The three-masted ship was 87 feet long and weighed 238 tons. She was captained by George Pollard Jr. , at 28 already an experienced whaler. By November 1820 the Essex had been at sea for over a year (three
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• Shout Out Your Whereabouts With Shizzow

  Location-based social network Shizzow has launched in the tech-friendly Bay Area, following months of private beta testing in Portland. Like the location granddaddy Dodgeball, Shizzow focuses on connecting people in real life. Now you can easily let friends know which coffee shop's WiFi your laptop is soaking up today.
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  • 11-19-2008 07:59 PM
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