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World's first zombie-proof house, Obama's birth certificate: top Diggs

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Wednesday 04 May 2011 00:00 BST
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The most popular news, videos and images as picked by Digg users during the last seven days, recorded on May 3.

1. Bin Laden is Dead
A New York Times article announcing the death of known terrorist Osama bin Laden.

2. Breaking: Obama releases long form birth certificate
A link to the pdf of Barack Obama’s full birth certificate.

3. Relevant Obama Pic
A picture of President Obama with the caption "Sorry it took so long to get you a copy of my birth certificate...I was too busy killing Osama bin Laden."

4. The World's First Zombie-Proof House
A "Safe House" that combines maximum security with functional, modern design. Visitors have to cross a drawbridge located on the second floor to enter the house and the large, open windows are conveniently sealed with slabs of concrete that fold over all openings to create a secure cubic concrete structure.

5. Scientists Create Stable, Self-Renewing Neural Stem Cells
Scientists have made "a game-changing advance in stem cell science" with the creation of "long-term, self-renewing, primitive neural precursor cells from human embryonic stem cells" that have the potential to become any kind of cell needed to repair and heal damaged tissues.

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