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Why do SSL enabled sites don't reply back according to "hosts" file record?

I was playing with the hosts file under my linux distro. Added an entry 192.168.3.121 www.facebook.com in the /etc/hosts file. Created 2 servers which link to an index.html file at ports 80 ...
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apis.google.com has an invalid security certificate. How do I overcome this problem?

This is a screenshot of my browser when I tried visiting my public calendar. It shows that apis.google.com has an invalid security certificate: This means that there is some problem with my DNS right?...
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Can I avoid DNS spoofing by typing the IP address?

The question is in the title. I have been reading about DNS spoofing. What if I were to save the IP addresses of websites I consider sensitive and then just enter the IP address when I am using a ...
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