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TIME WARP: 79 Photos That Scream Life in the '70s
Step back into the wild, rebellious 1970s with 79 unforgettable photos that capture the era's bold fashions, entertainment and everyday life.
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When Do Troublemakers Make for Great Leaders?
It is important to think ahead about how to sort between the bastards worthy of embracing and those best exiled from leadership.
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What Happens to Russia's Nuclear Weapons if a Civil War Breaks Out?
Civil war or a coup attempt appears to have engulfed Russia overnight, with the Wagner Group evidently seizing the military hub of Rostov-on-Don and marching on Moscow with 25,000 soldiers of fortune.
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Battleships Have Much To Teach Us
Justly or not, carriers, cruisers, destroyers, and submarines don’t seem to make the cultural grade compared to battleships.
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Crazy Fact: The SR-71 Blackbird Outran 4,000 Missiles
While no SR-71 was ever shot down, political infighting and funding issues finally grounded the speedy Blackbird.
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B-21: How the Raider Stealth Bomber Could Change Everything
The B-21 will be able to sneak close to China and Russia should it be needed in a future conflict and deliver its munitions with ease.
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Monster Moves: The Mach 3 SR-71 Blackbird Somehow Outran 4,000 Enemy Missiles - 19FortyFive
The SR-71 is still the fastest plane on Earth, even though the U.S. military has no use for it anymore. And it made serious history.
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Attack Beijing or an Invasion Fleet? How Taiwan Should Use Its Cruise Missiles
Taiwan's new long-range cruise missile can damage Beijing in a conflict. But there might be a much better use for such weapons.
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The Fallen Soldier | PragerU
Others have made the ultimate sacrifice so that you could be free. Remember them—today, and always. A moving tribute, written and narrated by former Navy…
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Pining for the Sounds of Your Favorite Watering Hole? The ‘I Miss My Bar’ Site Can Help
Cozy, crowded watering holes still aren’t safe to visit in person, but you can now mimic the din at home.
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Brian Kilmeade gets exclusive access to unfinished secret beneath Mount Rushmore
Mount Rushmore National Memorial in Keystone, South Dakota is one of the most visited and cherished monuments in the country, but it's long history and secrets are unknown to many Americans.
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Vintage Photos of the Great American Road Trip - Condé Nast Traveler
A look back at America's love affair with cars and the open road, with vintage photos from the 1930s and beyond of the Great American Road Trip.
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The Thunderbirds Had A Little Scare Over SoCal With One F-16 Executing An Emergency Breakaway
The team's training worked and the formation recovered from the scare remarkably fast.
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‘Ok math WHIZ’: William Shatner takes troll whining about how much HARDER it is for people today APART with simple math
Don't whine to William Shatner folks. Just don't do it.
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Every NFL team's odds to win Super Bowl LIV | Yardbarker
Yardbarker's Ryan Fowler runs down each NFL team's odds to win Super Bowl LIV.
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LEGO Releases Lunar Lander Module Set for Apollo 11's 50th Anniversary | Mental Floss
The LEGO Creator Expert Apollo 11 Lunar Lander module set recreates many of the details of the original spacecraft in 1087 interlocking pieces.
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Two black bears caught in intense fight in New Jersey yard
Two black bears were caught on video in a backyard brawl outside a New Jersey home last week.
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Augusta National's Golf Shop is a credit card's worst nightmare
A Masters experience isn’t complete without a stop in the Augusta National Golf Shop. Worry about your credit card statement later...
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It's Surprisingly Easy to Trick People With a Disguise, Sneaky Study Finds
It could be much easier to pull off the perfect heist than you think. According to a new study from the UK, you don’t need to disguise yourself much in order to fool the average person into thinking they’re looking at someone else. It might even take
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Why is North Always Up on Maps?
Magnetic north is shifting towards Siberia, but that doesn't quite explain why maps put north at the top.
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CHP explains bizarre truck-packed-in-a-truck photo
The sight was enough for the CHP officer to do a double take. In front of him, cruising down Highway 99 was a small box truck about to give birth to 5,000-pound bouncing baby Ram pickup.
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A Journey to the Moral Center of "Bro"
I've been thinking about Brad a lot lately, ever since I watched the Netflix hit rom-com, To All The Boys I've Loved Before, based on the book of the same name by Jenny Han. I felt I needed to know: Why do I care so much? Why now? Why this bro?
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15 Fascinating Dad Facts for Father's Day
Impress your friends and family around the grill today.
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6 Priceless Treasures Lost in Shipwrecks | Mental Floss
Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.
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The new magnetism of mid-size cities
For many millennials, second cities are becoming their first choice
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10 incredibly useful online sites you didn't know about until now
If you had to guess, how many different websites do you think exists in the world today? From simple blogs to complex businesses, the internet spans the gamut dispensing and gathering a myriad of information. Keep your answer in your head because, at the
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NBA free agency: Klay Thompson wants to stay with the Warriors, but can they keep him? - SBNation.com
Golden State will soon be in a predicament similar to Oklahoma City. The Thunder traded James Harden. What will the Warriors do?
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25 Life Skills Every Man Should Know
You spend a lifetime acquiring skills, then check them on your way out — and for what? To survive in the wild? No. Here's how to Google efficiently, bet the horses, get a bartender's attention, parallel park like you're a stunt driver, and more.
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Skills You Can Learn in 60 Seconds – Fun Skills That Are Easy to Learn
Learn how to saber a champagne bottle, cook anything over an open fire, run a faster mile, whistle loudly and more with this list of skills you can pick up in 60 seconds or less.
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Photos: abandoned real-life ghost town
In the hills east of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California, they used to mine gold. Now, Bodie is a ghost town, and for those allowed in at night, its slowly deteriorating houses, vehicles, and shops tell a story of time against the backdrop of the st
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Anheuser-Busch Stopped Making Beer To Send Drinking Water To Hurricane Harvey Victims
More than 50,000 cans of water have made it to flood-damaged communities.
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Linus offered handy tips for viewing the eclipse in a 1963 'Peanuts' comic strip
Do you remember seeing the eclipse in 1963, 1970 or 1979?
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The Unlikely Rise of … Shuffleboard? – The Ringer
This summer’s hottest new game is shuffleboard, a retirees’ pastime. How did a geezer’s delight get cool?
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How Do Fireworks Actually Work? | Mental Floss
Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.
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The Ken Doll Reboot: Beefy, Cornrowed, and Pan-Racial | GQ
For decades, Barbie’s boy achieved icon status by being a basic, buff, blue-eyed bro. No longer! Caity Weaver has an exclusive glimpse into Mattel’s new take on the all-American male.
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Father's Day Gift Ideas: 15 Presents To Get Your Dad in 2017 | WIRED
Father's Day is coming up on Sunday, June 18.
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Father's Day Gift Ideas: 15 Presents To Get Your Dad in 2017 | WIRED
Father's Day is coming up on Sunday, June 18.
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10 Memorial Day Quotes and Poems That Will Remind You What the Holiday Is Really About
Let these inspiring, moving, and patriotic quotes be a reminder to thank our servicemen and servicewomen for their courage this Memorial Day weekend.
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Vietnam War hero's dream Corvette fetches $675K at auction
A marina blue 1967 Chevrolet Corvette Coupe bought by a Vietnam War hero and maintained by his son sold for $675,000 at an Indianapolis auction Saturday.
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Here's Why You Can't Stay Focused
Regaining focus isn't about willpower. It's about deconstructing the modern life habits that obstruct your enjoying it again.
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Netflix Wants to Pay You to Translate Its Subtitles
No more botched pop culture references.
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What Do They Use to Dye the Chicago River Green? | Mental Floss
Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.
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The Case for Drinking as Much Coffee as You Like - The Atlantic
Every reason to justify it
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The Best Things to Buy at Trader Joe's This Holiday Season
Cookies, chocolate, and more.
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21 Famous Quotes to Honor U.S. Veterans on Veteran's Day | Inc.com
On this day, take a moment to offer thanks to the extraordinary men and women who have protected the nation throughout history.
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Photo of the Week: Vacuuming an Enormous Fake Blue Whale | WIRED
How do you clean a blue whale? Slowly, and with a lot of vacuum bags.
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Learn a Foreign Language Quickly | The Art of Manliness
Learn how to learn a foreign language quickly and fluently from a man who knows how to speak 12 different languages.
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These are the 10 best gadgets under $100
WeThese are beautifully designed, high-value devices for improving your life without draining your wallet.
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Dog barely escapes when its leash gets stuck in elevator
Recent CCTV footage from an elevator in St. Petersburg, Russia shows a horrifying incident where a dog was nearly killed when its leash became stuck outside of the elevator.
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Cheese Bananas is the weird 1970s recipe that you don't want to eat for dinner
The 1970s were a time marked by culinary innovations such as fondue and the Baked Alaska, but looking through old recipes of this period unveils some truly unique dishes.
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Growing up in arcades: 1979-1989
Goddamn, do these photos bring back memories! I mean, this is exactly what it looked like in the ‘70s and ‘80s hanging out at arcades. I never really played the games back then as I wasn’t very good at them, but I did hang out wit
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11 Things You Might Not Know About the U.S. Air Force
1. If you’re a weatherman in the Air Force, you’re probably a battle-hardened commando.
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Scott Kelly shrinks after return to Earth - CNN.com
Astronaut Scott Kelly grew taller in space but shrunk back to normal height in little more than a day.
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15 Great Forgotten Cars You Can Buy for Cheap - McLaren Capri, Lotus Elan, and Volvo 1800
Most of these cars have tremendously passionate fanbases... among cliques so small that everyone literally knows everyone else.
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Why Spider-Man Wouldn’t Actually Be Able to Climb Walls | Mental Floss
A new study calculates that almost half his body would have to be covered in adhesive pads to allow him to scale a building.
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10 Unexpected Duties Performed by the Secret Service | Mental Floss
Being a Secret Service agent isn't as action-packed as they make it seem in the movies. It's a lot of observation and surveillance, sure, but the President and his family have the power to ask their protection staff to do just about anything—including serving as a urinal. Yup... these 10 menial tasks are a long shot from car chases and running down would-be assassins.
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Vintage aviation photos: 'Mad Men' meets 'Airplane!' - CNN.com
The staff at AirlineRatings.com have gathered these vintage aviation photos that recall a golden era of aviation.
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Why Do British Pubs Have Illustrated Signs Outside?
The traditional British pub is part of the landscape of British life. At a recent count, there are around 50,000 of them in the UK, some of which claim to trace their lineage back as far as the 5th and 6th centuries...
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This Infographic Pairs Wine With Halloween Candy
There's a trick for every treat.
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8 Tips for Beating a Claw Machine | Mental Floss
Unless you’re small enough to climb inside, grabbing a prize out a claw machine can be pretty tough. But Daily Beast entertainment reporter Jen Yamato and film critic Kim Morgan are very, very good at it.
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Cisco’s Default Hold Music Was Written By a 16-Year-Old Computer Nerd | Mental Floss
If this music sounds familiar, you're not alone.
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See the Lines of the NYC Subway Paired With an Aerial View | Mental Floss
The web of the underground transit system is even more impressive in the context of NYC as seen from above.
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14 Bizarre College Donations and the Strings Attached | Mental Floss
For most of us, college donations entail little more than occasionally dropping a small check in the mail after receiving repeated pleas for cash from our alma maters. Some people, though, tend to be a bit more individualistic with their generosity. Let
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Original 'Star Wars' Script Settles Age-Old Debate | Mental Floss
The script shows just how dramatically the tale changed from George Lucas' early drafts.
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11 More Hidden Messages in Company Logos | Mental Floss
As we've mentioned before, some logos like to sneak in some hidden symbols and meanings. Some might have been staring at you right in the face without you noticing.
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Why Do Our Voices Sound Different to Us Than to Other People?
For many of us, there are few things more painful than hearing a recording of our own voices.
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15 Common Expressions Younger Generations Won't Understand | Mental Floss
Here are 15 etymologies to answer the questions of future English speakers. Because the future is already here.
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We let one of our dads interview Todd Rundgren · Interview · The A.V. Club
A legendary producer, songwriter, and performer, Todd Rundgren has been releasing albums since the late ’60s, when he first found success with Nazz. Later, on his own, he hit it big with “Hello It’s Me,” “I Saw The Light,” and “Bang The Drum All Day,” and his 1972 record, Something/Anything? went gold.
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What Does the IRS Do With All the Paperclips People Send Them? | Mental Floss
The IRS becomes the proud owner of a huge batch of new paperclips each year. So, what do they do with the influx of office supplies?
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Science Says Dogs Can Tell If You're Happy or Sad | Mental Floss
Any dog owner will tell you his dog understands what he's feeling—and now, science backs him up: A new study confirms that dogs know when people feel happy or angry, and that they can understand the difference between the two.
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18 Things You Might Not Know About 'Wayne’s World' | Mental Floss
If Sunday’s SNL 40th Anniversary Special made one thing clear, it’s that the world still loves Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar. Twenty-six years after the head-banging duo made their debut on Saturday Night Live, we’ve uncovered 18 things you might not know about Wayne’s World in both its small- and big-screen incarnations.
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Is It Possible To Think Without Language?
Language is so deeply embedded in almost every aspect of the way we interact with the world. What would our thoughts be like without it?
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13 Secrets of Amazon Warehouse Employees | Mental Floss
We spoke to a few employees about what it’s like to be part of the Amazon machine.
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12 of the Cutest Pups in Puppy Bowl XI | Mental Floss
We are just six short days away from the year’s greatest sporting event: the Puppy Bowl. The players may not know the meaning of off sides or holding (or touchdown, for that matter), but gosh darn if they aren’t the cutest things ever.
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Whole Foods Confessions: 21 Shoppers Admit Their Yuppiest Purchases Ever
We asked 21 Young Urban Professionals to reveal their most embarrassingly unnecessary Whole Foods purchases. These are their stories.
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Why Did Old Phone Numbers Start With Letters? | Mental Floss
On I Love Lucy, whenever Lucy or Ricky Ricardo gave out their phone number, they'd say it as, "Murray Hill 5-9975." Even though that may look and sound like gibberish to modern phone-users, it was perfectly normal at the time. Lucy, you got some 'splaining to do.
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What Makes "Fancy Ketchup" So Fancy? | Mental Floss
Consider the following ingredient lists:McDonald's Fancy Ketchup: Tomato concentrate from red ripe tomatoes, distilled vinegar, high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, water, salt, natural flavors (vegetable source).Heinz: Tomato concentrate from red ripe t
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Best event in every state: The Kentucky Derby, Iron Bowl, Mardis Gras and more
If "hit the most awesome event in every state" is your weirdly specific New Year's resolution, you'll need to know what the best,…
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Will normalized relations between Cuba and US mean new parts for old classic cars in Cuba? | Fox News
Dairo Tio cruises the streets of Havana in a gleaming black 1954 Buick with polished chrome highlights and the diesel motor from an electric plant bolted beneath the hood.
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Man Up on Your Home: Great Gifts for Any Guy's Home! | Men's Health
Everything a man's place needs, from coasters to clocks.
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Two Last-Minute Holiday Cookbook Gift Ideas
Both Cookbook Book and Never Trust a Skinny Italian Chef wield the power of nostalgia, in different ways.
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The yuppiest neighborhoods in America: LoDo, Pearl District, Murray Hill and more!
In order to help you either avoid them, or aspire to become them, we've identified urban zones where DINKS (yep, we're bringing…
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Why Does My Gadget Say It's December 31, 1969? | Mental Floss
If you’ve ever had the date on a cell phone or computer mysteriously switch to December 31, 1969, you may have thought it was simply random. However, the reason behind this odd glitch is a nice little tidbit of computer trivia.
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22 things you've definitely eaten if you grew up in New England
These foods got us through so many Nor'easters together.
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Largest Stone Block From Antiquity Found : Discovery News
The 2,000-year-old stone block was likely cut to be used in a temple, but was abandoned because it was unsuitable for transporting.
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Tales from the Butterball Hotline | Mental Floss
The Butterball Hotline is real. Here are some of the stranger reasons people have called.
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5 Beloved Traditions Invented to Make You Buy Stuff | Mental Floss
Here's how some popular traditions came about, including diamond engagement rings and the ubiquitous green-bean casserole.
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Not One Artist's Album Has Gone Platinum In 2014
We are now nine and a half months into 2014, and the sales numbers for the music industry are looking particularly grim. While the fourth quarter is typically when the most sales occur, things have never been quite so bad. In 2014, not a single artist’s
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A Century Later, Relics Emerge From a War Frozen in Time
As WWI raged in Europe, Italian and Austro-Hungarian troops waged their own
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Onetime Elvis Presley home in Palm Springs to be auctioned - LA Times
A Palm Springs home once owned by Elvis Presley, currently being marketed at $2.59 million, will be sold at auction Oct. 25.
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Why Are Party Cups Red? | Mental Floss
You have enjoyed a liquid or two out of them (don't lie), but why are they red?
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Fried Twinkies Soaked in Bourbon - Thrillist Recipes
Twinkies soaked in bourbon and fried to a golden, boozy crisp.
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World's Coolest Wrecks - Rusted ships, trains, and tanks in the ocean
Not all wrecks are bad to behold; some can be just as beautiful and stunning as a classic work of art. These are 12 of the coolest wrecks in the world.
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The end of the 300 year union? Scottish independence: Poll puts Yes in lead - The Scotsman
THE YES CAMPAIGN is ahead in the Scottish referendum battle for the first time, according to a poll, amid signs of infighting among senior figures backing the union.
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Why Isn't 'Arkansas' Pronounced Like 'Kansas'? | Mental Floss
Kansas and Arkansas aren’t so far from each other on the map, but their names seem to want nothing to do with each other.
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Private, Killed 70 Years Ago in the Pacific, Is Laid to Rest
Pfc. Randolph Allen, killed in 1943 in the Battle of Tarawa, was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Every year, the military identifies the remains of dozens of service members who died in the last century’s wars.
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Science Explains Why Some People Are Attracted to Jerks
We all know at least one: That friend who complains incessantly about his fickle girlfriend, and yet keeps going back to her, even though most of the time she doesn’t treat him well. It’s frustrating for his friends, who must wonder if their buddy, de
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Video: Bystanders Pull Carjacker From Vehicle, Beat Him, Hold Him Till Police Arrive
On July 13 bystanders pulled an alleged carjacker from a vehicle in City Heights, San Diego, then beat him and held him until police arrived.
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7 Reasons Small Business Supports Romney (Opinion)
Small-business owners overwhelmingly favor Mitt Romney over Barack Obama in the 2012 presidential election. Here are seven reasons why.
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The surprising thing that's killing 1 in 10 adults
The good news is it's totally preventable.
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When Frustrated Passengers are Stuck on a Runway, a Cool Pilot Makes Right by Them the Best Way He Can
An awesome pilot who know how to show their consideration...
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How the World Cup Is Damaging Brazil
Don’t believe journalists who tell you the tournament is going smoother than expected
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Do Plants Respond to Pain?
Scientists conduct a plant experiment that may make you rethink those veggie burgers.
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7 of the most hilarious American-themed restaurants in the world
Free refills are no longer a stateside anomaly.
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'Bigfoot' hair samples found to be mostly from bears, wolves
In 2012, researchers at Oxford University and the Lausanne Museum of Zoology issued an open call asking museums, scientists and Bigfoot aficionados to share any samples they thought were from the legendary ape-like creatures.
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Cathy Reisenwitz - Ann Coulter is Right About Soccer, But Didn’t Go Far Enough
Sure, soccer is a boring sport for timid, risk-averse poindexters who are afraid to stand out from the crowd. But there’s actually only one sport worthy of any fealty to or appreciation from a country as ferocious, atomistic, take-no-prisoners, unafraid
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Delusional (Or Funny?) Woman Carries Bradley Cooper Cutout With Her EVERYWHERE [PHOTOS]
Another parent is embarrassing her kids on social media. Danielle Davis has created an Instagram account under the name
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What Old Sharper Image Catalogs Tell Us About American Life in the '80s
These products were all sold in Sharper Image catalogs in the late '80s. Even the fake cellphone antenna.
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The Sleep Schedules Of 27 Of History's Greatest Minds
What do Freud, Marina Abramovi, Beethoven, and you have in common? For one, the need to sleep.
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10 Things We No Longer See at Airports
How many of these do you remember?
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National Parks Are About to Get Way More Fun!
National parks are America's greatest recreational asset. Now an overdue movement will make them even better.
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12 Horrible Gobbledygook Words We Reluctantly Accepted
Years ago these words were considered hideous jargon, but over time we grew to accept them.
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See The First Comics The Creator Of "Calvin And Hobbes" Has Drawn In Nearly 20 Years
Bill Watterson, the creator of popular comic strip Calvin and Hobbes, is known as a bit of a recluse. Basically, he hasn’t drawn a comic since he quit in 1995.
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Here's What Happens When Fish Get Drunk
Let it be known: Humans are not the only ones whose egos are bolstered by booze.
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How Many Languages is it Possible to Know?
There are millions of people, even in the mostly monolingual US, who speak more than one language at home. Competence in three languages is not unusual. But what about 10, 20, 30, 100 languages? What's the upper limit on the number of languages a per
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The End Of The Print New York Times
The acknowledgement in the paper's
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10 of the best/craziest runs in five iconic american cities
The 10 best runs in America, right here
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These images of world cities from 'space' are not what they seem
These high-quality images may look like photographs of world cities at night taken by astronauts from the International Space Station – but they are painstakingly constructed from public map data and finessed by artist Marc Khachfe
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A Map of all the Places in the U.S. Where Nobody Lives
About 47 percent of the country is unoccupied.
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How Are Those Cities of the Future Coming Along?
A brief update on PlanIT Valley, Masdar, Konza Techno City, and Songdo.
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The Awkward Human Survival Guide
The hardest thing in the world to do is to deal with people. But we all have to do it, because the world is made up of people and relationships and the difficulties they bring. Learning from your mistakes is effective, but learning from someone else&rsquo
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The Aluminum Cabin - Architizer
Situated in a beautiful archipelago, this seaside cabin replaces a former dilapidated and impractical cabin dominating the site. The restrictive planning regulations and zoning of the area has informed the scale and mass of the building, as well as an enh
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Fashion Bombs From the OG Crimean War
Crimean War is the surprising source of menswear staples.
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The Origins of 8 Nearly Obsolete Phrases
There are some phrases and clichés that were once common, but are now hopelessly dated now thanks to changes in technology.
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9 Houses Built Just for Spite
Sometimes they block a neighboring house's view, or are built especially to challenge city ordinances. These are spite houses—constructed to make someone mad.
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What's The Best Bite On A Slice Of Pizza?
Do you favor The Tip, The Bubble or The Crossover?
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VIDEO: Santas Brawl Near Union Square
A group of men, believed to be participating in SantaCon, was captured on video throwing blows at the corner of 17th St. and Third Avenue in Manhattan Saturday night.
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See Present-Day Photos of the Iconic Scenes From JFK’s Assassination
The assassination of John F. Kennedy has been analyzed and revisited ceaselessly since the tragedy nearly 50 years ago. The fateful route of JFK’s motorcade and its Dallas backdrop are indelibly imprinted on the collective awareness of Americans. Ph
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Rieder: If JFK had been shot in the social media era
The assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Nov 22, 1963, brought with it the emergence of television as a major conveyor of major news. It seems hard to believe now, but that traumatic event marked the
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One JFK conspiracy theory that could be true
Fifty years after JFK's assassination, an expert looks at the top conspiracy theories still out there.
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Vintage Slang Terms For Being Drunk Are Hilarious A Century Later
Do you think that people didn't get wasted back in ye olden tymes?
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5 Amazing Projects That Were Never Built
Here are five examples of what could have been, rather than what was.
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What is the difference between women and men?
There are many funny differences between women and men. You can see them in everyday situations. Next time, when you have a fight with your couple, try to remember these...
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Say 'no' to extreme work culture
Andre Spicer says there is a huge amount of research that shows long working hours are bad for people.
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WH Press Corps Laughs When Carney Says Amnesty Will 'Raise Wages'
Members of the White House Press corps laughed out loud Friday when White House Press Secretary Jay Carney tried to tell them that the amnesty bill currently being debated in Congress would
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Spinning Benghazi: The C.I.A.'s Talking-Point Edits
It’s a cliché, of course, but it really is true: in Washington, every scandal has a crime and a coverup. The ongoing debate about the attack on the United States facility in Benghazi where four Americans were killed, and the Obama Administratio
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Is Facebook Making You Miserable?
By Belinda Goldsmith LONDON (Reuters) - Witnessing friends' vacations, love lives and work successes on Facebook can cause envy and trigger feelings of misery and loneliness, according to German researchers. A study conducted jointly by two German uni
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Shades of gray: What happens to presidents' hair
Bill Clinton did it. So did George W. Bush. Ronald Reagan kind of did it and it looks like President Barack Obama is doing it, too.
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Where's Waldorf's silverware? Stolen items returned to hotel after 85 years
The Waldorf Astoria in New York City has long been a byword for exquisite luxury, style and success.
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BBC News - Elephant mimics Korean with help of his trunk
An Asian elephant uses his trunk to imitate human speech, scientists report.
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BBC News - David Cameron arrives in the Gulf for defence talks
David Cameron has arrived in the Gulf to strengthen Britain's defence, security and commercial ties in the wake of the Arab Spring revolutions.
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BBC News - Storm Sandy: NY transport disruption to continue
Commuters into New York City face more disruption on Monday, Governor Andrew Cuomo warns, as the effects of storm Sandy continue to be felt.
